Post-Game Talk: Caps vs Sabres 7pm Nov 8

[Corby78]

AJF scores a goal out of spite for Buffalo letting him go. The trend of first NHL goals continues.


Also Leason has two goals now if anyone didn't know........

 

[kicksavedave]

Would he have to clear waivers again if we send him back down?

I dunno, good question. Have to assume the Caps FO knows the answer and accepted the risk.

 

[tenken00]

Would he have to clear waivers again if we send him back down?

I dunno, good question. Have to assume the Caps FO knows the answer and accepted the risk.

That is.. pretty worrisome. I don't see why AJF wouldn't have to pass through waivers again. I guess seeing that Buffalo was one of the worst teams last year and also waived him, there might not be much interest. But we don't know since no one behind Buffalo had the chance to pick him up.

Also, if Mantha is out for a long time, AJF could be on the team for most or all of the season in a bench role while Leason is waiver exempt and able to be sent down any time without waivers.

Also, Irwin is still on the roster as an 8th defender. Can waive him and keep Leason when Oshie or Backstrom comes back.

 

[hb13xchamps]

So at this point we're dressing a guy who was waived by both us and Buffalo in the last month. Ok, I'm still excited for this but really just pretending to be.

To be fair, he was waived by Buffalo almost immediately after arriving due to visa issues

 

[zappa4ever]

Let's have one of those feel good wins where we blow them out by 4+, all the Ellers and Shearys and Hathaways and Dowds get goals, VV looks good, Carlson doesn't make careless passes, and OV tops it off with 1g 2a to hit milestones

It's been more than 2 weeks since a solid Victory
make it so

 

[tenken00]

So... I guess the question is: when do you give Samsonov another start after that Florida game that he had? Or has Vanecek fully taken the starter role by the horns now?

Edit: nevermind lol. We have a back to back on Thursday-Friday

 

[kicksavedave]

To be fair, he was waived by Buffalo almost immediately after arriving due to visa issues

Yeah I know... which is strange because I was unaware one needed a Visa to move from Hershey PA to Buffalo

Actually I just read this: Someone claimed on waivers – they snagged the Swede from the Washington Capitals on Monday – must reapply for his visa, according to the Sabres. Traded players don’t have to reapply.

So anyone who claims him will have to wait for his VISA to be re-issued. Might explain why thee Caps see low risk there.

 

[DWGie26]

That is.. pretty worrisome. I don't see why AJF wouldn't have to pass through waivers again. I guess seeing that Buffalo was one of the worst teams last year and also waived him, there might not be much interest. But we don't know since no one behind Buffalo had the chance to pick him up.

Also, if Mantha is out for a long time, AJF could be on the team for most or all of the season in a bench role while Leason is waiver exempt and able to be sent down any time without waivers.

Also, Irwin is still on the roster as an 8th defender. Can waive him and keep Leason when Oshie or Backstrom comes back.

He doesn’t have to clear waivers because he is replacing a player on IR (Mantha). He goes back free. There may be a game limit but not sure. But i do know you get waiver free call ups when someone is on IR (recalled / re-assigned).

 

[tenken00]

He doesn’t have to clear waivers because he is replacing a player on IR (Mantha). He goes back free. There may be a game limit but not sure. But i do know you get waiver free call ups when someone is on IR (recalled / re-assigned).

Oh nice! Even better

 

[TJHKY]

 

[txpd]

So... I guess the question is: when do you give Samsonov another start after that Florida game that he had? Or has Vanecek fully taken the starter role by the horns now?

Edit: nevermind lol. We have a back to back on Thursday-Friday

Vanecek is the starter. Vanecek and Samsonov will split the back to back this week

 

[max21]

How long has AJF been with the caps? It’s been a minute

 

[tenken00]

How long has AJF been with the caps? It’s been a minute

2016 draftee. So a minute, but not a hot minute.

 

[trick9]

Those lines...yikes.

Top-line needs to be huge for us to stay on the Playoff hunt while atleast Backstrom and Oshie are back.

 

[txpd]

Those lines...yikes.

Top-line needs to be huge for us to stay on the Playoff hunt while atleast Backstrom and Oshie are back.

Whats the matter with the lines?

 

[cbtitan]

The Lapierre use is getting totally irrelevant to this Caps team.
Send him back to junior so that he gets proper ice time and development.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

The Lapierre use is getting totally irrelevant to this Caps team.
Send him back to junior so that he gets proper ice time and development.

How does playing with 19 year olds make him better?

 

[trick9]

Whats the matter with the lines?

Hard to expect much of a scoring threat from the 2nd and 3rd line in the long run and while the kids are together i don't expect much of an ice for them.

 

[txpd]

Hard to expect much of a scoring threat from the 2nd and 3rd line in the long run and while the kids are together i don't expect much of an ice for them.

Right. They dont have a scoring threat other than the 3 on the first line. I mean other than a couple defensemen. There are no line possibilities where they can be an offensive threat

 

[txpd]

How does playing with 19 year olds make him better?

It keeps him away from the quebec league as long as possible

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

Those lines...yikes.

Top-line needs to be huge for us to stay on the Playoff hunt while atleast Backstrom and Oshie are back.

Most teams would not have pretty lines if they were missing their entire second line and 2/5 of their PP1 group but it looks a lot worse because of the collective blackhole that is Eller, Hathaway, Hagelin, and Dowd on offense.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Yeah I know... which is strange because I was unaware one needed a Visa to move from Hershey PA to Buffalo

Actually I just read this: Someone claimed on waivers – they snagged the Swede from the Washington Capitals on Monday – must reapply for his visa, according to the Sabres. Traded players don’t have to reapply.

So anyone who claims him will have to wait for his VISA to be re-issued. Might explain why thee Caps see low risk there.

Once he moved, he had to get a new work visa, because his employer was different. Even though Hershey is in the AHL, they’re still considered as Capitals employees if they have an NHL contract. Although I think it’s stupid, because players don’t get money during the pre-season, but I guess the government (and the NCAA) considers hotel rooms and per diems as income.

But I fully expect his first goal to come against the Sabres, because that’s what they do. Well them or Columbus, because they also like to let people get their first NHL goal playing them.

 

[zappa4ever]

So far this season production-wise it's fair to say black hole, but historically only Hags fits that;
Dowd and Hathaway are like 9g/season, Eller around 13g; if they had 2 more goals between the 3 of them so far that'd be pretty much their average

I don't blame Eller hardly at all, he's been the one C who's been forced to change his game the most while NB/Kuz/Dowd have had their roles and their lines pretty well custom formed and fitted
Eller's been forced to be a Danish Army Knife and play with the scraps and square pegs and try to make something of it with his role changing from 2C to shutdown C regularly

Most teams would not have pretty lines if they were missing their entire second line and 2/5 of their PP1 group but it looks a lot worse because of the collective blackhole that is Eller, Hathaway, Hagelin, and Dowd on offense.

 

[txpd]

Lavy just described AJF as "somewhat responsible". Ugh. Talk about a shot across the bow to start the day. Yikes.

 

[aonb]

a great way to build the confidence of a young player, gj lavi, keep it goin