"This team is just not where they need to be right now, and it's showing every night they let games slip away that they should have. Injuries are a factor, for sure - they're simply not the same team without Tom Wilson and Justin Sourdif out, to say nothing of Pierre-Luc Dubois - but they've looked sluggish and ineffective for a while now, and this was another example of that."
"Minus: The Caps have been chasing the game far too much lately, and doing so against teams who have much more reason to be sluggish than they do. Absolutely zero reason for the Caps to get outshot 14-4, and outscored 1-0, in the opening frame of a team with tons of injuries coming off a lopsided loss less than 24 hours earlier. It's a coaching issue, it's a player issue, and it needs to be fixed."
The team is not where it needs to be and is letting games slip away nightly. Injuries to Tom Wilson, Justin Sourdif, and Pierre-Luc Dubois have significantly weakened the lineup. Players have appeared sluggish and ineffective for an extended stretch. Jakob Chychrun scored two goals, his third of the season and the most among NHL defensemen. The Capitals have frequently been chasing games and produced a poor opening frame, getting outshot 14-4 and outscored 1-0 against an undermanned opponent. Both coaching decisions and player execution are identified as problems. Logan Thompson made several key saves while Chychrun earned player-of-the-game honors.
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