Corby78
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Holy overreaction, you have no idea what he tried to do vs what he didn’t do. It’s been 60 seconds since the TDL ended.
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Ovechkins Wodka
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Carlzner
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The only reason he is in this position in the first place is because of his father, and he took over at a critical time in the franchise.
I don't think it's unfair to criticize him whatsoever
wickedwitch
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Are you under the impression that BMac is taking today off? He's still the president of the organization. If you think the Caps screwed up today, why is he absolved of any blame?
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arlcapsfan
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Caps moves were in July. It put them where they are now.
Lindemann
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The ignore button is a great feature
These people act like we aren’t first place in the East by a mile
These people act like we aren’t first place in the East by a mile
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Misery74
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Florida’s top 9:
Verhaege-Barkov-Reinhart
Marchand-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-ERoD
Unreal
Verhaege-Barkov-Reinhart
Marchand-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-ERoD
Unreal
Carlzner
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This would be a reasonable excuse if the Beauvillier trade wasn't 5 hours ago
JayBeagleFanAccount
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tons of huge names were moved this week and all he did was spend a second round pick on a depth winger, plenty of other east teams somehow manged to load up
Ovechkins Wodka
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The Battle of Florida is going to be insane in the playoffs. They might kill each other
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It's 100% fair to criticize him.
It's not fair to give him no credit for the moves in the summer and BMac no blame for today. Claiming you can never forgive him no matter what happens next is a massive overreaction to one underwhelming trade deadline
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And so is it as easy as FLA/TBL and then DAL/COL essentially for the SCF? Or can the Metro/Pacific brackets compete? Have to believe those are the favorites after they all loaded up, though it's quite possible DAL/COL ends up being a first round match-up! Crazy. Hell, FLA/TBL also could...but I doubt it.
Looks like Toronto has added Carlo but I don't think that's enough for them.
Looks like Toronto has added Carlo but I don't think that's enough for them.
Carlzner
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Yeah, no. A big boy job comes with big boy responsibility.
This season was a rare opportunity. You guys are kidding yourselves if you think 8 won't slow down even more next season, if he even plays next season to begin with.
Misery74
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Florida is the easy favorite in the East, and Dallas also looks like a juggernaut.
wickedwitch
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Should be good for our 2nd round pick. I can't imagine they'll sink past the Sharks/Blackhawks, but somewhere between 3rd and 8th to last should be doable.
It’s the Panthers to lose in the Atlantic now. It will take a miracle for the Leafs to beat the Panthers.
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The added latency will definitely make people more stingy with their likes.
Jags
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No, it means that trusting you on hockey prognostication is like trusting a Magic 8 Ball that only has negative answers no matter how hard you shake it.
You've got no idea what was available, what they were working on, and what the pricetags were. We DO know how ridiculous those pricetags were this TDL. Seems very likely that the best course here was to stand pat. Adding a good depth piece isn't nothing.
And why would this be our last chance with Ovi? Do you really think this year has been a Cinderella run the whole time? Who do we figure to lose in the offseason that you think we'll crater next year?
Because we don't owe him that. Look at who moved that might've realistically been moved to us instead. Which of those guys should we have outbid for? Bjorkstrand, maybe? What're the Panthers paying for Marchand if that turns out to be real?
We owe Ovi a lot, but I wouldn't gut our promising farm and current overall situation tilting at windmills unnecessarily. I want to win a Cup, and I hope we do it with Ovi, but I don't want the team to suck after his departure when it doesn't have to.
OV Rocks
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This is going to go one of 2 ways
The chemistry in the locker room was too good to tinker with and the Caps win the cup on the back of this team that loves playing for one another, or, we didn't want to mess with the "chemistry" and take a swing on players who might think they are better than everyone else on the roster
I think I am now in the camp of this will be a great regular season team that flames out in the first round, not enough high end talent players, but they've surprised me all year.
The chemistry in the locker room was too good to tinker with and the Caps win the cup on the back of this team that loves playing for one another, or, we didn't want to mess with the "chemistry" and take a swing on players who might think they are better than everyone else on the roster
I think I am now in the camp of this will be a great regular season team that flames out in the first round, not enough high end talent players, but they've surprised me all year.
Carlzner
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Have you forgotten what he looked like in the playoffs last year? Do you close your eyes when he's on the ice in 2/3 zones this season? The playoffs are only going to magnify that stuff
