GDT: Caps @ Sabres 7pm

[Fjordy]

 

[DapperCam]

2nd wild card right now by point % is 0.526. We just need to win the next 9 games in a row and we'll be right there (0.530)!

The Canadiens just went 8-2-0 in their last 10, so I guess anything is possible.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

2nd wild card right now by point % is 0.526. We just need to win the next 9 games in a row and we'll be right there (0.930)!

The Canadiens just went 8-2-0 in their last 10, so I guess anything is possible.

I really hope no one is that naive to believe they can do something like that.

 

[Fjordy]

2nd wild card right now by point % is 0.526. We just need to win the next 9 games in a row and we'll be right there (0.930)!

The Canadiens just went 8-2-0 in their last 10, so I guess anything is possible.

It's hard to believe in this team at this stage, they constantly let us down.

 

[Fjordy]

Cozens is such a disappointment, I watched him play without the puck, it's just awful, it feels like his brain doesn't work. Even with the puck, sometimes there are so many strange decisions. Especially since this guy is not a good center.

Sammy easily allows Wilson to score, Power allows Protas to do the same. Same problem in every game.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Cozens is such a disappointment, I watched him play without the puck, it's just awful, it feels like his brain doesn't work. Even with the puck, sometimes there are so many strange decisions. Especially since this guy is not a good center.

Sammy easily allows Wilson to score, Power allows Protas to do the same. Same problem in every game.

Incapable of learning and too cowardly to stand up to the situation.

 

[BB79]

I really hope no one is that naive to believe they can do something like that.

I think Pegula might be

 

[GrierIsGod123]

Wondering how many of these guys have whatever is pushing folks out of the lineup.

There's a lot of sickness floating around from the holidays ... but Tage has looked low energy since his return from injury. Hoping he can get back into form.

 

[BowieSabresFan]

There's a lot of sickness floating around from the holidays ... but Tage has looked low energy since his return from injury. Hoping he can get back into form.

Tage looked pretty damn good in he offensive zone last night. He was causing problems for the Caps all game. He’s also 11th in the league in goal scoring at the moment I believe.

Lots of complaining over a win against a very good team.

 

[MagnumForce2]

Cozens is such a disappointment, I watched him play without the puck, it's just awful, it feels like his brain doesn't work. Even with the puck, sometimes there are so many strange decisions. Especially since this guy is not a good center.

Sammy easily allows Wilson to score, Power allows Protas to do the same. Same problem in every game.

It seems like Cozens hasn’t been the same since he lost that fight to Hathaway.

 

[Fjordy]

It seems like Cozens hasn’t been the same since he lost that fight to Hathaway.

Or even earlier, he has flashes of good play, but most of the time he plays pretty badly, even when he's put on a line with Zucker and Tage instead of kids.

 

[markpenske]

It seems like Cozens hasn’t been the same since he lost that fight to Hathaway.

Almost seems like he's playing like player that wants to be traded

 

[TehDoak]

Cozens is such a disappointment, I watched him play without the puck, it's just awful, it feels like his brain doesn't work. Even with the puck, sometimes there are so many strange decisions. Especially since this guy is not a good center.

Sammy easily allows Wilson to score, Power allows Protas to do the same. Same problem in every game.

In Cozens first what now, 5 years as a professional hockey player, what quality veteran forward has he spent time with to help him learn those things? Or experienced skills coach?

Is it that Cozens is a dumb hockey player? Or have we simply not given him any support to develop? Isn't it weird that all of our young skaters have stopped progressing once we went past "f*** defense go score" stage of our team?

I'm no some sort of developmental professional, but when you are seeing this with ALL of your young forwards......maybe the problem isn't the forwards?

 

[Fjordy]

In Cozens first what now, 5 years as a professional hockey player, what quality veteran forward has he spent time with to help him learn those things? Or experienced skills coach?

Is it that Cozens is a dumb hockey player? Or have we simply not given him any support to develop? Isn't it weird that all of our young skaters have stopped progressing once we went past "f*** defense go score" stage of our team?

I'm no some sort of developmental professional, but when you are seeing this with ALL of your young forwards......maybe the problem isn't the forwards?

