GDT [RS] (#1) Rangers @ Washington Capitals — If Tom Wilson Lives, We Riot!

[Sharpshooter]

If Shesterkin absolutely not playing back to backs or a lengthy amount of starts in row is an issue, then that's a bad look. Georgiev cannot play 30-35 games this season. Like, no.

[Drew a Penalty]

 

[Sharpshooter]

I agree with everything except Georgiev playing well. No, no he did not.

[Vodka Drunkenski]

3 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said:

I agree with everything except Georgiev playing well. No, no he did not.

Aside from the 3rd goal, he wasn’t bad honestly

[Albatrosss]

First game and all but we’ll probably be fighting for a playoff spot. 
Hunt, Tinordi in for what?  No one even looked at Wilson. I really don’t understand 

[AliveIn94]

Rangers goalies haven't stolen games in quite some time.

I think Igor may reach that level but it's a tall ask of most goaltenders given the offensive talent in the league and especially the Eastern Conference.

I like Georgiev, but I hope he finds a job somewhere else when our draft picks show consistent backup goaltender ability.

[Keirik]

1 hour ago, Vodka Drunkenski said:

Aside from the 3rd goal, he wasn’t bad honestly

Georgiev wasn’t the problem. However, it’s game 1. You don’t start your backup game one because game two is tomorrow ffs. You send a message to our goalies that game one and two the next day ARE FOR YOUR GOD DAMN STARTER. Think Hank sits one of these two ? Yes, hof goLie is different but think 2010 Hank sits one of these two? Not a chance. 82 games so plenty of time to rest. You set your season up against a division rival to succeed in every possible way. Also, you start Reaves just to force WSH to make the decision to start Wilson. You don’t let them dictatie that. Odd choices all around.

[Keirik]

2 hours ago, Rangers said:

https://www.tsn.ca/alex-ovechkin-washington-capitals-new-york-rangers-1.1706196

 

NHL EYES GAME

Commissioner Gary Bettman, Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and senior vice president of player safety George Parros were all in attendance for the first Rangers-Capitals meeting since a game last season included six fights in the first five minutes.

Blais and Washington defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk got into it less than two minutes in, but officials stepped in between them and other potential combatants before anyone could drop the gloves.

It was clear the message had gotten through to play hockey and not turn the night into a boxing event.

“Our players and our coaches and our managers are professionals,” Bettman said beforehand. “They know what’s expected of them, and we think it would be best if everybody focused on being on the right side of the line as opposed to the wrong side of the line.”

Utter irrelevant info. We start Reaves and let the guys in attendance see what THEY created. Once you didn’t, you allowed the caps to do their thing. Once the first ended 1-0, it was a hockey game and once it got away quickly while Gretz was talking lol then it became pointless. February it is.

[TwoMinutesForNothing]

Don't think I ever really looked at Goodrow's actual scoring stats until just now.  His career high is 26 points and his career high is 8 goals.  Now he's on our 3rd line with an offensive minded center with the expectation that it's going to be productive?  How will it?  We have very bad depth.  He should be our 4th line center, but they paid him too much for that.  

Blais-Goodrow-Hunt

Great 4th line.

You don't need Rooney, rotate Reaves with Hunt when you need him.  Play Chytil with Gauthier and Kravtsov and be an actual hockey team. 

[Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc]

18 hours ago, Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc said:

This or they go out and hit everything that moves, while Caps play hockey and wins the game 5-1.

 

16 hours ago, Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc said:

19 y/old with his debut against the Rangers? That's a guaranteed goal for him

Atleast my predictions were on point...

[siddious]

2 hours ago, Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc said:

 

Atleast my predictions were on point...

Okay so we can blame you

 

[RichieNextel305]

7 hours ago, AliveIn94 said:

Rangers goalies haven't stolen games in quite some time.

I think Igor may reach that level but it's a tall ask of most goaltenders given the offensive talent in the league and especially the Eastern Conference.

I like Georgiev, but I hope he finds a job somewhere else when our draft picks show consistent backup goaltender ability.

I hope it’s long before that.

We had problems entering the off-season. Some got concentrated on, some didn’t. But one that got literally zero attention that I brought up several times was the need for a veteran backup for Shesterkin and for an upgrade to Georgiev. 
 

