Quoting: Hockeychiken2234
The Washington Capitals are not good. I’m sorry you need to find fancy stats to make you feel better. My word is not law but my opinion is that they aren’t good and no where near being a competitive team. The D is hilariously over rated. They’re old (their older guys don’t hold a candle to bostons at any point ever) The majority of the guys injured are getting older (legit never a good thing ever) goalies are not dependable so a bounce back isn’t a guaranteed thing although possible. What magical top 6 forward are they gonna trade for? Gonna be a big price no? Over Pay a free agent? Oh and a new coach is magically going to wave his wand and make them dominate. Also the pieces they lose how are you replacing them 😂 my god you really can’t be taking me calling the capitals bad a personal thing. Because you’re getting personal and I’m worried for you. The capitals don’t care about your feelings. And neither does the athletic I promise you it’s going to be okay.
Lets test your knowledge here for a second:
1. Which parts of the defense are "overrated"? Carlson, with 71 points in 78 games in his last full season? Jensen and Van RIemsdyk, with great eye test and analytics? Sandin and Fehervary, the young and improving defensemen? enlighten me.
2. Which Old guys on the team don't hold a candle to Bostons at any point ever? Because last I checked, only one team had the greatest goal scorer of all time, and it's not Boston.
3. Which pieces are they losing in the offseason that can't be replaced and will make them worse? Sheary?
4. Cute that you don't think that Washington would be willing to pay a large price for a top 6 winger, especially considering that's the reason they loaded up on draft capital at the deadline.
I know you're a Flyers fan, which likely means you're quite frustrated with the Flyers lack of extended playoff success over the last ten years, but there's no need to try and use your incredibly limited knowledge of a rival team to project your team's failures onto. I find it extremely funny you seem so bent out of shape that someone refuted your claim on a website that, fun fact, is created for specifically that type of discourse. Keep going on about "Muh Athletic bad" while ignoring the actual points though buddy