2013 NHL Season Thread: TUUKKA RASK, HE'S FROM FINLAND, AND IS INELIGIBLE TO BECOME MAYOR

[Bregor]

Also, three game losing streak? ERSKINE IN LINEUP! ERSKINE SMASH!

Edit: Holy fuck

Stephen Whyno ‏@SWhyno

#Caps top line: Ovechkin-Beagle-Crabb

8-83-15
17-19-20
25-9-42
26-90-16

wat

Edit2: Actually it just looks like Ovie's been demoted to the 4th line. Wolski-Backstrom-Brouwer looks more top line material. Chimera-Ribeiro-Ward and Hendricks-Johansson-Fehr 2/3 take your pick I guess. HOLY FUCK ADAM OATES WHAT ARE YOU DOING

[BadKarma]

Being a terrible coach. Wayne Gretzky v2

[Bregor]

Yeah it seems like a panic move. If you're gonna split up Ovie and Backstrom, Ribeiro centering Ovie would make the most sense.

[BadKarma]

Oh god DP is playing. Over under on injury

[Thoronas]

The Capitals coaching train wreck has been almost as entertaining as the Canucks goalie fiasco as far as narratives go.

[Judai]

Caps looking better in the first 2m30s tonight then in the previous 3 games.

[Judai]

Hey Breg, any idea why Orlov isn't playing? Kundratek hasn't looked, non of the D has to be fair. Is he injured and it isn't listed anywhere that I have seen?

[Bregor]

Caps looking better in the first 2m30s tonight then in the previous 3 games.

This is what the last two games have looked like though, Caps look solid, allow first goal, go into hibernation.

[Bregor]

Hey Breg, any idea why Orlov isn't playing? Kundratek hasn't looked, non of the D has to be fair. Is he injured and it isn't listed anywhere that I have seen?

He's day-to-day, I think in Hershey for conditioning. He'll play when he's 100%.

[NynJa]

Great players dont necessarily make good coaches

[Cail]

back2back structure fires today...time to relax with some pizza+hockey!!

[Judai]

Great players dont necessarily make good coaches

3 games doesn't necessarily mean anything at all, especially when there was no camp. People making such a big deal about it, I'm not happy with how they have been playing but they need time to figure out the new system, new positions and new players.

but yes, being a good player has nothing to do with being a good coach.

[Cail]

kinda surprised to see neuvirth in again on b2b

[isladar]

back2back structure fires today...time to relax with some pizza+hockey!!

But not the shift key, of course.

[Bregor]

Great players dont necessarily make good coaches

In fact they almost never do.

I think Oates deserves this season, and next year's training camp and season before we jump to any conclusions though.

[Bregor]

kinda surprised to see neuvirth in again on b2b

He looked pretty sharp last night, and it's not like Holts was a brick wall...

[Cail]

oh god..caps on PK oh god

[Cail]

He looked pretty sharp last night, and it's not like Holts was a brick wall...

true

[Bregor]

Brouwer brouwerin'

[Cail]

nice job brouwer