Springfield Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Mournblade said: Why has Pittsburgh been so lucky with coaches and we have been so cursed On ice leadership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDeep81 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Mournblade said: Why has Pittsburgh been so lucky with coaches and we have been so cursed Luck and opportunity meet up in Pittsburgh apparently.. Twice they've won a cup while changing coaches mid season.. But they don't sit around and wait when it doesn't look good, they pull the trigger and it's paid off. Plus their gm and scouting dept makes ours it's **** on a regular basis. Their AHL team/system has players ready and the coach gives them opportunity (possibly due to injury) but again, luck meeting opportunity. Our Gm(s) have traded our prospects and draft picks at the deadline and have gotten back plugs who kill chemistry.. Then there's Crosby and Malkin.. All adds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 A little bit of an overreaction going on now. The Caps are always great the first half of the season and only okay the second half. This team may be the opposite of that which would be a good thing. Don't mistake my hope for supporting GMBM or Trotz. I've already been criticizing the front office this season. I just think we need to give some young players a chance to improve rhe first half of the season before passing judgement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mournblade Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 5 hours ago, ixcuincle said: What's with all the purple at the games now. I have STH and I have gone to every game so far and it's mostly been purple all over the lower bowl. Yesterday was especially bad in the 3rd period but people probably saw enough. Yeesh. The Caps used to sell out every game and there was so much red around. Ain't like that no more. They haven't been lucky. Bylsma was alright but after he won the cup he started to regress. Also recall they had a guy between Bylsma and Johnston. Hoping Sullivan eventually regresses but he has won two straight cups and the Penguins other than a few blips look solid. But that's only one half of my comment. The other half is that we have been tremendously unlucky with coaches, and I'm willing to lump Trotz in the same category as Hunter and Oates. No where near as incompetent as those guys, obviously, but just like those guys, he can't get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Can't choke in the playoffs if you don't make the playoffs. (insert black guy pointing at his forehead meme) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, Warhead36 said: Can't choke in the playoffs if you don't make the playoffs. (insert black guy pointing at his forehead meme) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 No NHL thread, so I'll leave this here.... Bieksa tries this all the time LOL. Gudas didn't review the tape apparently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Just saw Burakovsky is now out 6-8 weeks with a broken thumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mournblade Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 37 minutes ago, Hersh said: Just saw Burakovsky is now out 6-8 weeks with a broken thumb. Nisky and Bura gone. Let the tank begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 45 minutes ago, Mournblade said: Nisky and Bura gone. Let the tank begin. The upside is that the Caps are going to be forced to develop depth and play younger guys. No way they are going to tank nor should they. Won't serve any purpose cause they won't come close to any kind of top pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koala Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I don't think we have any young talent at the forward position. Burakovsky IS our young talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, Koala said: I don't think we have any young talent at the forward position. Burakovsky IS our young talent. I didn't mean to suggest it would be a young player moving into the top 6, but I would think Wilson slides up and a young player from Hershey fills in where Wilson was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c slag Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Well maybe hopefully they can turn this around on the upcoming road trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 So there isn’t much talent on the roster at this point, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Well this is a feeling I haven't felt in the last two years. Getting outshot big time. Rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 38 minutes ago, Springfield said: So there isn’t much talent on the roster at this point, huh? 100% on the GM. He chose to pay out some big contracts to a few players which has sacrificed all the depth on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Just now, Hersh said: 100% on the GM. He chose to pay out some big contracts to a few players which has sacrificed all the depth on the team. I think Oshie should have been paid. Orpik is another story. I’m all for a youth movement, but none of these young guys really look hungry. It’s like an AHL team out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Just now, Springfield said: I think Oshie should have been paid. Orpik is another story. I’m all for a youth movement, but none of these young guys really look hungry. It’s like an AHL team out there. I get Oshie, but other big contracts include Holtby, Orlov, Niskanen, and Orpik. (Not gonna include 8 or 19 or 92) To me, one issue is the Caps pay big money on defense but don't have a steady, elite defenseman. The other issue that I've repeated in here is the lack of creativity with the lineup. I know the Caps can't trade Carlson right now, but man they could get a decent return for him. Probably a 2nd round pick at a minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Kuznetsov has to start scoring goals. Bura, while out now, has scored something like 5 total goals in his last 36 or so games including the playoffs. Been sitting on this post. About time Kuzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Madison Bowey looks like he is playing scared. Djoos at least looks like he plays with some confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c slag Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Only 12 shots through 2 periods Really need to step on the gas here in the 3rd period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDeep81 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Looked like the Kuzy goal was the 1st second chance opportunity they had. Not sure what coach is asking of them, but one and done in the O zone isn't a good recipe. Seems their always looking to snipe, w/o many snipers.. If they were trading chances and getting burned the lopsided score would be easier to swallow, but this just looks like bad hockey.. Carlson should be stepping up as a leader/motivator on D, yet he still just looks uninterested and lost. Guess the last 2 years has taken the drive out of most of these guys. Someone said Trotz out by Thanksgiving? Gobble gobble!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c slag Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 West coast road trips are tough but wow this is just demoralizing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 23 minutes ago, GoDeep81 said: Looked like the Kuzy goal was the 1st second chance opportunity they had. Not sure what coach is asking of them, but one and done in the O zone isn't a good recipe. Seems their always looking to snipe, w/o many snipers.. If they were trading chances and getting burned the lopsided score would be easier to swallow, but this just looks like bad hockey.. Carlson should be stepping up as a leader/motivator on D, yet he still just looks uninterested and lost. Guess the last 2 years has taken the drive out of most of these guys. Someone said Trotz out by Thanksgiving? Gobble gobble!! lol Trotz isn't the problem right now. Maybe later this season but certainly not now. The issue lies with the way the roster was constructed and a couple of the current players. It's not Trotz's fault he has to play Orpik 20+ minutes a night or that he has two young defensemen a few games into their careers. The latter will at least 30+ games to start to evaluate. It's not Trotz's fault that Bura and Kuzy aren't scoring. They have chances but aren't finishing. GMBM should go before Trotz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDeep81 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 19 minutes ago, Hersh said: Trotz isn't the problem right now. Maybe later this season but certainly not now. The issue lies with the way the roster was constructed and a couple of the current players. It's not Trotz's fault he has to play Orpik 20+ minutes a night or that he has two young defensemen a few games into their careers. The latter will at least 30+ games to start to evaluate. It's not Trotz's fault that Bura and Kuzy aren't scoring. They have chances but aren't finishing. GMBM should go before Trotz. Trotz is left with a pile, no doubt! But someone always falls on the axe. I agree though, GMBM should be gone even sooner, but won't.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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