GDT: Pittsburgh @ Washington -Game seven- 7:30 EDT

[dodint]

Letang would look fantastic in Red/White/Blue. Just sayin'.

[Silentom]

I would be okay with them not making the playoffs.

Ovechkin will be older and fatter. Backstrom will score a million goals against vegas and score...less than that against grown ups. Williams and oshie could be gone. Their defense will be worse unless Schmidt and Orlov blossom. Kuzy is probably at his peak now.

They certainly aren't on the rise.

Hopefully the aren't wise enough to shed Shittenkirk and Orpeck.

Shattenkirk is overpaid but he was an upgrade over last year's poo poo platter capitals defense. He seemed like an ok 2nd pair guy. But that paycheck tho...

And they've still got Orpik for two more years at $4.5MM.

[Dickie Dunn]

I would be okay with them not making the playoffs.

Ovechkin will be older and fatter. Backstrom will score a million goals against vegas and score...less than that against grown ups. Williams and oshie could be gone. Their defense will be worse unless Schmidt and Orlov blossom. Kuzy is probably at his peak now.

They certainly aren't on the rise.

Hopefully the aren't wise enough to shed Shittenkirk and Orpeck.

Shattenkirk is overpaid but he was an upgrade over last year's poo poo platter capitals defense. He seemed like an ok 2nd pair guy. But that paycheck tho...

And they've still got Orpik for two more years at $4.5MM.

$5.5MM cap hit. He's the 24th highest paid defenseman in the NHL.

[Silentom]

[count2infinity]

Dodint's letang hate is approaching Bennett levels, except Bennett sucks. So it's even more confusing this go around. Lol

[Silentom]

Well, he has been as brittle as Beau, lately...

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

Pretty sure Bennett played more games this year than Letang.

[dodint]

Dodint's letang hate is approaching Bennett levels, except Bennett sucks. So it's even more confusing this go around. Lol

It really isn't hate. I just think it's bad asset allocation to build a defense around a guy that consistently misses games and is getting older. People don't get healthier with age.

It's my fault for reading the internet and listening to Madden on the way home all week, I guess. People have been shaf'like all week predicting the teams demise while saying "Gee, if Letang were here this would be a lock..."

It's a team game and they won as a team. I'm stoked. I also don't have to quietly shuffle backwards and pretend (*ahem*) I didn't have a terrible opinion all this time.

[Morkle]

I actually don't disagree with dodint's health assessment. He's another case you have to worry about with concussions, and now the neck/back area. The neck/back don't just get better, Peyton Manning was pretty much neutered because of that.

I think that's why I've been calling for another top defender to offset the loss when/if Letang gets hurt in the years to come. I will say though, I'd rather have Letang than not, purely because when he gets hurt long term, his money comes off the books, and when he plays, he's damn good.

[mikey]

Derrick Pouliot calling for you on line 2...

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[MR25]

The day Derrick Pouliot suddenly becomes a #1 minutes-eating defenseman will be the day pigs learn to fly.

[mikey]

"Give him a chance..."

[MR25]

In terms of importance to the game:

The knob save on Ovie last night was this year's glove save on his breakaway from 09.

[nocera]

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Not very surprising. Ovechkin was a bystander most of this series.

[mac5155]

IB4 testicular injury

Any UFAs this year on the Caps team that we'd like to invite to the dark (winning) side?

[mikey]

We'd like to offer $1 million of our cap space towards them keeping Kevin Shattenkirk...

[nocera]

IB4 testicular injury

Any UFAs this year on the Caps team that we'd like to invite to the dark (winning) side?

Oshie?

Though I'd rather keep their losing stank far far away.

[Morkle]

I don't even know if DP could be a #2/3 defensemen anymore for the Penguins. I think he needs to get traded to figure it out and try again elsewhere.

[Blue Canary]

yikes

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I sometimes wonder if he ever thinks, "Screw this" and wants to go to Vegas or the KHL.

[Blue Canary]

Letang would look fantastic in Red/White/Blue. Just sayin'.

I SAY NO.

[large garlic]

I'd take Oshie or Williams at the right price, but I'd bet the Pens' biggest needs in the offseason will be 3C and top-4 D. Maybe if they lose a winger in the expansion draft...

[meow]

God, I hope they don't need a 3C. I love our 3C. If we could keep him, I'd be soooo happy

[tifosi77]

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Not very surprising. Ovechkin was a bystander most of this series.

I think it's more of a central thorax thing.

[willeyeam]

Oshie is my favorite non-Pen and I would love him. Not sure if he'd fit with the roster and cap situation.. as well as our needs not really being at forward

[willeyeam]

In terms of importance to the game:

The knob save on Ovie last night was this year's glove save on his breakaway from 09.

Who was it for us that hot stopped on an early breakaway? Not Zthe Geno play.. I was afraid that would be their Flower/Ovie save moment