Speculation: Who should be the new GM of the Washington Capitals?

[BobRouse]

Boston doesn't trap...

ummmmmm...how about YES they do.

Julien trapped in Montreal and the day he arrived in Boston.

http://blueseatblogs.com/2011/09/26/complete-idiots-guide-to-hockey-systems-pt-1/

In one game Boudreau made a comment that he saw Julien was trapping while trailing 3-0 in the 3rd period.


Generally a team that traps will play a tighter defensive system and will rarely if ever try a "stretch pass" as their forwards never bolt the zone.

Teams like Boudreau's Caps, the Pens, and Hawks consistently used (and use) the stretch pass do so due to an offensive philosophy which takes chances.

Trapping teams don't like risk. They protect the neutral zone both offensivley (not being creative) and defensively (not attacking as much).

Not sure how you can say the Bs don't trap.

 

[JayKing]

Renaud Lavoie ‏@renlavoietva 49s
Capitals are still in the process to find a new GM. Mike Gillis, Darcy Regier and Jay Feaster are candidates but not the only one.

 

[Marshall]

None of the names Lavoie mentioned excite me.

 

[RandyHolt]

Jay Feaster

 

[Koized]

Renaud Lavoie ‏@renlavoietva 49s
Capitals are still in the process to find a new GM. Mike Gillis, Darcy Regier and Jay Feaster are candidates but not the only one.

Awful, awful and awful.

 

[Calicaps]

Awful, awful and awful.

dear god...

 

[LifetimeUFA]

Feaster? that is my nightmare

 

[Langway]

That list blows.

I really hope they're not narrowing down to former GMs for the sake of it.

 

[MW6]

Renaud Lavoie ‏@renlavoietva 49s
Capitals are still in the process to find a new GM. Mike Gillis, Darcy Regier and Jay Feaster are candidates but not the only one.

NOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[NoMoreChoking]

Remember folks. It can always be worse and it is starting to become that way.

 

[swimmer77]

Hire Gillis and who will then hire Torts. Should be fun.

Torts would scare the crap out of Nick and Greenie. Don't know what would happen to Ovechkin.

 

[SashaSemin28]

Remember folks. It can always be worse and it is starting to become that way.

We get any of those three, I will apologise for all I have said about George McPhee (apart from letting Semin walk).

 

[Roughing]

If that's the list, and no one said it is, but if that's the list: Eat ****, Ted.

 

[Liberati0n*]

That list blows.

I really hope they're not narrowing down to former GMs for the sake of it.

That kind of Pejorative Slured thinking wouldn't be at all surprising from them. If that is their approach, they should at least have the decency to hire someone potentially decent like Howson.

The one reassuring indicator we have is Patrick's comments about needing to wait for playoff teams to finish in order to talk to some people.

 

[NoMoreChoking]

Gillis is on the same level as McDerp. The others would be awful.

If we get feaster, I will kick so many puppies

 

[FloridaCap]

Gillis isn't horrible, but he's not great either. Like someone else said, much like McPhee.

I can't believe I even heard Feaster's name. Holy ****.

We want experience in our COACH, not necessarily our GM!

 

[Capitlols]

Jay Feaster? Wow. He shouldn't be a candidate for anything. Rather bring McPhee back.

 

[txpd]

so...if some Canadian media type said the caps had asked permission to talk to garth snow, you would believe it?

you guys all wanted McPhee ****canned and many for a long while. now its happened and not having a guy hired is making you guys crazier as the days go bye.

blow up the team. trade ovechkin for futures. and now this. jay feaster. doom. I know feaster is fat and failed in Calgary, but....didn't he win a cup? didn't he win a cup with a team full of skilled players? st Louis, lecavalier, boyle? didn't he get a veteran leader when the face of the franchise wasn't a good captain?

 

[blokeyhighlander]

This is nothing more than posturing to get reactions out of the candidates that are still in the playoffs. Ted wants a piece of a successful franchise.

 

[EroCaps]

Pretty sure Ted said they'd be tight lipped about who was interviewing.

BS report.

 

[Hivemind]

When has Lavoie scooped a Capitals story in the past?

 

[Liberati0n*]

When has Lavoie scooped a Capitals story in the past?

Was he the one who reported the Belanger story?

I'm pretty sure there was something else more recently too, but I can't remember what. He's also considered a reliable source in general.

 

[Brian23]

With something like this, it doesn't need to come from us. He could have just heard from those 3's party that something was going on and tossed it out there like it was something more.

 

[g00n]

so...if some Canadian media type said the caps had asked permission to talk to garth snow, you would believe it?

you guys all wanted McPhee ****canned and many for a long while. now its happened and not having a guy hired is making you guys crazier as the days go bye.

blow up the team. trade ovechkin for futures. and now this. jay feaster. doom. I know feaster is fat and failed in Calgary, but....didn't he win a cup? didn't he win a cup with a team full of skilled players? st Louis, lecavalier, boyle? didn't he get a veteran leader when the face of the franchise wasn't a good captain?

Um, it's a few comments about rumors. It's been like 2 weeks. There is no hire to hate yet. The world isn't over. Nobody is freaking out. Relax.

 

[BobRouse]

Remember folks. It can always be worse and it is starting to become that way.

Its what I feared. I hope the reports are false as those choices are underwhelming.

blow up the team. trade ovechkin for futures. and now this. jay feaster. doom. I know feaster is fat and failed in Calgary, but....didn't he win a cup? didn't he win a cup with a team full of skilled players? st Louis, lecavalier, boyle? didn't he get a veteran leader when the face of the franchise wasn't a good captain?

"Its funny because he's fat!"