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Offline waynerivers

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Re: GDT #36 Caps vs Jets @ 7pm
« Reply #20 on: Saturday December 24, 2022, 02:43:15 PM Eastern »
It can be solved by just keeping Ovie off the ice when the net is empty, at least half the time.  I swear Ovie purposely missed that long shot that grazed the post.  He was probably sheepish about getting #802 into an empty net but couldn't intentionally flub two chances. 

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Re: GDT #36 Caps vs Jets @ 7pm
« Reply #21 on: Saturday December 24, 2022, 04:02:47 PM Eastern »
Congrats Ovi.  kind of like a better 802 but when he gets to 895 nobody will care about #802


Another nice win.  really been playing well, but so has nearly every one else in the Division. It's crazy


Go Caps.


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Re: GDT #36 Caps vs Jets @ 7pm
« Reply #22 on: Tuesday December 27, 2022, 07:55:15 AM Eastern »
Well, here we go again.


Now the Caps, with their good recent play, are on the edge of the playoffs again.  We're going into January, so if the team hangs on for another couple of months it is likely that they will try to add talent at the trade deadline, especially if Backstrom won't be able to play until the playoffs (if ever again), since his huge LTIR cap exemption would still be in play.  This franchise is now in limbo -- good enough to make the playoffs or threaten for it, but not good enough to be a serious Cup contender -- that will keep them chasing after what really isn't a realistic goal and putting off the inevitable rebuild.


It's the irony of the current salary cap structure:  The larger Backstrom's contract is and the worse it looks as an investment in a playing asset, the BETTER it is for the team if he ISN'T able to play.