GDT: Senators not at Capitals - 7PM on Sportsnet - "Zub takes on Ovechkin"

[L'Aveuglette]

Zub is a real gem, this much is true.

 

[NyQuil]

We are playing well enough to win games, we just aren't executing.

The contrast with last year is that the first ten games of 2020-2021 season held no hope for winning.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Get back to me in 10 games when we've lost most of them and the kids are getting tired and frustrated.

Can't throw them to the wolves like this.

If we need to make a move, I'm sure we will. We obviously are looking to do so regardless.

We're in every game, have had tons of injury trouble, bad bounces, bad reffing, Brady missed camp... I'm not worried at all.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Chabot 29:59
Zub 27:43

This is so messed up lol. We truly only have two good dmen and Holden who is being asked to do more than he can due to lack of options. DJ must be pissed.

 

[Sens Vader]

Well that was entertaining

GM has to address the weaknesses on this team or we won't go anywhere

 

[swiftwin]

Get back to me in 10 games when we've lost most of them and the kids are getting tired and frustrated.

Can't throw them to the wolves like this.

Throw them to the wolves?? They are carrying the play.

It's one thing if they're getting caved in, but they're not.

 

[Emerica]

Chabot 29:59
Zub 27:43

madness. those poor guys are going to be cooked by the 40 game mark

 

[L'Aveuglette]

If we need to make a move, I'm sure we will. We obviously are looking to do so regardless.

We're in every game, have had tons of injury trouble, bad bounces, bad reffing, Brady missed camp... I'm not worried at all.

I'm not worried about results, because obviously we're not a playoff team this year, but I am concerned about the mental state of the young guys being asked to be competitive with zero help. This will inevitably lead to disaster.

 

[JD1]

Get back to me in 10 games when we've lost most of them and the kids are getting tired and frustrated.

Can't throw them to the wolves like this.

Throw them to the wolves? That was a good game. We didn't get any goaltending. Some good takeaways from that game to score 5 and to have the better of the play in 2 periods

 

[Matsens15]

This is so messed up lol. We truly only have two good dmen and Holden who is being asked to do more than he can due to lack of options. DJ must be pissed.

Agreed. This is probably DJ sending a message.

 

[TheNewEra]

This is so messed up lol. We truly only have two good dmen and Holden who is being asked to do more than he can due to lack of options. DJ must be pissed.

Our 3rd best dman is in the minors because he is short and is 'apparently' worse defensively then zaistev, j.brown, mete and MDZ, so he cant be that pissed

 

[BUCKLE UP]

#freebrannstrom

 

[swiftwin]

Agreed. This is probably DJ sending a message.

MDZ is 100% coming in next game. Probably for Brown.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Josh Brown CF% 0 CF%Rel -52.44 Meets the eye test. MDZ will replace him next game. Not sure that will help.. but the revolving door of or #7 Dmen continues.

 

[Ouroboros]

Brannstrom would have been curled up in the fetal position or hiding on the bench in a heavy game like this.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Throw them to the wolves?? They are carrying the play.

It's one thing if they're getting caved in, but they're not.

We're in the early parts of the season and were on a long home stretch. When they're on the road and are asked to outdo themselves every single night because there's nobody passed the top-6 and top-4, things are going to inevitably fall apart.

 

[Yak]

Post thread yet?

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Brannstrom would have been curled up in the fetal position or hiding on the bench in a heavy game like this.

Yeah because Josh Brown sure looked poised out there tonight.

 

[Cosmix]

We are playing well enough to win games, we just aren't executing.

The contrast with last year is that the first ten games of 2020-2021 season held no hope for winning.

Isn't "executing" the same as "playing"?

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

I'm not worried about results, because obviously we're not a playoff team this year, but I am concerned about the mental state of the young guys being asked to be competitive with zero help. This will inevitably lead to disaster.

I think you are misusing the word 'inevitably'. Either that, or 'disaster'. I think most of the vets aside from Tierney can and will be better. Murray will help. Return of Pinto and Watson will both help significantly.

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

We are playing well enough to win games, we just aren't executing.

The contrast with last year is that the first ten games of 2020-2021 season held no hope for winning.

Zub

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I wonder if we'll call up JBD or Thomson soon because this needs to stop ASAP.

 

[Cosmix]

Well that was entertaining

GM has to address the weaknesses on this team or we won't go anywhere

He has been the GM for a few years now and we have seen what he can do.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Throw them to the wolves? That was a good game. We didn't get any goaltending. Some good takeaways from that game to score 5 and to have the better of the play in 2 periods

Being thrown to the wolves in general as the season wears on and the top guys are being over-played and there's zero depth to help out. Tonight was a good game but with a decent 2nd pairing and a real top-6 C or W, we might have actually won instead of being shelled like it's 1941.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Brannstrom would have been curled up in the fetal position or hiding on the bench in a heavy game like this.

Maybe that's what people need to see.