Are the Caps this years biggest frauds?

[GoCanes2015]

If I'm not mistaken they've had one of the easiest schedules in the league this year - for remaining games they have the 2nd easiest schedule. Thompson's wins have been against mediocre teams. I do think they will face challenges in the playoffs against consistently better teams.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Ya I guess my question would be what about them seems fraudulent? They weren't a team that was expected by many to make a big jump from last year but they made a lot of really good moves in the offseason and the East is just not a powerhouse this year so they are playing well and the results are showing this.

Like I don't expect them to necessarily be Eastern Conference Champs and go to the cup final but also why not?

 

[crazy8888]

You know the team is good when threads like this start popping up.

 

[GMR]

At least we make the playoffs, still salty about last year it’s ok buddy

Not remotely jealous of the Capitals of all franchises.

 

[Midnight Judges]

Where is the weakness on the roster?

 

[Randyne]

I see they have 7 OT losses which has given them a but of an artificial lead over some of rest of the leaders in the east

It's regulation ties, not overtime losses. 0 points for OTL, 1 point for T

 

[Nogatco Rd]

This team is legit. I could see them pulling off a major upset against someone like NJ in the playoffs.

In what world would that be an upset lmao

In Las Vegas? Caps are around the 9th-11th betting favorite to win the cup, just ahead of the Kings

NJ has the 5th best odds

 

[Demandedace]

The league isn't even ready for when Leonard finishes up BC's season and joins us before the playoffs. The Caps are deep across the board - you cannot say enough good things about our offseason acquisitions and how management/coaching has handled this team

 

[My3Sons]

There's absolutely zero pressure on the Caps to win in the playoffs whereas NJ has a ton. The caps winning a playoff round is just icing on the cake to their season.

NJ picked 10th in the draft last season. On what planet does NJ have a "ton" of pressure to win in the playoffs? Just making the playoffs as a top three spot in the division is a significant improvement for them. If anything the far and away front runners have the pressure to win in the playoffs. If the Caps finish at approximately 120 points in the regular season and bow out in the first round you think that's a good result?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

In Las Vegas? Caps are around the 9th-11th betting favorite to win the cup, just ahead of the Kings

NJ has the 5th best odds

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Cool, Washington is 2nd in the NHL currently so I don’t see how beating a 10th place team would be an upset

 

[ijuka]

I see they have 7 OT losses which has given them a but of an artificial lead over some of rest of the leaders in the east,

So to be clear, you favor 3on3 overtime and shootout wins? It would not have been an artificial lead if they had instead lost in regulation more, and won more overtimes and shootouts?

 

[Nogatco Rd]

If I'm not mistaken they've had one of the easiest schedules in the league this year - for remaining games they have the 2nd easiest schedule.

Actually you are mistaken, they had the #1 most difficult schedule in the first half of the season, and still managed to be #1 in the league by point %. That front loaded schedule is the reason the back half of the schedule is ranked in the top 3 easiest.

Either way, strange comment since each team in a division plays a virtually identical schedule, which doesn’t differ much from the rest of the league.. this ain’t the NFL.

 

[Canovin]

Not frauds but not sure Strome is good enough as the 1C for the playoffs.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Cool, Washington is 2nd in the NHL currently so I don’t see how beating a 10th place team would be an upset

Because an upset literally means the “underdog” has beaten the betting “favorite”.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Because an upset literally means the “underdog” has beaten the betting “favorite”.

It literally means the underdog has beaten the favourite, determined by how good the teams are lol. Washington > NJ as shown by their records this year.

Not everything revolves around gambling

 

[Demandedace]

It literally means the underdog has beaten the favourite, determined by how good the teams are lol. Washington > NJ as shown by their records this year.

Not everything revolves around gambling

Hear, hear. Sports gambling is an absolute plague.

 

[Bounces R Way]

If I'm not mistaken they've had one of the easiest schedules in the league this year - for remaining games they have the 2nd easiest schedule.

Might have to think a little more on this here.

 

[Coldnwindy]

Might have to think a little more on this here.

He's right, every game could be considered easy for the best team in the league.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Everyone’s team has some of the best prospects in the world until they play an NHL game.

Yeah, but you have no argument supporting the notion that they aren’t good.

 

[PensandCaps]

No, they can run 4 lines with their insane depth, also have a fantastic D unit, along with a stellar goalie.

2nd in goals, and goals against. thats elite.

I don't think they are as good as there record, but they have a deep team and good mix of guys plus good progression from Protas and McMichael, who are legit top 6 forwards. Chychrun and Dubois have been really good for them also and Thompson is having a Vezina quality year. They don't have a true superstar though, but they have some punch throughout the lineup that makes it tough for other teams.

Ovechkin is a true superstar. what are you saying.

 

[Mattb124]

If I'm not mistaken they've had one of the easiest schedules in the league this year - for remaining games they have the 2nd easiest schedule. Thompson's wins have been against mediocre teams. I do think they will face challenges in the playoffs against consistently better teams.

Wouldn’t them having the 2nd easiest remaining schedule de facto mean they have had one of the most difficult schedules to this point in the season? And it is not as though they play in a weak division. As much as you seem to want to, you can’t have it both ways.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Ya I guess my question would be what about them seems fraudulent?

Team Shooting % is too high to be sustainable

 

[Susannah]

Hear, hear. Sports gambling is an absolute plague.

Yes. Gambling money is a special tax for people who are really bad at math.

 

[Bender Duster]

I haven't watched them much this year, but they looked like the real deal when they played the Jets last weekend. They are a deep team with size. They seem built for the playoffs.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

If I'm not mistaken they've had one of the easiest schedules in the league this year - for remaining games they have the 2nd easiest schedule. Thompson's wins have been against mediocre teams. I do think they will face challenges in the playoffs against consistently better teams.

How can they have one of the easiest schedules so far but 2nd easiest moving forward?