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4/5 GDT : Washington Capitals 2 at Red Wings 1

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For whatever reason Holtby hasn't been on my radar this season as a shutdown, borderline-elite goalie. But what Mickey just said about him and rebounds is very true, and I might be reassessing.

Also, our puck luck is the worst lately. Damn...

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I didn't see a deflection.

And also is this the third straight game with too many men penalty for us??

yup.

Though I'd like to see a replay of this one. The last games were idiotic penalties. This time the puck got fired right by the Wings bench and someone played it as they were about to head off.

I'd be curious how tight the refs called it or if they should've let it go.

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Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly, but I seem to recall Weiss has been given multiple opportunities on the top six throughout the year and aside from that one brief stint of productivity in December or so, has been equally as brutal as he is now. And also, I don't get this whole "he's not here to play defense" argument. Playing defensive hockey and playing responsible hockey are two different things, neither of which Weiss has shown at any point with the Wings he is capable of. I don't care if he's not the first guy back into our zone. I don't care if he back-checks like a dog out there. I don't care if he doesn't orient his game to protect the middle of the ice and siphon pucks to the perimeter. I don't care if he doesn't force turnovers and regain puck possession. These are things defensive forwards focus on. What I do care about is his poor pass decisions, particularly at the offensive blue line. And I care about his inability to keep an attack alive. And I care about his incompetence along the boards, and in the corners, where even the slightest pressure against him seems to lead to a lost puck. Putting him on the top 6 isn't going to magically give him tons of time and space to work with. Playing smart with the puck is still an important quality to have on the top 6; in fact its more important to have, because now instead of offensive attacks breaking down with Jurco and Glendening on the ice and wasting their opportunities, Datsyuk and Zetterberg are losing opportunities when Weiss loses the puck. To complicate matters, instead of turning the puck over to other team's third line players, he's now turning the puck over to top-six talent. He's a liability. And he's consistently been a liability, regardless of when, and regardless of who he's played with. This is why Babcock has him playing sheltered minutes on the third line and on the powerplay. Its all Weiss has shown he can handle.

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Yea how about Nyquist shoot in when in the slot instead of making a bad pass. But let's blame Weiss anyways...

I didn't watch a replay or anything but live it liked like Weiss was standing still Not paying attention.

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