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The 23-24 boredom thread.. no square poop allowed
Mickstix:
The Kings were doing what we should of been doing. Offloading a terrible contract by acquiring a bad one. We did it backwards, as usual.
Lindy and Shep are both better goalies than we deserve, imo. Lindy was playing against NHL teams, behind the S.Carolina Stingrays, most nights.
Beaglefan2:
Rich - the problem is that we are not going to be a contender for the next 3 years, so eating Kempers contract during that time didn't hurt us. Now, we have really hurt ourselves for the 4 years after that with a guy that has been a dog for multiple coaches. Maybe we can turn him around, but other teams said the same thing and got burned. We are going to hate this deal in about 18 months.
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: Beaglefan2 on Thursday June 20, 2024, 07:30:29 PM Eastern ---
Rich - the problem is that we are not going to be a contender for the next 3 years, so eating Kempers contract during that time didn't hurt us. Now, we have really hurt ourselves for the 4 years after that with a guy that has been a dog for multiple coaches. Maybe we can turn him around, but other teams said the same thing and got burned. We are going to hate this deal in about 18 months.
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Yep, you right. I actually typed my post prior to your previous post, but I agree with what you are saying. I really lost sight of rebuilding, with the hope of someone that could actually help this team, in a position we desperately need.
I really have not followed Dubois, so I don't know him, but him being moved 3 times aint exactly promising. A 3rd overall pick in the 1st round, and big body Center sounds great to me, but there has to be a reason LA would move him for Kuemper...although they NEED a goalie.
Maybe we get lucky and this lump of coal polishes up and ages well? Please? Pretty please?
BlackIce:
Here are the facts as I think the organization saw/sees them:
(1) To be competitive in the NHL, you need to be strong down the middle. Backstrom's demise and Kuznetsov's implosion decimated the center corps. The Caps had no replacements, and won't have for at least a few years. You can only get top NHL centers at the very top of the draft, or through draft luck you can't foresee. Where the Caps have drafted for the most part, you can't get anyone that you can even be moderately sure could be a top-6 C. In this year's draft for example, the Caps have pick 17, and if they are lucky might be able to get Michael Hage, who has promise but is far, far from a sure thing to be a top 6 forward.
(2) Kuemper was a waste, and a mid-30's waste at that.
(3) Nobody is going to trade the franchise or near-franchise centers without warts. So how were the Caps going to try to improve themselves at center ice? The only real other option, if one wants talent, is to acquire talent with warts, UNLESS a top-flight center hits UFA.
The nice thing about this trade is that it addresses all of (1) - (3) above with one move, and a move that gives up nothing we didn't want to give up. I don't know the FA and trade market this summer. Is there any really premium center (Dubois tools or better, without the warts), that the Caps could possibly acquire, and if there is, would we have had to break the bank to get that person, either with money as a UFA or players/prospects/draft choices in a trade?
Then there is the elephant in the room: Ovie for his last two seasons to try to break the scoring record. He needs a center to work with. I wouldn't be surprised if Dubois comes to camp with the expectation that he will be Ovie's center.
alta:
--- Quote from: Mickstix on Thursday June 20, 2024, 12:24:15 PM Eastern ---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
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According to the interwebs, Miami to Edmonton is 7 hours 28 minutes. But top tier professional teams dont fly coach. There are planes available for charter that sports teams use and the entire plane is first class seating. They have room to stretch.
Miami to Montreal is a 4 hour flight.
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