racingmoose
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- Apr 11, 2016
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Beagle is definitely fast. Not a burner but he gets to pucks before anybody because of his motor/anticipation and his skating ability is above average.
Burakovsky is pretty fast, Kuzy is our fastest guy with the puck. He's like Scott Gomez... breezes through the neutral zone with it then does Scott Gomez stuff in the offensive zone Winnik scores most of his goals off of odd man rushes. Eller has good top speed
If they wanted to exploit the speed for this roster
Ovechkin Backstrom Williams
Johansson Kuznetsov Oshie
Burakovsky Eller Connolly
Winnik Beagle Vrana
Oshie is slow but crafty enough to be in the right place at the right time, and every player in the bottom 6 can skate well.
The team definitely has some strong skaters, but what's still missing are the quick passes and guys moving without the puck finding open lanes.
I'm fortunate enough to see and attend many different hockey games at different venues. The Caps have also become soft. The intensity and hitting has to be the lowest I'm seeing almost anywhere. It's very discouraging to see.