2023020049
WSH loses, 1 – 6 .
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Is it time to panic? Do we panic now? I have nothing positive about this game to say.
the only part of that game that was good was the first 5 mins. and the last min of the i first period.
everything else was pathetic
I really want to hear from Mac about what his expectations were and what he’s liked so far in these three games and what he expects to get fixed.
Might as well get used to it now. It’s gonna be a rough season.
They looked like a peewee hockey club out there.
The old timers gotta retire and we need to focus on WINNING rather than Ovi break a record.
at least ovi got a point and i got a another lucky guess correct
I’m just as unhappy as anyone else about that game but people panicking after only three games are tiresome. We knew going into this season we were unlikely to be a playoff team.
Garland isn’t the solution to this problem. This is a total team issue that can’t be solved with a single trade.
We aren’t as bad as these games show. We have skill, speed and brains…but we can’t fucking do anything right and everything really is going against us. Out of sync all over the place.
This season will be a dumpster fire. Wilson is regressing. His offensive game since coming back from injury has been non existent, so he’s reverting back to being physical. With more blowout games like this expected this season, more frustration from the team will push him back to making stupid decisions. Guarantee a lengthy suspension this year for him.
It’s wishful thinking that the vets (Oshie, Ovechkin, Carlson, Backstrom) will turn back the clock and produce like that have in years past. Nobody else will drive offensive play. Our offensive production this year will be abysmal. Combined with a weak power play and defense, this will be a bottom 5 team come seasons end.
I’ve always been optimistic when it’s come to this team and there is no denying they reached the pinnacle of hockey, but it’s time to face the music that further changes need to be made to make this team competitive. Coaching isn’t the issue. A bulk of our roster is past their prime. Ovechkin and Backstrom will retire as caps and think Ovechkin will stay with the team until he can break the record. I think the team keeps Backstrom as well and wants him connected to the record in some way (hoping he assists the record tying or breaking goal). Wilson, Oshie, Kuzy and Carlson all have value still and the team should look at moving on from them if they can get something of value back in return via trade.
Hot take: Ovi will not get the goal record because he will age faster than the team can build a support squad around him
we all knew this would be a rough start. I just wonder where all of our preseason energy went? This isn’t how they were fucking playing a month ago.
Absolutely brutal evening. This one was even WORSE than the opener.
I thank you kindred spirits for suffering through this with me. Give your fans SOMETHING to cheer about. 😂
Carbery has to do something dramatic to shake the team awake. There’s no effort or leadership. Why should Mantha and Kuznetsov put out any effort when Ovechkin isn’t?
Top to bottom, this team is in preseason scrimmage mode. There’s no hunger or desperation but there’s also no execution in their play. For all the focus on skill development this team can’t complete a single pass.
A lot of issues but ultimately I think our defense is bad. Can’t consistently defend or get the puck out of the zone.
ARE YOU OK CHRIS
Well hey, at least the Wizards did alright tonight
What’s the over under on Ovi breaking the scoring record now? Wishful thinking : last season he started off rough the same way but kicked it up in early December. Hope his age hasn’t caught up with him
Kuzy looks like a fucking passenger out there… he should not be on the PK
I think I’m in the boat where I’m not expecting the team make the playoffs this year. But man we can’t get blown out like that.
>”Capitals have scored three goals total in their first three games. All three came off rush plays.
They’ve yet to generate a goal off possession and pressure within the offensive zone.”
https://twitter.com/TomGulittiNHL/status/1714822505871937559?t=xRSvgr6OohdGB6pWQb6KZw&s=19
Hey guys. I missed the game.
Did we think it was 4 skaters instead of 5 or something?
Is Jensen the new Carlson?
Play the young guys 😯
We’re a bad team. You guys realize that, right? We were a lottery team last year, made no changes to the roster, and our old players got older. So this should have been expected.
I don’t want to see anyone blame Carberry for this. If you wanna blame something, blame *time*.