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richkrt99:
--- Quote from: Beaglefan2 on Tuesday June 27, 2023, 07:17:50 PM Eastern ---I really hope that they free up enough money to sign Fever to a long term deal - 7 or 8 years at a reasonable number.
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They better sign Fever. He's been a solid NHL caliber guy even at his young age. I think he will only get better. We let friggin Ziggy (Siegenthaler) get away (and for nothing). The Caps desperately need some solid young D. Carlson, Jensen, TVR....will only decline.
I will be royally pissed and greatly disappointed if they fuck around and don't sign Fever to several years.
I think Alexeyev will also be good, but he has not had as much playing time/development as Fever. They are both 23, but AA isn't RFA for two more years, so that will help with the cap situation short term. Of course if he becomes a real stud the next couple years....
Carlson / Jensen / TVR for the old experience D, and Sundin / Fever / Alexeyev for the younger guys. Meh...that's not terrible. A team in rebuild and trying to get younger, I see no reason not to play Alexeyev full time this season.
Sundin showed me last year he's certainly ready to play (hope he didn't really injure his knee)
I guess we really need at least one more D. I wonder if they sign Irwin again for a year as a backup
Man, they HAVE TO sign Fever
Beaglefan2:
Totally agree. Just think if they had kept Ziggy and then signed Fever long term, that would be a great pair. They will need to free up some money though to sign Fever at a level he would agree to for a 5 year deal or more.
Still a lot of different projections on who we pick tonight. Most people are showing Michkov going 4th or 5th still. All the hype at the top is on Bedard, but man that Leo Carlsson out of Sweden is a horse! He is 6' 3" and 193 lbs and is a center that can skate and make plays. Bedard may be the next McDavid, but he is on the small side and 5 years down the road, I bet Carlsson will be the better player.
Mickstix:
Ziggy move rivals the Forsberg deal as far as Im concerned. Just awful management. But that's what DC sports teams do when they're desperate, thinking there's a window to make the playoffs or (laughably) a championship. We moved him for nothing, so we could play 40+ year old Chara for a year? :-\
CapitalsXTC:
Looks like the bumperboards are dead, glad I found this place...looks active. Nothing to contribute about the draft but looking forward to it!
Mickstix:
Welcome CapX. There's only a few of us that are "active" but we do our best. lol
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