Coach Bruce Boudreau took questions and reacted to the Capitals 5-2 loss to Edmonoton last night.
-
Archives
- June 2018
- April 2014
- October 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
-
Meta
On Frozen Blog 
1) At what point does the media/fans start to lay some responsibility on the coach? Should the honeymoon be over? The PK hasn’t improved since Hanlon, yet the PK strategy hasn’t changed.
2) If the team isn’t ready to compete, as it hasn’t in 3 of their past 4 games who should get the blame?
3)At this ‘after game conference’ he gives reasons for the loss, but gives no indication of what changes he can/will do, or calls out a specific player(s). Who wasn’t “mucking it up” enough?
4) They are now close to healthy, yet does anyone reasonably see this team as a true Cup contender? Geez, they’d lose to Columbus if the Jackets made the Finals. SJ/Detroit/Calgary would be ugly!
FAUX…
I don’t suppose you’ve noticed, but instead of being a cellar-dweller NHL team, The Caps are top-5 in points. When did this turnaround occur…? So do we castigate the guy who has brought nothing but success because we hit a three game losing streak?
To wit:
1)a.when the coach is no longer effective.
b. no
c. I would say that switching to a faster, more O-minded PK is certainly a change. It’s not where it needs to be yet, but it’s gotten us 57 points
2) Players. BB has a system that has been shown to work in 27/44 games. One 3-game losing streak does not an ineffective coach make.
3)The players called themselves out. When that happens, the coach can save his public humiliation tactics for when players don’t “get it.”
4)a. Most people outside of DC (and more than a few in DC in an honest moment) don’t see this Caps team getting a Cup this year. Anything can happen, and that’s why we watch. And cheer. I think it could be considered a good year if we go “deep” in the playoffs.
b. The West has given us problems this year. But if things come together enough for the Caps to get to the finals, I imagine we’d be playing a bit differently at that point. Or, we relive the ’98 drubbing we took from Detroit.