Washington Capitals Coach Makes Bold Carolina Hurricanes Statement While Reflecting on Shocking Defeat: “Not Meant Disrespectfully”

It’s not easy to dominate a team with heavy hitters like Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson, Jakob Chychrun, and others. While a young Canadiens squad did manage to break through during certain periods, the Carolina Hurricanes almost made it look effortless. “It wasn’t good, and that’s the bottom line,” said Capitals coach Spencer Carbery about how his team played. Even the Caps players agreed that the Canes were in the driving seat.

“I felt like we didn’t play our style of hockey tonight. We kind of let them dictate the game,” admitted Caps forward Dylan Strome. Yet, what truly surprised the Capitals coach was how his team couldn’t succeed despite the familiarity with the Canes’ playbook. In fact, Carbery even had to clarify that his bold statement about sounding like a ‘broken record’ when calling Carolina “predictable” was far from an insult.

So what did Spencer Carbery exactly say? “They’re the most predictable team in the National Hockey League. Out of all 32 teams, I think you could ask any coach in this league, is you know exactly what you’re going to get. It’s the easiest pre-scout,” said the Washington Capitals coach. “That’s not meant disrespectfully,” clarified the 43-year-old.

Head coach Spencer Carbery meets with the media to provide his analysis of Game 1 and talk about adjustments for Game 2 following today’s practice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.#ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/D9DLe06wz1

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