GDT: Blooj @ Caps (moved to 815PMish ET)

[WanderingCapsFan]

I mean. Neither G has ever been a tried and true #1, right?

So to expect either to run the other one out of the building seems….illusionary.

Prime Holtby isn’t in the house. Hell, prime anyone from our Top Dog past.

If one of them makes under 35 starts, it’ll be bc of injury.

I have a feeling Thompson grabs it and runs with it.

(But I'm a terrible judge of talent)

 

[Ridley Simon]

It’ll be interesting to see the dynamic, wrt the goalie personalities.

Everyone has always loved Side Burns. He’s in the center of the room.

Thompson seems to have a chip on his shoulder (mostly re: Vegas, it seems), so I wonder how he will be regarded in the room (and DuBois, and Chychrun).

Minus Oshie minus Backstrom (no Kuz, which is fine).

Wilson, Carlson, and of course Ovechkin set the team tone. Then…Chucky, Dowd, Strome, …. And I’ve read good things about Duhaime, Roy, and Mangie in how they handle the room.

Interesting chemistry experiment.

In the end Ovy’s shadow pretty much overlords everything else …. Which isn’t a bad thing.

 

[tycoonheart]

seems nhl ready now

Yeah that backhand pass to Strome reminded me of Nicky.

 

[hb13xchamps]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839873508714648002

Had a strong CC playoff run and now continues to play well in camp

 

[tycoonheart]

People are saying Ovie is slow and bad, but he’s creating something almost every time he’s on the ice

I think this Ovi Strome Mangi line can be good. They looked good last night.

 

[Marshall]

I have been very pleasantly surprised with how good Ovechkin looks.

Wild speculation: Season's gonna have its ups and downs, but an actually motivated Ovie in decent shape implies he's going for the goal record this year.

 

[Holtbyisms]

I have been very pleasantly surprised with how good Ovechkin looks.

Wild speculation: Season's gonna have its ups and downs, but an actually motivated Ovie in decent shape implies he's going for the goal record this year.

He's never let us down before! Count me in for 50 this year.