@LukeCerpinTaxt Caps fans not wanting Tkachuk because of politics is pure comedy based on the disregard of our beloved captains political views and historic profile pic. Idiots
@LukeCerpinTaxt From the few in person games I saw it’s a mix of both. He’s tough, elusive, and also a bit of a rat always stirring it up. I am on record of being cautious of high expectations of him. Curious to see if all of that translates to NHL speed, which is my worry for him
@AdleyLamarKing Maybe for Kyrou and Thomas, yikes that’s an overpayment for just him. That package could be closer to the ask of Auston Matthew or Brady Tkachuk
@TheCupitals Old school out of touch. Yes it is his job to get the team going. Especially with young guys you need to know what motivates them. Bigger problem is organization disconnect. Carberry is fine with over passing for higher danger chances this guy says shoot from everywhere.
@kinqmotion@Klubnik4MVP@sammisilber@TedStarkey 1C XXX
2C Dubois
3C Storme
4C Sourdif
I would argue there aren’t many team who could do better. Not even including lil pro. Point being depth not the issue. High end skill center on the other hand is
@SaintNick2018 I think it’s all a moot point based on Ted’s loyalty. Should it be the case that the front office wants to go a different directions the fan base, hell even the players, would have an incredibly impactful reaction. Might not see a red jersey in the seats for a long time.
@kinqmotion@Klubnik4MVP@sammisilber@TedStarkey Huh? We’ve got 4 guys on the roster right now that are all capable 2C’s and all are great/elite 3Cs. I do admit that we do not have a true 1C but the depth of centers we have is not this teams issue
@kinqmotion@Klubnik4MVP@sammisilber@TedStarkey Was willing to hear you out till this one lol…we don’t have an elite 1C but we’ve got plenty of center depth. Strome and Lil Pro are both 2C’s, McMichael is a solid 3C, Lapierre if given a full year at 3C would succeed, Sourdif is a 2/3C, Gastrin and other prospects
@SaintNick2018 Not counting early years - post ELC- realistically only one of those was a massive miss in 22/23. Missed by 3 points in 13/14 and this year. In it until the last games
@JosephSzymanski Maybe a few years ago yes but not anymore. Their wings overall are all quick, Sourdif is quick while other centers are slow which is fine. 4/6 d will be quick. Game changing skills are far more important. Robertson - goal scorer Tkachuk - PITA 30+ goals. Those are the caps needs
@LukeCerpinTaxt I think if Ovi is to return next year his role is to strictly be a net front presence and faceoff shots. He’s probably underrated in his net front skills. 3LW lots of o zone starts again 30-45 seconds PP 12-14 minutes a night
@sammisilber Weird season - compressed schedule with a uniquely old and young team. Young guys gotta learn fast old guys get no down time. Lack 2-top3 wingers. Need to add two 35/40+ goal guys and pray Ovi comes back as 3LW. Solid stay home D needed. Future is BRIGHT!
@carterbsports I think 2nd in the league is probably the outlier of two other missed playoffs. Carberry is here to bring the young guys along and he has a longggg leash to do so. Cristall is talented but from the handful of games I’ve seen in person not sure he’s fast enough for his size
@carterbsports Carberry is not on the hot seat. Muller is good as gone. Need a top line center and LW not just one they need both. Temper expectations on Cristall everyone.
@LukeCerpinTaxt I had this take about Thompson when Stevenson was up playing well. If Ovi is gone kid the give the net and get assets for Thompson. Teams would be lining up their 1sts + for him
@3rdSquadCaptain@CJC_95 Protas will be good, I think a solid 2C potential but he is not a game breaking high end skill player like Hutson. I’m personally lower on Cristal. Probably close to Sonny than anyone else in my opinion temu Caufield maybe.