GDT: Capitals @ Devils | 10/24/22 | 7:00p ET

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Opening game of a three game road trip and the first Metro contest of the year. Lines will be posted when available.

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[DWGie26]

It’s been very quiet yesterday and today. Do they have pre-game skate and media availability today?

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Devils have been causing us tons of issues lately with their speed, let’s see if this trend continues.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

No Vitek revenge game tonight.

 

[DWGie26]

Who thought Sami would be killing it while Vitek rode the pine. I’ll still take our goalies every day of the week!

 

[njdevil26]

In case you guys were wondering, our lineup looks like this for tonight:

Palat-Hischier-Bratt
Sharangovich-Hughes-Mercer
Wood-Haula-Tatar
McLeod-Bastian

Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Graves-Marino
Smith-Severson

Blackwood



Going 11-7.

 

[DWGie26]

Beck is in! yeah!!!

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

In case you guys were wondering, our lineup looks like this for tonight:

Palat-Hischier-Bratt
Sharangovich-Hughes-Mercer
Wood-Haula-Tatar
McLeod-Bastian

Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Graves-Marino
Smith-Severson

Blackwood



Going 11-7.

Thanks for sharing. Why 11/7? Injuries?

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Just send McMichael to Hershey at this point.

 

[Killing Joke]

Thanks for sharing. Why 11/7? Injuries?

It’s what they’ve been winning with and I guess Ruff doesn’t want to mess with that at the moment.

 

[DWGie26]

Just send McMichael to Hershey at this point.

Agreed. While we can have 23 on the roster, there is nothing wrong with 22. I extra dee and one extra forward. Let the Man go build some confidence and get some icetime.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

I’m not one of those who thinks super highly of CMM’s abilities (I think he isn’t where they need him to be), but I’ll recognize that him sitting in the press box every game is detrimental to his development.

 

[njdevil26]

Thanks for sharing. Why 11/7? Injuries?

ZERO injuries.

Ruff's lineups have been infuriating and confusing... but he accidentally won with 11/7 so he's going with the exact same thing until they lose.

Also he appears to have some kind of vendetta against Swedish players and I'm not kidding. Holtz and Zetterlund deserve to be in the lineup. He has them both in the press box completely healthy and going with 11 forwards. His treatment of Bratt last year in the beginning of the season... his low ice time in games 1 and 2 which led to him getting questioned from the media... makes zero sense.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

ZERO injuries.

Ruff's lineups have been infuriating and confusing... but he accidentally won with 11/7 so he's going with the exact same thing until they lose.

Also he appears to have some kind of vendetta against Swedish players and I'm not kidding. Holtz and Zetterlund deserve to be in the lineup. He has them both in the press box completely healthy and going with 11 forwards. His treatment of Bratt last year in the beginning of the season... his low ice time in games 1 and 2 which led to him getting questioned from the media... makes zero sense.

This is a refreshing post. Watching our fanbase go insane about Laviolette’s lineups and not playing McMichael and then seeing other fanbases do the exact same thing is funny.

We take Ruff’s dislikes of Swedes and raise you our disdain for Finns. Washington hasn’t iced a Finnish player in a regular season game since 2008.

We’ll take Holtz off your hands though. And send Siegs back while you’re at it. Vanecek is all yours.

 

[DWGie26]

This is a refreshing post. Watching our fanbase go insane about Laviolette’s lineups and not playing McMichael and then seeing other fanbases do the exact same thing is funny.

We take Ruff’s dislikes of Swedes and raise you our disdain for Finns. Washington hasn’t iced a Finnish player in a regular season game since 2008.

We’ll take Holtz off your hands though. And send Siegs back while you’re at it. Vanecek is all yours.

Haha… i was thinking much of the same. It’s not just Washington/Lavi.

Excited to see Lindgren In tonight!

 

[IafrateOvie34]

I don't care how, but just win. So sick of hearing about the hyped up Devils.

Just send McMichael to Hershey at this point.

Agreed. The longer he stays up, he'll become a legitimate bust and then be a star for another team. One day the coaching will figure it out.

This is a refreshing post. Watching our fanbase go insane about Laviolette’s lineups and not playing McMichael and then seeing other fanbases do the exact same thing is funny.

We take Ruff’s dislikes of Swedes and raise you our disdain for Finns. Washington hasn’t iced a Finnish player in a regular season game since 2008.

We’ll take Holtz off your hands though. And send Siegs back while you’re at it. Vanecek is all yours.

I'm convinced the Cap's would have more than one cup if they had played some Finnish players or drafted some of the gems in the past.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I watched all of the Devils Sharks game saturday. I bet over 4 goals and watched 60 min of suck to a 2-1 devils win. Im expecting another snoozer tonight. Stay out of the box

 

[g00n]

Can we just put Mantha on the half-wall Backy spot and let him pound one-timers from the other side to take heat off Ovie, ffs?

Who cares if you don't have a balanced PP2 when the first unit gets all the time anyway? And if you make the change then the PP probably clicks at such a high rate you won't even need a PP2.

God damn.

 

[StrikingDistance]

It appears they play one good period per game so I'm super excited to see at least 20mins of good Caps hockey!

 

[ovikovy817]

Well.
I don't want to say this is the first game that really matters, but since it will be though this season we need to have a great record in the division.

 

[DWGie26]

Can we just put Mantha on the half-wall Backy spot and let him pound one-timers from the other side to take heat off Ovie, ffs?

Who cares if you don't have a balanced PP2 when the first unit gets all the time anyway? And if you make the change then the PP probably clicks at such a high rate you won't even need a PP2.

God damn.

Bad Monday Goon. Time to get hold of some good stuff and, sit on the sofa, and watch some hockey!

 

[g00n]

Bad Monday Goon. Time to get hold of some good stuff and, sit on the sofa, and watch some hockey!

I golfed today and didn't do a single bit of work so just need a Caps win to sew this thing up

 

[DWGie26]

I golfed today and didn't do a single bit of work so just need a Caps win to sew this thing up

I need some of that lifestyle for a bit. I’m too busy working so i can pay for college (my son playing ACHA this year as 18 year old freshman), my daughter’s figure skating habit (with lots of travel), my wife’s nail days and shopping extravaganzas. tonight is bourbon, buds, and hockey!

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Devils are fast and Caps are old and slow. Can anyone on our team keep up with Hughes??

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Last season’s Ovie buries that.