GDT: GM#2: Knits @ Caps - 7pm-ish

[SherVaughn30]

They have a pretty solid team.

Protas-Strome-Ovechkin looked good.

Lapierre hopefully wakes up soon.

HL needs to put some muscle weight on.

 

[hangman005]

btw is it still too late to swap Hill for Thompson.

 

[Liam Smith]

I love watching Dylan Strome play. Reminds me a ton of Backstrom.

Was thinking the same - his pass to Wilson today brought flashbacks back to Nicky behind the net. Loved how he looked off the pass and drew the defender closer to the goal and away from Tom before putting it on his tape.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

btw is it still too late to swap Hill for Thompson.

Only one game but Thompson is a huuuuge upgrade over Kuemper and will probably be our starter this season. Sorry but no buyer’s remorse here so he’s staying in DC

 

[hangman005]

Only one game but Thompson is a huuuuge upgrade over Kuemper and will probably be our starter this season. Sorry but no buyer’s remorse here so he’s staying in DC

How about fairplay, GMKM was clearly having a stroke when picked Hill over LT

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Devils and Vegas were quite an early test. They both could be in the cup.
We might not suck?

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

How about fairplay, GMKM was clearly having a stroke when picked Hill over LT

Hey look we thought McPhee might have had a stroke when he traded away Forsberg, so we get your pain. Maybe George was getting nostalgic and made KM do us a solid.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Well they were showing game 5 of the Finals earlier and of course Vrana scored the first goal…lol…soooooooo……….

What are the lottery numbers tomorrow?

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Sonny might be on nacho duty for a bit

 

[hangman005]

Hey look we thought McPhee might have had a stroke when he traded away Forsberg, so we get your pain. Maybe George was getting nostalgic and made KM do us a solid.

Worth a try.

Look after him for me.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Maybe to early but Lappy might need some time in Hershey. His stink is strong.

 

[Calicaps]

Maybe to early but Lappy might need some time in Hershey. His stink is strong.

Kid's played a LOT of hockey over the past couple of years compared with his life prior. If it's fatigue, I'm not sure Hershey helps with that.

 

[twabby]

My game puck goes to Jakob "The Pancreas Prince" Chychrun for a stout 72% xG share and a goal. Honorable mentions go to a lot of players, but I'll list the big man Alex Ovechkin, Jakub Vrana, John Carlson, Logan Thompson, Dylan Strome, and Nic Dowd.

 

[usiel]

Could have had 3 or 4 more goals so team played well tonight.

First, second, fourth line looked good. 3rd line not as bad at least they didn't look like glaringly bad.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Kid's played a LOT of hockey over the past couple of years compared with his life prior. If it's fatigue, I'm not sure Hershey helps with that.

He has played alot on all levels and that why I thought he would take a big step up. He was our best player in the playoffs. Maybe move him back to NHL wing. Center is hard at his age.

 

[SherVaughn30]

How about fairplay, GMKM was clearly having a stroke when picked Hill over LT

Hill was their Cup winning goalie. The knock on him is staying healthy. Sammy could end up getting more starts depending on Hill health through the season.

 

[qc14]

Could have had 3 or 4 more goals so team played well tonight.

First, second, fourth line looked good. 3rd line not as bad at least they didn't look like glaringly bad.

I thought even though he still was a little off the mark, Lappy at least had some moments where his skill shined through (that odd-man break in the second period for example). I liked Mangiapane on that wing more than Protas too. I do wonder though if eventually Miro comes up and you move McMichael to 3c with

Protas-Strome-Ovi
Miro-PLD-Wilson
Vrana-McM-Mangiapane

I agree though that Hershey isn't going to help Lappy who looks to me like he needs to just take a break rather than playing more.

 

[hockeykicker]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846374089339863344

 

[SherVaughn30]

Some things I was pleased to see early in the season. Faceoffs! We won 54% of them. Kirk Muller must have gotten into the centers this training camp to win more faceoffs. Also like the forecheck and board work. They were never chasing the game against a quick Vegas team.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Sonny might be on nacho duty for a bit

Yeah, he's gotta work a lot more to get his spot back, he's hasn't shown much during the pre-season either. Vrana on the other hand made the most of his opportunities thus far.

 

[notDkristich]

not sold on radish yet. liking mangiapnie. PLD seems serviceable as a 2nd C as he drives play with speed. seems to have good chemistry with Wilson.

 

[PlushMinus]

Hill was their Cup winning goalie. The knock on him is staying healthy. Sammy could end up getting more starts depending on Hill health through the season.

Sammy in net - is that what Vegas REALLY want more of

 

[HTFN]

He definitely looks faster and a bit more agile and less stiff this year.

The inspiration for posting this came around the time he was back in the zone, collected a loose puck, and turned up ice without breaking stride or losing speed… and you’re right that it was the stiffness that stood out.

He didn’t scrub a bunch of speed because he had too much mass to turn, and didn’t have to turn and then set up for his straight line stride like last year… he actually sped up a bit. Haven’t seen it like that in a while.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Sammy in net - is that what Vegas REALLY want more of

Sammy got away from the Leafs. If I was an NHL goalie, I would not play for the Leafs. That team has too much bad juju and pressure to be goaltending for them.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Thompson taking that net by the new year lol... That was good hockey for us, impressed with the effort.