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Rylan wrote:Unfortunately, I don't think he is the problem per se. When your 2 star players are pedestrian at best, mixed in with the rapid decline of Mike Green, and goaltending that can labeled shaky at best all adds up to a formula where your team will fail. But, I do think think he will be fired here in the next year or so if things don't turn around.
Rylan wrote:I don't think he decided for Ovie, Backstrom, and Mike Green to have rapid and severe declines in play.
Based on the play of Holtby and Neuvirth I would also be encouraged and feel that goaltending was going to be fine heading into this season.
Looking over their roster and I don't find too many places on paper that show major weakness. This should be a well rounded team capable of scoring significantly more than they do. They could probably go for another defenseman or winger, but many teams can say that.
canaan wrote:Joel Ward has been the only player that has been a bright spot.
Idoit40fans wrote:Rylan wrote:Unfortunately, I don't think he is the problem per se. When your 2 star players are pedestrian at best, mixed in with the rapid decline of Mike Green, and goaltending that can labeled shaky at best all adds up to a formula where your team will fail. But, I do think think he will be fired here in the next year or so if things don't turn around.
If those problems aren't caused by him, who caused them?
brwi wrote:Going from BB to Dale Hunter and now Oates rather quickly sure doesn't help either.
I don't know what is up with Backstrom because he's got a lot of talent but can't seem to do a helluva lot any more. Green starts to try and be more defensively responsible and then can't do anything offensively. AO isn't the same guy from the past. Their young goaltenders that looked very promising are showing some real flaws.
Doubt McPhee gets fired but there are some real problems in DC.
shafnutz05 wrote:Every time I visit Capgeek and see Ovechkin signed until I am 38 years old and Backstrom to a similar length I lulz wholeheartedly
MarioLives wrote:When backstrom signed that deal most people on here thought it was a great home town discount for the Caps. Not sure what happened to him
Durbano wrote:MarioLives wrote:When backstrom signed that deal most people on here thought it was a great home town discount for the Caps. Not sure what happened to him
He got a concussion and hasn't been the same player since then.
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