Doohicksie Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Capitals lines: 8-Alex Ovechkin 19-Nicklas Backstrom 77-TJ Oshie 90-Marcus Johansson 92-Evgeny Kuznetsov 14-Justin Williams 25-Jason Chimera 83-Jason Beagle 43-Tom Wilson 21-Brooks Laich 46-Michael Latta 65-Andre Burakovsky This lineup makes no sense. I mean, why isn't Tom Wilson's first name Jason? Quote
qwksndmonster Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) This lineup makes no sense. I mean, why isn't Tom Wilson's first name Jason?Some GMs have no vision. I think I'll be watching this one live tonight, so that's fun. I hope we get another strong game from Eichel. Edited December 28, 2015 by qwksndmonster Quote
wjag Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 I don't know how much folks have watched the Caps this season.. Sure you have the usual suspects Ovie, Oshie and Backstrom. The guy that strikes me as the one to watch tonight is Wilson. He plays with an edge. He could easily rile a guy like Kane and he would certainly not hesitate to pop Eichel. He will be in a fight before the nights out. Betting Foligno (if he plays) or Deslauriers Quote
WildCard Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) I don't know how much folks have watched the Caps this season.. Sure you have the usual suspects Ovie, Oshie and Backstrom. The guy that strikes me as the one to watch tonight is Wilson. He plays with an edge. He could easily rile a guy like Kane and he would certainly not hesitate to pop Eichel. He will be in a fight before the nights out. Betting Foligno (if he plays) or DeslauriersI saw Wilson last year a ton, my buddy is a Caps fan. Fell in love with his style after his 1st shift. Made for the playoffs Last night marked the start of Evander Kane's upcoming 26 game point streak Edited December 28, 2015 by WildCard Quote
qwksndmonster Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Tom Wilson is hard to play against and is a real prick. Never been too impressed with his game outside of that, though. Quote
wjag Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Tom Wilson is hard to play against and is a real prick. Never been too impressed with his game outside of that, though. I didn't point him out for his scoring prowess. He is a major PITA to play against and he could get under the skin of a few guys. He is second in the league with 86 PIMs. Quote
Norcal Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Buzzsaw I don't know how much folks have watched the Caps this season.. Sure you have the usual suspects Ovie, Oshie and Backstrom. The guy that strikes me as the one to watch tonight is Wilson. He plays with an edge. He could easily rile a guy like Kane and he would certainly not hesitate to pop Eichel. He will be in a fight before the nights out. Betting Foligno (if he plays) or DeslauriersDidn't Foligno take a poke last year? Wilson is a tough competitor and a real SOB, he won't quit coming I hope someone puts him in his place Quote
woods-racer Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 I'm really hoping that HCDB doesn't do the same thing with the Capitals as he did with the Stars and play the one-two-two neutral zone trap defense. I know he gets paid to win, but I would like to be entertained. Quote
darksabre Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Wilson's dirty. I hope our boys are ready to fight tonight. He'll give them plenty of reasons. Quote
#freejame Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Wilson's dirty. I hope our boys are ready to fight tonight. He'll give them plenty of reasons. He also gets more reputation calls against him than just about every other player. Not saying he hasn't made some dirty plays, but his reputation far supersedes his game. Quote
wjag Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 He also gets more reputation calls against him than just about every other player. Not saying he hasn't made some dirty plays, but his reputation far supersedes his game. I agree with this.. He gets some reputation PIMs Quote
woods-racer Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 I agree with this.. He gets some reputation PIMs You had to many clappers. I think you can only have 3-4 clapping in one post. Quote
beerme1 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 He's been with the team for a while now, doesn't mean he's ready to play. But today it sounded like he was part of practice taking shots and such with the team. Quote
nfreeman Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Well, I've never heard of Nate Schmidt, who appears to be a top-pairing defenseman on the #1 team in the EC, so I did a bit of google on him. He was undrafted, played 3 years of NCAA hockey, bounced back and forth from the Caps to the AHL for 3 years, and is in his first full NHL season. Doesn't score much and is on the small side at 6'0, 191 lbs. And yet there he is, playing a big role on a good team. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Well, I've never heard of Nate Schmidt, who appears to be a top-pairing defenseman on the #1 team in the EC, so I did a bit of google on him. He was undrafted, played 3 years of NCAA hockey, bounced back and forth from the Caps to the AHL for 3 years, and is in his first full NHL season. Doesn't score much and is on the small side at 6'0, 191 lbs. And yet there he is, playing a big role on a good team. Food for thought, innit? Quote
qwksndmonster Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Well, I've never heard of Nate Schmidt, who appears to be a top-pairing defenseman on the #1 team in the EC, so I did a bit of google on him. He was undrafted, played 3 years of NCAA hockey, bounced back and forth from the Caps to the AHL for 3 years, and is in his first full NHL season. Doesn't score much and is on the small side at 6'0, 191 lbs. And yet there he is, playing a big role on a good team.Good call. I am only familiar with Niskanen and Carlson, so I'm very interested in watching their D corps tonight. Quote
inkman Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 My first time with Gin. Guess it's not my drink. I really like Gin although my wife says it turns me into an . Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Well, I've never heard of Nate Schmidt, who appears to be a top-pairing defenseman on the #1 team in the EC, so I did a bit of google on him. He was undrafted, played 3 years of NCAA hockey, bounced back and forth from the Caps to the AHL for 3 years, and is in his first full NHL season. Doesn't score much and is on the small side at 6'0, 191 lbs. And yet there he is, playing a big role on a good team. Food for thought, innit? I think it says more about Carlson than it does the dude nobody has ever heard of. It seems to me there's two methods of utilizing an elite defenseman: either you pair him with your second best defender and play them huge minutes (Keith-Seabrook, Josi-Weber, etc), or you let the elite guy drag around a lesser defenseman and have a higher quality second pairing (I'm lookin' at you, Doughty-McNabb). Quote
WildCard Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Are Keith and Seabrooke paired together? Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) Are Keith and Seabrooke paired together? For as long as I can remember, yes. I think Quenneville may have shaken it up this year though due to Oduya's departure and their seeming inability to replace him next to Hjalmarsson. Edit: Just looked it up and yea, it looks like Keith and Hjalmarsson have been together this year mostly. But the previous four seasons Keith has had like 4x the time with Seabrook that he's had with Hjalmarsson. Edited December 28, 2015 by TrueBlueGED Quote
qwksndmonster Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) Are Keith and Seabrooke paired together?Seabrook has been playing almost equal time with Svedberg, Van Riemsdyk, and Hjalmarsson this year. I don't remember the pairings during the playoffs last year, I just remember seeing a lot of Hjalmarsson, Keith, and Seabrook. Edited December 28, 2015 by qwksndmonster Quote
WildCard Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 I swear I saw them on different pairings in the playoffs last year, but maybe that was just for the Cup run? Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 I swear I saw them on different pairings in the playoffs last year, but maybe that was just for the Cup run? For some reason the playoff splits aren't loading properly, but you're probably right--Keith averaged 31 minutes of ice time and both Seabrook and Hjalmarrson were at 26, while Oduya was just under 25. So it seems pretty clear that Keith would have had to have spent a good chunk of time away from Seabrook for the playoff run. And see the edit on my previous post: Keith and Seabrook have mostly been on different pairings this season. Quote
Taro T Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 My first time with Gin. Guess it's not my drink. Gin & phonics - what an excellent game. :lol: Quote
qwksndmonster Posted December 28, 2015 Report Posted December 28, 2015 Wings, beers, and old friends in town while I watch the game tonight. :beer: Quote
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