Speculation: Caps General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines etc) - 2021 "Season" Pt. 1

[HecticGlow]

Oh yeah. This is their first regulation loss incoming, I'd almost bet on it.

with the way Varlamov has been playing, with a Trotz defensive structure around him, it wouldn’t surprise me if we get shutout honestly. Neither Pittsburg nor Buffalo really know how to play a defensive game...

Wait, is this jersey replacing the classic white/red throwbacks as our 3rd? If so that's lame.

I assumed the ‘reverse retro’ was replacing the third until I heard the Caps were creating their own third jersey. Will the teams who are playing in the outdoor games try and roll out new thirds, outdoor jerseys AND reverse retros, I wonder?

 

[zappa4ever]

WSH is 4th in the whole league with 9 pts (VGK/MTL/TOR have 10) all while their play has been all over the place and now Willy and the Covids to overcome, I'm happily surprised to be ahead of 27 teams with how the season has been laid out so far

PIT just got their 1st Regulation W last game, BOS has only 1 also, Jersey just shut out the Aisles; a lot of teams aren't firing on all cylinders yet

 

[Blitzkrieg365]

I would much rather have a red version of the Capitol building sweater or a design incorporating the weagle as the main logo.

 

[WanderingCapsFan]

I would much rather have a red version of the Capitol building sweater or a design incorporating the weagle as the main logo.

Blue Weagle please

 

[Corby78]

This.

Plus, in my opinion, anything is better than their normal home/away's. I'm all for spicing it up as much as possible.

I completely agree this stuff has to be done this year, I get it. But I disagree completely that anything is better than our current sweaters. The reds are great and the third sweater awesome. I can handle the whites though they could be updated.

the one offs for the winter classic and such are usually a little over the top but they are one time only. These aren’t the right color (we are not a blue team FYI) and the reverse (though better than what I thought) comes from an era of the worst looking uniforms ever. Spicing it up isn’t always the right answer.

 

[Corby78]

Blue Weagle please

that is the worst thing they could do

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

do we know when these go on sale?

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

do we know when these go on sale?

They’re already on sale.

 

[tenken00]

They will also debut the new third alternates tonight against the Isles.

 

[txpd]

They will also debut the new third alternates tonight against the Isles.

Wearing them in honor of Trotz.

 

[John Price]

 

[tenken00]

That pic makes me anxious. Which button do I pick!?!

 

[pman25]

That pic makes me anxious. Which button do I pick!?!

Secret option #3: Commit offensive-zone penalty

 

[Marshall]

My baseless, fact-less conspiracy theory about the new blue sweaters (which I find to be...fine.):

The design they released was a rejected design from the stadium series. In order to generate more revenue, they dusted them off and had them made as regulation uniforms in order to have more product to sell. My main reason for completely inventing this scenario in my head is that I had heard nothing, nada, zero about a new third sweater until the club tweeted them. That seems...unusual. Peculiar, even.

Again, I have zero evidence for any of this, and even if it was 100% I wouldn't blame the club one bit. Gotta find money in this economy somehow.

(Bonus conspiracy theory: the organization is holding off on using the Weagle as the main logo for a sweater on purpose, because...it will be the main logo the next time they do a full sweater redesign. Now pass the tinfoil and make yourself a hat out of it.)

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

I will revolt if the Weagle returns full time!

 

[txpd]

Fans across the league laughed and joked, particularly Pens fans, when the Caps signed Schultz. People laughed at signing Chara. So far both of those choices seem to be good moves. Not so funny so far

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Fans across the league laughed and joked, particularly Pens fans, when the Caps signed Schultz. People laughed at signing Chara. So far both of those choices seem to be good moves. Not so funny so far

To be fair, Chara has struggled mightily at times. He shouldn’t be playing in the top four.

 

[Ridley Simon]

To be fair, Chara has struggled mightily at times. He shouldn’t be playing in the top four.

Sure. However at his cost to cap, it’s a terrific dilemma for Lavi to worry about.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

To be fair, Chara has struggled mightily at times. He shouldn’t be playing in the top four.

I think that’s a huge overstatement.

He’s made some mistakes sure, who hasn’t?

his impact has been easily a net gain....

 

[tenken00]

Yeah Chara's problems mostly seem to be heavy-usage wise for a 43 year old. He was much much better at the start. Give him a rest on Thursday and get him ready for the Boston games starting Saturday.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

“He’ll rest when he’s dead”....

 

[HTFN]

The positive thing about Chara is that a lot of his mistakes feel like mistakes you can bring to him like "hey, what the hell was this?" and maybe, maaaybe, over the course of the season he'll realize he's not 33 anymore.

Like, his big glaring errors are all correctable once he starts playing within himself and his role and stops telling himself "you can do this, man, you're Zdeno Chara" before trying something extra. Maybe he doesn't, who knows, but at least it's more of that and less that he's definitely too slow to play the game anymore.

 

[Roshi]

Any mistakes Z has made are easily outweighted by the good he does every shift. He has huge impact on our defence.

Lavi + Chara + Schultz is sending a lot same kind of vibes as Trotz + Orpik + Niskanen. Our whole team defense is looking better already and its just 7 games with the new group. BM for sure regocnized they will need this stability with two rookie goalies.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I love Chara, He may need some rest and Lavi will have to tell Chara to sit down. Results still show 0 L

 

[Holtbyisms]

Top thing I never thought I'd say 7 games into the season...I have been so impressed with schultz. Not just because of the goal last night... Both ends of the ice and special teams. Contract not looking as bad as in initially thought.