Warhead36 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I'll miss being in the playoffs but it is kinda nice to take a spring off from having to watch this team gag it up(2018 not withstanding). Sucks the window appears to be shut and with a once in a lifetime talent we only got one Cup. But at least we got one... Time to retool. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Ted isn't going to go full rebuild while Ovechkin is on the team, so sadly that will have to wait. Its going to be more like a reload We might have set ourselves up to be more competitive if we essentially punted a few of those years and not gotten desperate at the trade deadline (*cough* Erat for Forsberg). But all those years of trading picks/prospects left the cupboard bare. The Cup run in 2018 was a bolt from the beyond. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Ted needs to clean house with both the Caps and Wiz. Dark days ahead if they continue to ride vets and not get significantly younger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I think there’s a way to get a youth movement underway while still providing ample opportunity for Ovi to break the record. We just have to find the courage to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, TradeTheBeal! said: I think there’s a way to get a youth movement underway while still providing ample opportunity for Ovi to break the record. We just have to find the courage to do it. 100% there has been over the last couple of years and that's entirely on GMBM. He's made some really poor decisions over the last couple of years and signed too many vets, which blocked the path of younger players. The only really good run by the team this season was when a bunch of vets were out of the lineup. Edited April 14, 2023 by Hersh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/capitals-and-head-coach-peter-laviolette-agree-to-part-ways/c-343551462 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 1 hour ago, TheGreatBuzz said: https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/capitals-and-head-coach-peter-laviolette-agree-to-part-ways/c-343551462 There's the first step in cultivating our young talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Anyone watching playoffs? Two overtime games on the west coast last night, including that incredible finish to the Oilers/Kings game tied up with 16 seconds left to force overtime. And then today we watched Samsonov get pelted for 6 goals before getting the hook. Sv% under .800. Vanecek and the Devils downed, too with Vitek giving up 4, I think. Now as I'm typing this, Grubauer just got scored on. Sure are a lot of former caps goalies playing today. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Panic in Boston! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 2 hours ago, TradeTheBeal! said: Panic in Boston! Unbelievable collapse. Thx for the first round pick, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Caps fans should be familiar with this sort of great regular season followed by playoff collapse. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 16 minutes ago, Forehead said: Caps fans should be familiar with this sort of great regular season followed by playoff collapse. Misery loves company 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 51 minutes ago, Forehead said: Caps fans should be familiar with this sort of great regular season followed by playoff collapse. It's so much sweeter when it's Marchand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Wasn't this the team with the best NHL regular season record ever? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Biggest regular season point spread between playoff teams in history. Love to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Bruins once again showing the the regular season means absolutely nothing in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Fergasun said: Wasn't this the team with the best NHL regular season record ever? Yes. But you have to take into account the new OT rules which have caused point and record inflation. Boston had 65 wins and won in OT 11 times. 4 of those were shootout wins. The 95-96 Red Wings had 62 wins. So if you subtract the shootout wins they had less than the Red Wings. Also OT was 5-5 back then, compared to 3-3 today. OT goals were a lot less common Edited May 1, 2023 by DCSaints_fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmsy Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 I like watching the fans cry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Blue-chip prospect Ivan Miroshninchenko voided the last year of his contract in Russia and signed an entry-level contract with the Caps. Would likely have been a top-5 selection if not for the Hodgkin's Lymphoma diagnosis before the draft. Underwent treatment last offseason and looked pretty darn impressive when he returned. I think there's gonna be quite the competition for roster spots among the young guys in the organization this offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hail2skins Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 18 hours ago, DCSaints_fan said: But you have to take into account the new OT rules which have caused point and record inflation. Boston had 65 wins and won in OT 11 times. 4 of those were shootout wins. The 95-96 Red Wings had 62 wins. So if you subtract the shootout wins they had less than the Red Wings. Also OT was 5-5 back then, compared to 3-3 today. OT goals were a lot less common A Bruins fan at work was mentioning about how the last 10 Presidents Trophy winners did not win the Cup. I went back and saw that seven of the 10 lost in the first round, two lost in the second round, and one lost in the conference finals. And last year's Presidents Trophy winner was.....the Florida Panthers, with 122 points. I'm not sure exactly how much roster turnover they had (I think at least 14 players remained from last season) or how injuries impacted them, but there probably wasn't as great a disparity between the Bruins and Panthers as many thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Nah…it’s the greatest choke of all time. Bruins were up 3 games to 1 and then up 3-2 in game 7 at home with a minute left. It’s generational and there’s no way around it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Lol Rangers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 3 hours ago, TradeTheBeal! said: Nah…it’s the greatest choke of all time. Bruins were up 3 games to 1 and then up 3-2 in game 7 at home with a minute left. It’s generational and there’s no way around it. I don't know about that - even in terms of hockey, several teams have also blown 3-0 leads. Most recently the Sharks vs. the Kings in 2014. The Bruins also blew a 3-0 against the Flyers in 2010. The Bruins regular season performance is really irrelevant to me. After several years of the Caps early playoff exits despite being top seeds. I almost gave up on watching regular season hockey because it means next to nothing beyond earning enough points to get in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 8 hours ago, DCSaints_fan said: I don't know about that - even in terms of hockey, several teams have also blown 3-0 leads. Most recently the Sharks vs. the Kings in 2014. The Bruins also blew a 3-0 against the Flyers in 2010. The Bruins regular season performance is really irrelevant to me. After several years of the Caps early playoff exits despite being top seeds. I almost gave up on watching regular season hockey because it means next to nothing beyond earning enough points to get in the playoffs. Look, I get that you’re still tender about 2015 even though you really shouldn’t be…the curse is long broken. But, the Caps losing in 7 in the second round to the eventual champion Penguins isn’t remotely comparable to what happened in Boston the other night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 2 hours ago, TradeTheBeal! said: Look, I get that you’re still tender about 2015 even though you really shouldn’t be…the curse is long broken. But, the Caps losing in 7 in the second round to the eventual champion Penguins isn’t remotely comparable to what happened in Boston the other night. Halak comes close, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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