Georgiev is too inconsistent. He has nights he can absolutely wow you, and look great. But for every single one of those performances are 7 or 8 starts in between where he looks like what he is: an AHL-level goaltender.

They need to upgrade there somehow and someway. It’s clear that the organization wants to milk every last drop of energy Shesterkin has because he’s never dealt with this kind of workload. But you can’t do that and then put in someone as bad as Georgiev 30+ times a season and expect to call yourself a playoff team. I’m sorry. You just can’t.

[Sharpshooter]

They already had someone in house, Kinkaid, who could have done the job nicely and did so when called upon last season. It wasn't a long stint, but still. As I mentioned before, Shesterkin still not being able to start back to backs is kind of alarming. I just think they're babying him, honestly, but it still doesn't look very good, especially after signing that contract. Kinkaid isn't great either, but are you trusting him more than Georgiev to start 30+ games if that is the case? I probably would. He started quite a bit for New Jersey, even if that was awhile ago.

[torontonyr]

Kinkaid, Blackwell, and Smith are bringing us the cup. With them we'd be unstoppable.

[RichieNextel305]

8 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said:

They already had someone in house, Kinkaid, who could have done the job nicely and did so when called upon last season. It wasn't a long stint, but still. As I mentioned before, Shesterkin still not being able to start back to backs is kind of alarming. I just think they're babying him, honestly, but it still doesn't look very good, especially after signing that contract. Kinkaid isn't great either, but are you trusting him more than Georgiev to start 30+ games if that is the case? I probably would. He started quite a bit for New Jersey, even if that was awhile ago.

Do I trust Kinkaid over Georgiev? Yes. Is he the answer? No.

I still think someone like Halak should have been prioritized this summer. If not him, then someone along those lines.

[Sharpshooter]

Yeah, I wanted Halak also. There were a good amount of free agent goaltenders, inexpensive, out there that would have been so much better than what we have in house.

[Vodka Drunkenski]

Let’s get a new GDT started so the overreacting and whining in this one can be done with

[Sharpshooter]

lol Yeah, I'm glad they're back at it tonight so we can forget about last night a little quicker.

[The Dude]

5 hours ago, TwoMinutesForNothing said:

Don't think I ever really looked at Goodrow's actual scoring stats until just now.  His career high is 26 points and his career high is 8 goals.  Now he's on our 3rd line with an offensive minded center with the expectation that it's going to be productive?  How will it?  We have very bad depth.  He should be our 4th line center, but they paid him too much for that.  

Blais-Goodrow-Hunt

Great 4th line.

You don't need Rooney, rotate Reaves with Hunt when you need him.  Play Chytil with Gauthier and Kravtsov and be an actual hockey team. 

Agree, but I keep Rooney. Fuck Hunt. Rooney is a solid 4th liner/PK guy. Hunt is... he's here..

[Slobberknocker]

waited all year for this one, especially since the gmen and jets are sucking ass.  went down the basement to watch on the 70 inch tv and folded laundry.  started losing my mind when the pucks started rolling in and the wife came down and yelled at me.

 

should of went fishing.  stripers are running nice now.

[Albatrosss]

Kreider with the puck makes me cringe 

[MuddyInTheMiddle]

48 minutes ago, RichieNextel305 said:

Do I trust Kinkaid over Georgiev? Yes. Is he the answer? No.

I still think someone like Halak should have been prioritized this summer. If not him, then someone along those lines.

This. I think that Shesterkin needs someone that can push him as he is still largely unproven as a #1 starter; for anyone that wants to argue, two NHL seasons of 12 and 35 games does not solidify someone as a body of work(no matter how crazy good he is when he is playing). Out of all of the names that were available this Summer, I can think of a half dozen that would have been an upgrade for less/same money as Georgiev/Kinkaid.

[Slobberknocker]

it would be nice if one of these years we would have a coach that can actually out coach the other team.

 

[Pete]

54 minutes ago, Vodka Drunkenski said:

Let’s get a new GDT started so the overreacting and whining in this one can be done with

But let's keep this one pinned for the hot takes that are gonna age like Matthew Perry.

Edited October 14, 2021 by Pete

[RJWantsTheCup]

They looked good until the 2nd goal was disallowed for offsides.   After that the team energy seemed to fade away.  Kakko should've scored twice in the first period.