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richkrt99:
--- Quote from: justwincaps on Monday July 10, 2023, 11:46:03 AM Eastern ---DeBrincat signs with Detroit - taking a potential top 6 the Caps were targeting [per E Friedman] off the board.
At this point, considering it costs Detroit two players and two draft picks [inlcuding a 2024 first rounder], I think I'm glad we didn't pull the trigger on him.
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I don't see how Caps can be looking for a truly top 6 guy with our cap problem....unless Kuzy or Mantha goes, but then we'd need another forward. Honestly, I don't see them moving Kuzy cause we don't have a center to replace him. I think the cost would be too high to move Mantha.
I think this team is about what it is for the upcoming season. Hopefully they prove me wrong.
Hey maybe Kuzy and Mantha will be inspired by the new coach and both have career years :lol:
We have to hope against the hopeless, cause we are Cap fans.
Mickstix:
Yea, there's no deals to be had unless we get fucked in the exchange. Need for Nicky to retire and Oshie to stay healthy. Neither of which is likely. Oh well, hopefully Ovi still gives us something to be interested in. Im just afraid he's about to hit a wall and this old ass team he's on isn't gonna be able to help him much.
Beaglefan2:
So - if they don't do anything with Kuzy or Mantha, which it looks like they won't, then they will be over the cap and won't be able to fill out a full roster unless Pacioretti starts on LTIR. I'm becoming convinced that they are trying to get Nicky to retire. He of course won't walk away from the money, so they would put him on LTIR for the rest of his contract.
I think a really nice scenario would be to start the year with Pacioretti on LTIR and then let Nicky play some games before the home crowd as a send off.
richkrt99:
I think it is a given Max P will start the season on LTIR. They've already said he won't be ready but expect him "sometime in the first half of the season"
Team currently has $888k in cap space, so yeah, they WILL have to make room for Max when he's ready.
It's sad that Nicky needs to retire, but yeah it sure would be the healthiest thing for this team. $9m goes a long way to getting some needed assets.
I agree though...I don't see that happening this year.
richkrt99:
Samsonov gets 1 year, 3.55m deal awarded by arbitration. With this, the Leafs are $12.3m OVER the cap (with expected LTIR of $5.6m). Not sure how the Leafs solve the cap problem. Got to move someone, no?
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