I just don’t know why people hate on JC74, He is elite!
He will go down as the best all around defenseman to ever play for the caps. I would vote yes on #74 in the rafters, but he is under appreciated for some reasonI just don’t know why people hate on JC74, He is elite!
The 32Thoughts guys did their own lineups for the 4 Nations before the rosters were announced, and had David Amber on to do one too. All 3 of them picked Carly for team USA, but Amber a had a rant about how underrated JC74 is, said he has had a HOF career. Was nice to hear him get some respect from the Canadian media.He will go down as the best all around defenseman to ever play for the caps. I would vote yes on #74 in the rafters, but he is under appreciated for some reason
Somebody said something about playing down to the opponent today but I see a subtle difference that I think matters a lot.Just like the mood in the room above, how spoilt are we now
Last year, we would have hoped to beat Buffalo, now we expect to beat Buffalo
This game seemed like it was never in doubt ... even when we were down 1, at 2-2 ... I was never worried, and the game was a bit of a snoozer tbh
We march on !
Very well said.Being out of sync is much better than being out of focus, and that's why they keep winning.
2 squeakers in a row, but 2 pts is 2pts!
Miro had maybe his best game so far, kid needs to bury one and go on a bit of a heater
Our 3rd periods have been pretty much lights out excellent
Willy better be getting a Top 3 of the week NHL thingy for this week
Logan coming up big on odd man rushes again, love it
Signs we're running out of 5v5 steam, maybe it'll end up nice timing with OV coming back soon for a resurgence (despite the 8-0-1 run )
The poster said best all around dman, and I agree.Sorry "Rod the God" arguably saved this franchise and he took MVP votes from f***ing Gretzky
Mike Green had a short peak but his was maybe the best I’ve seen from a Caps playerRe: Carlson. I’d say he’s the best Capitals D-man (career). Pretty easily.
The best defenseman to ever play for the Capitals? That’s harder, and some could easily argue Langway or better yet, Scott Stevens.
Mark Tinordi, Kevin Hatcher, Larry Murphy were all terrific defenseman too. But weren’t truly “Capitals” for their careers (Hatcher was close).
Heck, even guys like Gonchar, Iafrate, Housley had very good careers.
I’d probably take Stevens.
Anyway … my 2 cents.
That is a lot to lose in one year. That is why I think we might sign JC74 to an additional year or two. He still looks good and plays a ton of minutes.I’ve said before that Ovechkin retiring will obviously be a huge shift on and off the ice, but when Carlson retires it might actually be the bigger adjustment team wise. We’ve gotten so used to having a guy back there logging 25+ minutes a night playing in all situations for the past 15 years or so, it’s almost easy to take it for granted, but that’s not something easily replaced.
I would go Stevens as the best to ever play d for caps. And it was for a while. But he left. My vote for best all time Caps D-man is JC74 for sure. Slight edge over Langway and winning a Cup is big even if Rod saved the franchise.I mean, Mike Green at his best was just one of the more profoundly talented offensive players.
But yeah, I’d be inclined to say Carlson is going to be considered the greatest Capitals D-man when he retires, at least in competition with Langway. It does help when you were the number one defenseman on a cup winning team, putting up 20 points and logging almost 26 minutes a night on the run. He’s on the leader board for a lot of Caps stats. He’s one of the all time great players for the team, career isn’t over yet.
JC will be the best D of all time for the Caps. Maybe some wiggle room without a SC but they won one.That is a lot to lose in one year. That is why I think we might sign JC74 to an additional year or two. He still looks good and plays a ton of minutes.
I would go Stevens as the best to ever play d for caps. And it was for a while. But he left. My vote for best all time Caps D-man is JC74 for sure. Slight edge over Langway and winning a Cup is big even if Rod saved the franchise.
Yes sir. I forgot about him. Calle Johansson also had a terrific career for the Caps.Mike Green had a short peak but his was maybe the best I’ve seen from a Caps player
I still have JC74 as 1. Langway as 2. I talk to him at most games i go to. he is usually in Clydes sidebar with his wife. He is fun to talk to. Just a dude.Yes sir. I forgot about him. Calle Johansson also had a terrific career for the Caps.
They’ve had a LOT of good d-men.
I probably should’ve picked Rod Langway. He’s the only Norris winner the Caps have ever had, AND he did while scoring very few points for that era (32 and then 33pts, during his back to back wins).