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The ‘23-‘24 boredom thread.. no square poop allowed
BlackIce:
Regarding the salary cap: Backstrom is essentially a neutral situation. He is never going to play again. Either he stays on the roster, on LTIR, and the Caps get a season-long $9.2 million exemption above the nominal salary cap to use. Or he retires, and they don't have the $9.2 million exemption -- but they don't have his $9.2 million salary cap hit, either. That's where a lot of the gap between what you perceive as the Caps' cap room and what the salary cap manipulators see as the team's flexibility.
Dubois is interesting. I don't know how he is rated as a skater, but he will be a big rig at center: 6'4", 225. Of course, what team officials are hoping for is a rejuvenation in a new environment. But he has effects beyond what he himself can contribute. McMichael did emerge somewhat at center this past season, but it was obvious at the end of the year that he wasn't up to being a top-line center. but having Dubois on board bumps him down to 3rd line center, and that is an entirely different story. It also keeps Dowd from having to move up in the lineup. He gets to stay as the 4C, which is precisely what he is, especially as he starts staring down his mid-30's.
alta:
The nhl has scheduled 3 days off between games 4-5, 5-6 and 6-7. Game 6 is Friday. Game 7 will be Monday.
Hershey game 4 is tonight at 10pm eastern.
Mickstix:
Yea, they say it's because of the length of travel between cities. What's it take to fly from South Fl to Montreal? 7 hours maybe? On a private luxury jet. They're soft. lol
Beaglefan2:
When PLD came out everybody loved him, including me. He has since been worthless after signing a huge deal. I hate this deal for the Caps. We should have just sucked it up and paid Kemper his money for the next three years to be a backup. Now we have 7 years of a guy at 8.5 and he has proven to be a malcontent that can't be motivated. The Caps are not a Cup contender and we historically have not been a franchise that can motivate guys.
Realistically, our rebuild will take three years and Kemper would have then been gone, giving us more flexibility. Now we will have 4 more years after that with PLD costing $8.5. We are REALLY going to regret this one.
richkrt99:
Wow. I know Debuois contract is both higher value and longer term, but the dude is what 25? FFS getting ANYTING for Keumper, or just getting someone to take Keumper's contract without other assets is a well done deal. This seems like the Caps get the better bargain here. Especially considering the Caps potentially achieved exactly what they needed - dump Kuemper and get a top line C.
Why would LA want Kuemper? I mean i guess they going for the same thing we did...a reliable stable GT, but seems like they gave up more than they got.
$8.5 mill per is no joke. Makes him highest paid Capital NOT named Ovi. Someone must have thought he was going to be a star to give him that contract to start with. He's got good size and supposedly skates well. Coach him up! FWIW...I think Carberry is a better coach to both help and hold accountable the "younger" players - compared to any coach we have had in recent history
Have to sign Malenstyn & McMike. NO way should we sign Patches
Lindy was great last year, but I think not really a top tier NHL GT. I have no problem with giving him the starting job this coming year tho. I just dont see him as helping this team be a cup-contender. Shepherd makes a fine backup. He well traveled and well proven - don't really ever see him getting a real shot at a #1 NHL netminder (anywhere)
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