Meh, he's been a waste of a roster spot. Yes it's amazing he's skating at all, but from a player evaluation standpoint, lousy.That seems like something you needed to reconcile with yourself.
I saw a guy who had the same blown Achilles twice and frankly the fact that he's still dressing for games is a small win for me. He's not a great player but he's still got some really good veteran touches and has corked off a handful of shots other players on this team wouldn't, which is very moderately important in its own way.
At this point Patches is a black hole in the lineup should be going to a youngling.I expected more from Patches this year. He hasn’t been horrible, but just not very noticeable either
Kulak went down so easy. Lame
Agreed. But who do ya want instead of Fever? AA?
valid, unless his practice reps were indicating otherwise. trouble is, you practice against the same guys a lot, and in this first game against other guys at NHL speed he's getting blown up a little.Not sure why the didn't just have Fever play with Jensen to shelter him a bit instead of being on the top pairing.
Woulda gone with Miro or Malenstyn myself. At least they were going full speed, trying to make something happenView attachment 835534
$23 million is nice. But what's so valuable you can't put a price on it? That's right: my game puck, which I am awarding tonight to Rasmus Sandin who as of this moment holds a 90% xG share tonight.
Honorable mentions go to Dylan Strome and Sonny Milano.
I know this game isn't his fault by any means but Kuemper.....is not inspiring confidence.
Feels like the kind of game where Connor Brown scores.
Should have placed a bet.Feels like the kind of game where Connor Brown scores.
He's broke right now. It's up to the goalie coach to get your slumping goalie to work on basics and maybe he picks himself up again. Maybe in the offseason the Caps retain some his salary and trade him for another bad contract. I still believe Kuemper can bounce back with a different goalie coach.I know this game isn't his fault by any means but Kuemper.....is not inspiring confidence.
He's broke right now. It's up to the goalie coach to get your slumping goalie to work on basics and maybe he picks himself up again. Maybe in the offseason the Caps retain some his salary and trade him for another bad contract. I still believe Kuemper can bounce back with a different goalie coach.
Who on earth would want himI'm wondering if the Caps didn't try to shop him and expected too much in return.