They didn’t play together in the 3rd at all I don’t think.We can end this ovi/conniemac thing right now carbs.
Quick touch passes and get shots through and go for rebounds. It's that simple. The Rangers PK is too quick to try to make pretty plays on the PP.My wife and I were watching and I blurted out "just shoot the damned thing!" It looked like our guys were looking for the 'perfect' shot each time.
The team was fatigued chasing the game too much in the 2nd period. This is what happens when you play not to lose instead of playing to win the game!They didn’t play together in the 3rd at all I don’t think.
Time to try OV with Strome again! Neither had an offensive impact playing on separate lines, so might as well try them together again.We can end this ovi/conniemac thing right now carbs.
The Caps are going to need go study the Rangers’ pressure points and rotations to know where the pressure releases are. It will also require practicing those passes. It’s one thing to discuss it between periods and another to execute the passes. I suspect some of those outlets will need to be the bumper.Quick touch passes and get shots through and go for rebounds. It's that simple. The Rangers PK is too quick to try to make pretty plays on the PP.
11 forwards and 7 d-men. Put Miro or Sgarbossa(isn't better at faceoffs than some of the other Caps centers?) in for Patches and with 7 d-men you can have both Mcllrath and Alexeyev. Sandin/Jensen are not gonna be 100%, so you know the Rangers will target those two hard, even on borderline penalty type hits.Pacioretty doesn’t have to see the ice again in my opinion. What a pathetic game from someone who should’ve been amped up to play. I counted 4-5 offensive zone turnovers and a few were on the PP. Lifeless in the d zone and all speed is gone. Not to mention the penalty.
Put in Sgarbossa or Ivan M you’ll likely get more energy at the very least
Honestly what did we expect down 2 of the top 4. Get those two guys back and I like the chances we have to fight this battle.
Question should Alexyev or Mac stay in? I’m leaving Mac in for the grit and Rempe fight. Can’t afford to lose Willy
Except for that entire offensive area. And the defensive breakdowns.
They'll be done in four if this is all the vets have left.
wtf?? where are the 7 d-men you want to play? we can barely dress 5 if Iorio is injured.11 forwards and 7 d-men. Put Miro or Sgarbossa(isn't better at faceoffs than some of the other Caps centers?) in for Patches and with 7 d-men you can have both Mcllrath and Alexeyev. Sandin/Jensen are not gonna be 100%, so you know the Rangers will target those two hard, even on borderline penalty type hits.
Or if they want to block shots, shoot puck harder into the soft spots of the blocker! Makes 'em think if they really want to block shots.If the other team blocks a lot of shots by going down you have to fake them out of position.
If they mostly just put a bunch of bodies in the slot to block shots from the point, get the puck low and make them turn around.
Dude calm down and think a little. Even if you get Sandin/Jensen both back, they are not 100% and will be targeted. If one of them goes down in-game again, then the D will get fatigued again. We are not getting offense from 4 lines anyway, so having a 7th d-man and one less forward is not necessarily a bad thing.wtf?? where are the 7 d-men you want to play? we can barely dress 5 if Iorio is injured.
Johansen is next to useless. He is about to become a UFA and I wouldn't even be looking to sign him.
Not such a big loss considering he wasn't being played enough mins anyways. Next young man up or 2 needed d-men back!Unless it’s already been reported, pretty sure I read Iorio’s lips as “it popped”, as he was leaving the ice.
Separated shoulder?
TVR is a borderline 4 guy, but better suited as a 5/6 guy. Mcllrath is tough and good neutralizer for Rempe bullying other Caps around. It also allows TW to focus on the more important parts of the game and not play dumb try to match Rempe's toughness.About what I expected. Rangers would come out pumped to play games that actually matter for them in front of their crowd and the Caps would look pretty wide-eyed with all of the youth and playoff inexperience on the team. Some unfortunate breaks/no-calls led to a few goals against.
I honestly might sit TvR if Jensen and Sandin can come back and roll:
Fehervary-Carlson
Sandin-Jensen
Alexeyev-McIlrath
McIlrath hasn’t looked half bad and they could use his physicality this series. TvR doesn’t seem to be adding much to the lineup at the moment.
I’m not a big fan of jumping right to 11/7. It’s not something the Caps have done once all season long and you are still likely going to have one of Carlson, TVR, or MF, eating the brunt of the hard d zone draws and PK.11 forwards and 7 d-men. Put Miro or Sgarbossa(isn't better at faceoffs than some of the other Caps centers?) in for Patches and with 7 d-men you can have both Mcllrath and Alexeyev. Sandin/Jensen are not gonna be 100%, so you know the Rangers will target those two hard, even on borderline penalty type hits.