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I am also excited about Trevor Van Riemsdyk.Awwwwwww yisssssssssss
I am also excited about Trevor Van Riemsdyk.Awwwwwww yisssssssssss
Its true that the schedule is a double edged sword. But its still the beginning and as *bad* as we think we have played so far, the Caps are still #1 in the East. It just shows that as many flaws that this team has, everyone else has just as many flaws or even more so.
And no other team in the NHL has had a big of a handicap than the Caps this strange weird season, yet we are still one of the top teams in the league points-wise.
I think we are the only team in the league with a new head coach and a totally new system that we are still learning on the fly? With only a 10 day training camp and no preseason to boot to learn it?
Imagine if this team actually finally starts to come together at the end before the playoffs.
I'd use 'intrigued'. I don't remember the last time the Caps had 8 bona fide NHLers on their backend all capable of playing at least regular top-6 minutes, as well as a ninth (Fehervary) who is close if not there already. It wasn't that long ago that our next guys up included Taylor Chorney, Aaron Ness, Tyler Lewington, Connor Carrick and Mike Weber. Even in the cup year, our #7 and #8 for most of the cup run were guys who are no longer in the league (Jerabek and Bowey).Excited?
I'd use 'intrigued'. I don't remember the last time the Caps had 8 bona fide NHLers on their backend all capable of playing at least regular top-6 minutes, as well as a ninth (Fehervary) who is close if not there already. It wasn't that long ago that our next guys up included Taylor Chorney, Aaron Ness, Tyler Lewington, Connor Carrick and Mike Weber. Even in the cup year, our #7 and #8 for most of the cup run were guys who are no longer in the league (Jerabek and Bowey).
You are delusional! Fine you don't like Eller, but when you keep going on denying how important he contributes to the team is just ridiculous. Just enough with your negative posts towards him. Just say you don't like Eller and move on!Pinho is better than Eller and his suicide rushes and his selfish play any day
Pinho is better than Eller and his suicide rushes and his selfish play any day
agree we need to manage his mintues but maybe wait until the Covid 4 and willy are back. We def need him nowI think Chara needs a game of rest. He's looked cooked at times and could use a breather
You also said that Boyd is better than Backstrom and I can’t help but notice that he hasn’t played a single game for Toronto yet.Pinho is better than Eller and his suicide rushes and his selfish play any day
Any thoughts on Laviolette so far? I am just looking at the ice time leaders again today.
Through 6 games the caps are -11 on net penalties (penalties drawn minus penalties taken), and are dead last in penalties drawn/gp. Not a good start at all.
For reference:
2019/2020 = -21
2018/2019 = -25
2017/2018 = -28
Things should ideally work themselves out fairly soon in this department.
Eventually. But you also need to ensure ALL your players are ready and flush w the system. So the first 12-15 games will be needed to do that, IMO (not the typical first 20).I think playing your best players and trying to sharpen the new system makes more sense than resting and coasting
It’s hard to not think it’s a reputation thing since the majority of our top offenders right now are relatively new. Of the players with more than 2 PIMs (6 players) 3 of them weren’t on the team before the TDL last year. Further more we have 14 unique offenders through 6 games, and of our top PIM leaders from 2020 have seen some overturn.We are well on our way to becoming the most penalized team in the league again. I don't know if it's our guys or if the team has a reputation that is hard to shed with officials or what. But the disparity of us taking penalties and getting PPs is alarming. And it seems like we never draw the tickey-tackey penalties that are always so judiciously called on us.
It’s hard to not think it’s a reputation thing since the majority of our top offenders right now are relatively new. Of the players with more than 2 PIMs (6 players) 3 of them weren’t on the team before the TDL last year. Further more we have 14 unique offenders through 6 games, and of our top PIM leaders from 2020 have seen some overturn.
It’s suspect to me that year to year our PIM leaders (Wilson and Kuz aside) is pretty much a random drawing. Undisciplined players transcend season to season, it makes no sense for a guy to be top 3 one year and then like 8th the next when we really didn’t see much roster turnover until recently.
I think we have a reputation of a team that hits a lot and also takes lazy stick penalties and that has hurt us
Garnet Hathaway for my money gives Wilson a run for his money in the unfair penalty area. He was 12th in the league last year and I would wager the majority of his calls weren’t stick penalties. I am exceptionally weary of players who don’t take a lot of stick penalties but tack up a lot of PIMs. Undisciplined players are undisciplined, if you’re a fourth line player and you get a lot of PIMs it makes no sense if you’re not getting caught for tripping and hooking. You’re telling me that Hathaway is breaking the rules but never is beat to the point that he’d resort to stick penalties?It's kind of crazy because having a net -11 PP to PK ratio in just only 6 games is so bizarre. It's like we are all taking crazy pills.
Eventually. But you also need to ensure ALL your players are ready and flush w the system. So the first 12-15 games will be needed to do that, IMO (not the typical first 20).
TVR didn’t seem any worse than Jensen.
Siegs has looked pretty good, too
It's so hard to get a good read on ice time early this season due to this:
We are well on our way to becoming the most penalized team in the league again. I don't know if it's our guys or if the team has a reputation that is hard to shed with officials or what. But the disparity of us taking penalties and getting PPs is alarming. And it seems like we never draw the tickey-tackey penalties that are always so judiciously called on us.