Quote Originally Posted by NastiMarvasti View Post
Caps need a retool/build. OV is never going to lead a team to the cup. He's just not that type of player. When your coach won't dare to put you on the ice when you're leading in a game, that says a lot. Semin is done and may go to the KHL, Holtby won't convince me until he does it for a full season, and Green never impressed me all that much. This team, like the Sharks, have had numerous opportunities to prove themselves and haven't done it. They've never even advanced passed the second round and any series they've ever won has been a 7 game squeaker.
Backstrom, Ovie, Johansson, Laich, Chimera, Hendricks - that's a decent start up front. they gave too much term to Ward, but hey, still a decent role player. Hunter had them really committed defensively altogether, but that back-end sucks out loud - something i have said for YEARS now. Alzner and Carlson are terrific pieces, but the rest of that group, no matter how good you may argue them to be individually (like Hamrlik for instance), collectively, they are junk.

Holtby WAS indeed impressive. but you're right, it doesn't render any quality read... especially since this seems to be habit for Caps goaltenders lately.