txpd
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Vrana Kuznetsov Sprong. There was a reason Laviolette put them together. If they are feeling it offensively, they control the puck and put up numbers. If they are not, you can keep them on the bench.
Speculation: Caps General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines etc) - 2021 "Season" Pt. 1
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What part of “no, this isn’t a demotion for anyone” didn’t stick here?
Backstrom is the ultimate team player. He’s been 16:24 ES TOI. Eller 14. Kuznetsov 13:40. Dowd 11:47. That include OT. Which Caps have played 3 or so far? In 7? Backstrom TOI in OT is a a whopping 2:04. Next is Eller at :51 and Kuz at :50. So 25% of Backstrom TOI dofferntial over Eller at ES is OT. They aren’t that far apart.
so it’s not nutso. Stop w the demotion stuff. You play it this way for 2 periods. If behind, Nick double shifts as normal at ES. Eller is already ahead of Kuznetsov.
That’s the worst defensive line you could ever put together on this team. Literally.
Awful - Disinterested - Useless
won’t happen
They were together briefly against Pittsburgh I believe and they looked quite good. I’d like to see it again once Kuzy is back but pretty hard to run any ideal line combos at this point with so many injuries and covid scratches
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Come on Boss. There are only so many mins in a game. Which ever center is playing with Panik and Sprong as their wingers is going to play less. Call it what you want. Yea, Eller is ahead of Kuzy but if Kuzy is playing with Ovechkin, that will change unless you see Eller playing ahead of the line with Ovechkin.
The more Dowd's bunch play the less ice there is for the other 3. Like I said, there are only so many mins
Pretty soon the line combinations are going to include Locker-JoeB-Walton, so we can't get too choosy about abstract things like "defense", now can we
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I’d have to look at the ice time per player in that game. But regardless, was one game.
and I’m happy Lavi tried it. He needs to do it with all of them (back to my original point, which you are supporting in a round about way)
and I’m happy Lavi tried it. He needs to do it with all of them (back to my original point, which you are supporting in a round about way)
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Pens forum - couple of them talking about how well Schultz is doing with our team and they are basically being shouted down by the rest who are saying he's been lucky, too small a sample size, and if he's the "best D the Caps have then they are in real trouble". Haha that is such a petulant fanbase.
They seem to be permanently angry about everything to do with not only their current team but all of the players who have since been traded or signed elsewhere
They seem to be permanently angry about everything to do with not only their current team but all of the players who have since been traded or signed elsewhere
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TOI 1-19-21
Sprong 12:50
Vrana 13:06
Kuzy 14:30
Oshie 17:06
Eller 17:30
Panik 15:49
So, do you want Eller playing 3 mins more than Backstrom?
Edit: I give you credit. You said it wouldnt happen. I showed you that it already did happen. You say that I make your point for you.
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He’s our 4th best, or did I miss when we traded Carlson, Orlov, and Dillon?Pens forum - couple of them talking about how well Schultz is doing with our team and they are basically being shouted down by the rest who are saying he's been lucky, too small a sample size, and if he's the "best D the Caps have then they are in real trouble". Haha that is such a petulant fanbase.
They seem to be permanently angry about everything to do with not only their current team but all of the players who have since been traded or signed elsewhere
they are knowledgeable clowns. Dangerous combo
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Not sure how you replace him if he goes
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If Schultz continues to play good, Id protect him. This is a rare moment Caps got 2RD. We know how good it was while we had Niskanen, why expose Schultz then?
Dillon is a much less rare type of player, we have two similar players (Siege, Fever) already in the system, so losing Dillon wont be as hard to fix as losing Schultz
Its too early for that though
Dillon is a much less rare type of player, we have two similar players (Siege, Fever) already in the system, so losing Dillon wont be as hard to fix as losing Schultz
Its too early for that though
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Not sure they’d take a guy w only one year left on his contract though (Schultz). They need longer terms blocks, yes? Need to see how the year pans out, obv.
Nothing mentioned yesterday probably have to wait until Lavi address media today
@Raikkonen just to reply to your petulent message on the game thread, reminder - THERE'S AN EXPANSION DRAFT COMING.
Keeping Samsonov and Vanecek is going to be very difficult, so one option on the table is to trade a goalie away, and if VV continues playing really well then it's going to be interesting to see who gets protected.
No one's saying trade Samsonov now, but at the end of the year the Caps will probably have to make a decision who they want to give to Seattle, this is a fan forum, fans are talking about what could go down. [mod]
Keeping Samsonov and Vanecek is going to be very difficult, so one option on the table is to trade a goalie away, and if VV continues playing really well then it's going to be interesting to see who gets protected.
No one's saying trade Samsonov now, but at the end of the year the Caps will probably have to make a decision who they want to give to Seattle, this is a fan forum, fans are talking about what could go down. [mod]
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