The article emphasizes the critical importance of the Capitals' puck management, particularly in their defensive zone, as they prepare to face the Carolina team, which thrives on mistakes. The discussion highlights unreliable stats like giveaways and takeaways while illustrating how easily Carolina exploits opponents' errors. The writer also notes the goalie Logan Thompson's struggles with rebound control, pointing out that Carolina's relentless forechecking strategy capitalizes on this weakness, making effective puck management paramount for the Caps to have any chance of success in the series.
It's impossible to overstate how important the Caps' puck management - specifically in their own end - is likely to be to their chances at success in this series.
As if that wasn't warning enough for the importance of defensive-zone puck management, how about Logan Thompson's regular-season handling of low-danger shots?
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