I agree, that could be a problem too, but what can we do if our idiot GM doesn't understand this, that young players need to be surrounded by good vets. Why are Protas and McMichael improving? Because they are surrounded by Ovechkin, Strome, Wilson, Carlson, PLD and other experienced players. Why does the famous Mike Grier add guys like Granlund, Toffoli, Wennberg and others to his team so that Celebrini, Eklund and other young players can improve. Our Adams doesn't do this and hasn't done it for the last four years. Unfortunately, we are stuck in this cycle of rebuilding (and even the wrong one).

 

[slip]

Tage looked pretty damn good in he offensive zone last night. He was causing problems for the Caps all game. He’s also 11th in the league in goal scoring at the moment I believe.

Lots of complaining over a win against a very good team.

Yup I though Tage played one of his best games of the season last night. Keep him glued at RW for now.

 

[Krieger Bot]

Tage looked pretty damn good in he offensive zone last night. He was causing problems for the Caps all game. He’s also 11th in the league in goal scoring at the moment I believe.

Lots of complaining over a win against a very good team.

Yeah. There's a lot of games left. I'm going to try to enjoy the good ones, and not let the bad ones get me down too much. And hopefully see some development out of our young guys over the back half of the season.

 

[Tatanka]

Tage looked pretty damn good in he offensive zone last night. He was causing problems for the Caps all game. He’s also 11th in the league in goal scoring at the moment I believe.

Lots of complaining over a win against a very good team.

And 51 in total points. Why? He has fewer assists than goals. A good C should be around 1.5 a/g i.e. getting production out of your line mates. The exception would be a Matthews type but you better be around top 5 in goals.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Is Hathaway stole DC soul?

 

[GrierIsGod123]

And 51 in total points. Why? He has fewer assists than goals. A good C should be around 1.5 a/g i.e. getting production out of your line mates. The exception would be a Matthews type but you better be around top 5 in goals.

Right, we don't have the luxury of having a center like Tage. Matthews has either Marner or Nylander playmaking like a top center, plus he's probably the best natural goal scorer in the game right now, Tage is not. He really might be better served as a winger in future lineups but that leaves us with needing a 1C and 2C.

This goes back to going all-in for Pettersson. Once you get that 1C hole filled with someone capable of making his linemates better, then it makes all the other holes easier to fil. I'm not as worried about finding a 2C down the line and Tage could certainly play there for now.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Anyone notice the Was bench standing for all of overtime and the shootout last night ? Our bench was not. Didn't care for that energy and look.

 

[BowieSabresFan]

Anyone notice the Was bench standing for all of overtime and the shootout last night ? Our bench was not. Didn't care for that energy and look.

Getting a bit nitpicky here, especially since it had no effect whatsoever on how the game played out.

Let’s stick to legitimate criticisms.

 

[beerme1]

No thx, it doesn't fit. Yesterday I was convinced of this.

Petterson would come here and be an 18 goal per guy who sulks though. I don't want that.

 

[Fjordy]

Petterson would come here and be an 18 goal per guy who sulks though. I don't want that.

I disagree, Miller is a bully and a hypocrite. Pettersson is just a different, calm player who wants to be left alone by the likes of Miller. But Pettersson is still a very good 1C who plays a two-way game and is decent on defense. Last season, despite playing with an injury in the second half of the season he scored 89 points. This season, without Miller, he had 15 points in 9 games. Pettersson has consistently scored 30+ goals over the past three seasons, but he's also a decent playmaker.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

Getting a bit nitpicky here, especially since it had no effect whatsoever on how the game played out.

Let’s stick to legitimate criticisms.

I think vibe, enthusiasm, and low energy have an effect on a team, especially a bad one. I didn't like what I seen from the bench there, so consider it legitimate. Glad they won it.

 

[BowieSabresFan]

I think vibe, enthusiasm, and low energy have an effect on a team. I didn't like what I seen from the bench, so consider it legitimate. Glad they won it.

Yeah, I won’t agree with you on the legitimate part, especially since they won that particular game.

Stick with the more solid reasons to criticize the team, or a boycott.