GDT: Yotes @ Caps | 11/5/22 | 7:00pm ET

[IafrateOvie34]

I feel like they should just dump Mantha, Carlson, Oshie, Kuzy for whatever is under 25 and not injury-prone and just focus on getting Ovi to 895. This loss probably cements us as out of the playoffs. No way we'll make this up. We're 6th in the Metro with one more game played than everybody else, 2-3 more games played than some teams.

We're done.

Indeed, but the organization will spin it as man games lost to injuries.

 

[hb13xchamps]

When do they announce the Lavi extension?

 

[YippieKaey]

Indeed, but the organization will spin it as man games lost to injuries.

Perhaps. Or, perhaps their master plan is to sneakily tank by injuring their own players?

 

[troyerlaw]

Rock bottom?

Not even close. So much terrain still to explore on our slow downward swirl

 

[Dessloch]

Nice jerseys guys. looks great

 

[Hivemind]

Perhaps. Or, perhaps their master plan is to sneakily tank by injuring their own players?

Lou isnt our GM

 

[YippieKaey]

Imagine Ovie chasing 895 whilst also tutoring Connor Bedard to fill his shoes. That'd be something. Only 69 games to go of this mediocre crap.

Let's go!

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Imagine Ovie chasing 895 whilst also tutoring Connor Bedard to fill his shoes. That'd be something. Only 69 games to go of this mediocre crap.

Let's go!

Add in Lapi and Miro with a innovative coach.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Look on the bright side. Won’t have to schedule any summer plans around a potential deep playoff run.

 

[max21]

Nice jerseys guys. looks great

Not sure if you’re serious or not…. Or did you come to share misery with us?

 

[PlushMinus]

We are a truly a bunch of losers, top to bottom. Gustafson is a buffoon, and that’s on you BM for thinking he’s an upgrade over Lu Jo, etc.

I think they viewed Gustafsson as a replacement for Schultz. Not much of a defensive player but able to score points and be used on PP2. It's pretty clear he's been a defensive liability throughout his career and has only really had any kind of success when playing on bad Chicago teams.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Nice jerseys guys. looks great

Caps and Penguins racing each other to the bottom of the East

 

[HeyMattyB]

Rock bottom?

We haven't even begun truly sinking yet. We've just spotted the iceberg and are still bracing for impact. After this next stretch of games, though, there will probably be nothing left except the long, slow descent down into the icy depths of despair and--ultimately (thankfully)--the sweet bliss of death.

 

[Langway]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

Holy shit, people. It's barely 15% of the season played. Step off the ledge.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Holy shit, people. It's barely 15% of the season played. Step off the ledge.

I hope you're right, but the East is a bloodbath this year. A good team or two will end up missing the playoffs, but that might be us at this rate

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Just cancelled SlingTV. Save myself some money and just watch the ESPN+ games.

I may do the opposite. Cancel ESPN+ and just watch TNT games on YouTube TV.

 

[PlushMinus]

Not even close. So much terrain still to explore on our slow downward swirl

It will really get bad when Kuemper realises he can't single handedly keep us in games by standing on his head every time he's in goal. If he starts to falter (and Lindgren) then we are truly screwed.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

I hope you're right, but the East is a bloodbath this year. A good team or two will end up missing the playoffs, but that might be us at this rate

They very well miss the playoffs. But this game was no death knell, nor is any game before March. There are 69 games left on the schedule.

 

[YippieKaey]

Add in Lapi and Miro with a innovative coach.

And Chesley as the PP QB.

 

[um]

Well at least we picked a good year to start sucking... great draft and a bunch of free agents we can trade.

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

When Matt Irwin is your best player, you aren’t sniffing the playoffs.

 

[YippieKaey]

Holy shit, people. It's barely 15% of the season played. Step off the ledge.

The standings by the time of American Thanksgiving tend to be a pretty good reflection of the standings after 82 games.

And i don't know about you, but where's the improvement coming from here? Possibly Kuzy starts shaping up but that's not enough.

We're done. Book it. Might as well tank.

It will really get bad when Kuemper realises he can't single handedly keep us in games by standing on his head every time he's in goal. If he starts to falter (and Lindgren) then we are truly screwed.

Darcy Kuemper is a very injury prone goalie on an extremely injury prone team. He's also our best player currently so im betting he's out with something within the next 5 or so games.

 

[g00n]

The standings by the time of American Halloween tend to be a pretty good reflection of the standings after 82 games.

And i don't know about you, but where's the improvement coming from here? Possibly Kuzy starts shaping up but that's not enough.

We're done. Book it. Might as well tank.



Darcy Kuemper is a very injury prone goalie on an extremely injury prone team. He's also our best player currently so im betting he's out with something within the next 5 or so games.

Thanksgiving

 

[Capsman]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

This confirms what the eye test tells me, CM makes some smart, nifty plays on offense. If he can get stronger, work on finishing, and improve defense (which I expect he will) along with playing his natural position, he will be a player. I’d like to see him center teammates who aren’t offensively inept .