GDT: GM21: Caps in Floriduh - 7:08pm EST

[Midnight Judges]

Chychrun is the man.

That was a great game. Low scoring but super exciting. Out skated and out hustled the Stanley Cup champs. No chance in hell that was happening last season.

 

[notDkristich]

Cheech > Carlson x 10. Not even close. Carlson gives up 3 scoring chances for everyone 1 that he creates.

 

[McVechkin]

chychrun really setting himself up nice for free agency. Here’s to hoping he likes it here and they can get a reasonable deal done. It could be tricky.

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

Most excellent road game.

 

[qc14]

Thompson at 27 may be the guy. How much term. I’d prefer 4. I’d do 6. More is just tough to swallow.

UPL and D'Accord would be the most recent comps I'd think. $4.5Mx4?

 

[SherVaughn30]

Honestly what was Vegas thinking when they traded us Thompson for nothing.

I'm still wondering on that. Thompson numbers are outstanding vs Hill/Samsonov.

 

[WanderingCapsFan]

There's something about Thompson's style that looks shaky to me. But I'm no goaltending expert.

 

[SherVaughn30]

UPL and D'Accord would be the most recent comps I'd think. $4.5Mx4?

I would go 3 x 3. Going from $767k to $3 million would be a significant raise.

There's something about Thompson's style that looks shaky to me. But I'm no goaltending expert.

I don't see anything shaky about how he plays. He's a somewhat big goalie who is athletic. Just like Lindgren they look different because they catch with their right hand.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Most excellent road game.

7-2 now on the road.

 

[um]

I would go 3 x 3. Going from $767k to $3 million would be a significant raise.

In your dreams.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Some team numbers I find very interesting:

- .690 have the the 4th best point % in the NHL
- 4.05 are tied for 1st GFPG(Goals For Per Game)
- 2.67 are 7th GAPG(Goals Against Per Game)
- 17.5% PP% they were dead last earlier in the season
- 85.5% PK% they are 4th best
- 49.3% FOW% they are 21st in faceoff win %

 

[SherVaughn30]

In your dreams.

You don't give a goalie $4.5 million per year where they have never played over 50 games in a season. While LT numbers have been fairly consistent, his two previous seasons he played 37 and 46 games. I think on LT's next contract, Stolarz 2x2.5 deal will be a bench mark to go by. While LT has played more games the last 2 seasons, his SV% has been lower than Stolarz.

 

[stephenball]

Did we ever find out what the PLD unsportsmanlike penalty was for?

 

[Roshi]

There's something about Thompson's style that looks shaky to me. But I'm no goaltending expert.

You are not alone, I've seen this too. Feels like he maybe loses some pucks and plays here and there. Something about it that makes me a little skeptical about long term commitment. But at the same time he seems to be able to recover with his size and puckluck (when its going your way, the pucks will find you).

But then again, goaling around is atleast 80% about confidence and gaining the trust of the team in front of you. Winning every game you play is a good way to achieve that. LT is running hot.

Also feels like there have been a lot of posts hit against us in this 21 game scretch. Again, a lot to do with "feeling it".