Brian MacLellan, their GM, was sort of hinting at the end of last season, the lack of pace, especially when it comes to someone like Nicklas Backstrom, who you see way further down the lineup for the Caps. Especially with how you mentioned how slow they look. Ovi is struggling, the Caps are struggling, and I’m not sure if there’s a fix.įrank Seravalli: I’m not sure there’s a fix longer term, if you’re thinking the whole 82-game season. Before this stretch, the last time he was held shot-less was November 11 of 2021. That was the first time in Ovi’s career he’s been held without a shot in back-to-back games. This looks like a team that’s nowhere near competing for a playoff spot, and it’s kind of exemplified in the Ovechkin struggles. I’m feeling pretty good about that because they look very slow right now. Tyler Yaremchuk: The Washington Capitals, Frank - I was also in the ‘Wait and See’ camp on them, and I ended up not putting them in a playoff spot in my pre-season predictions. What’s going on in Washington? Tyler Yaremchuk and Frank Seravalli broke it down on Thursday’s episode of Daily Faceoff Live. Ovechkin has three years left on his $9.5 million-AAV contract and remains 75 goals back of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record of 894. The Caps already won the Stanley Cup with Ovechkin back in 2018, but they’re nowhere near that level right now. Ovechkin himself has been held without a shot in back-to-back games for the first time in his NHL career. The Washington Capitals are in a bit of a rut to start the 2023–24 regular season.Īlex Ovechkin’s club has yet to win in regulation through three games, narrowly defeating the Calgary Flames in a shootout and being beaten soundly by both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators.
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