Halpysback*
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If this is the most effective they can be with this roster makeup how were they more effective when Troy Brouwer was on that line a couple years ago? He's still on the team isn't he?
Great so let's use the past to justify their ineffectiveness.
You're right, there's no way you could put together 3 middling players, say a Jason Chimera, Mikhail Grabovski, and Joel Ward and have a good even strength line
Just curious, what is that "rest of the time" that they dominate at? The time that's NOT at even strength? Seems super relevant when we're talking about even strength. Since we're skipping all logic and going straight to non-sequiturs does them dominating at NHL '14 count as well?
They already have the right winger for that line but apparently trying him is "line shuffle garbage". If they get another winger, play him out of position, then give him a couple games there and he does not click, will that be "line shuffle garbage" as well?
which chimera and ward are we talking about? the one that with grabovski is a really strong line or the chimera and ward that EVERYONE on this forum wanted dumped off the team when the season started THIS season?
George can't win. He overpays Neuvy and he is still unhappy.
Do all teams have so many discontent players?
All the players agents will be lining up to tell George how to play his players after Erat and Orlov's seem to do the trick.
We have busted on Gandler over the years, but his words got Orlov a spot on our team. Other agents took notice, I am sure.
So since the end of last season, three players wanted out. Is that a record?
Who is next? I wonder about Schilling.
Urbom likely wishes he was anywhere else.Who is next? I wonder about Schilling.
Urbom likely wishes he was anywhere else.
Seriously, what's the last instance of a player wanting out anywhere else in the NHL? Erat in Nashville, which only went public after the fact? It seems like the only place where this has happened this year--and 3x at that--is Washington.
Actually I'm using the present...the one that includes Ovechkin with a 7g lead over the closest active player and Backstrom tied for 3rd in the NHL in points. And I'm not justifying anything, just presenting the facts.
Grabo is a middling player? I thought he was our 2C. I'm talking about their production when I say they're dominating, not a specific aspect of the game. Nobody is denying the 5v5 struggles they and the team have.
What will you obsess on next if they swap Backstrom and Grabo for 10 games and they suck still? More line shuffle garbage or fix the roster like I suggest?
Yeah, the top line is just fine.Is it cold in here or is it just Marcus Johansson? Held without a point in his last four games (after a five-game scoring streak), MoJo's mojo has been a no-go, as he has just one even-strength point since November 15 (19 games).
http://www.japersrink.com/2013/12/30/5254926/capitals-ups-and-downs-week-13
Yeah, the top line is just fine.
http://www.japersrink.com/2013/12/30/5254926/capitals-ups-and-downs-week-13
Yeah, the top line is just fine.
Meh. He's cashing a regular NHL paycheck for the first time in his career. Probably pretty content with that, for now. It's not like he'd be any better off in New Jersey.Urbom likely wishes he was anywhere else.
Fiddler asked out of Dallas earlier this season.Seriously, what's the last instance of a player wanting out anywhere else in the NHL? Erat in Nashville, which only went public after the fact? It seems like the only place where this has happened this year--and 3x at that--is Washington.
Nooo, it's fine cause Backstrom is 4th in the league in points!!! (because of the powerplay to anyone that's watching).
Top line needs a makeover. Just switch Backstrom and Grabovski. Or switch Fehr and Mojo (though I don't like Mojo at wing period).
According to Halpysback, all that's needed to right the ship and win the Stanley Cup is moving Grabovski to the top line. That should magically keep Ovechkin at his pace AND turn Mojo into a competent puck retrieving, good on the boards W that the top line needs. Apparently that move also fixes the D and chases the ghosts of decades worth of failures away.