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The ‘23-‘24 boredom thread.. no square poop allowed
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: richkrt99 on Friday June 21, 2024, 01:33:31 PM Eastern ---the problem i see with this "be suck now so we can be great later" scenario is...the Caps are basically mediocre now. They are not terrible. I don't think (even without this trade) that they would be in the bottom 10 in the league so the reality of them getting a really top tier draft pick is minimal.
In a fantasy team scenario you could just sell of all your top talent and shit the bed and tank for a few seasons and draft really high...HOPEFULLY. But even then, who knows what the luck of the draft brings you each year.
And...what about commitment to your current players and fans? Guys like Wilson and Ovi and Carlson and even Strome wouldn't be too happy playing on team that the franchise has just written off. Plus these guys are really competitive - they WANT to win.
I'm not knocking the rebuild concept, its long overdue, but I think the reality of managing and implementing all of it is much more complicated and challenging than just saying lets do this and that will happen for us.
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Plus, there is the commitment that Leonsis made to Ovie that he would field as competitive a team as he could all the while Ovie was here. I suspect that may have had something to do with taking this flyer - and that's what it is, a flyer - on Dubois. To me, Dubois feels sort of like a current version of the flyer they took on Mantha.
Plus, there is a new wild card here - Carbery. It seemed as though he basically drove this team that struggled to be competitive, into the playoffs. Maybe the organization thinks this guy has the goods to make chicken salad out of chicken s**t, so they might as well give him tools and see what he can make out of it.
One way or another, the Caps needed to add SOME kind of center to the team this year, by trade or UFA. This is the avenue they decided to take.
alta:
The Caps needed a 1/2 center bad, they don’t have one in the system. Drafting for one could take years, and not 1 or 3. Trading for one is the best option within the 7 years left on Dubious contract. I just hope it works out, because it does resemble the Vrana/Mantha trade where both sides lost.
And, Mick still doesn’t know who Florida is playing
:raspberry:
Mickstix:
They're playin Canada!! And getting their ass kicked again!! lol They look nothing like the team I've been watching since the Rags series. Oilers figured something out or they're just chocking their ass off. 1-0 Oil so far, 4 to go in the 1st.
1-0 Oil after 1. FL with 2 shots on goal to their 11. :raised-eyebrow:
Mickstix:
Wow! Canada rules the USA goal was "offside" after ignoring the on ice call and reviewing a non-definitive replay, keeping Canada's lead at 2-0. Aint that somethin! :snicker:
Mickstix:
3 - zip after 40 minutes.. Bob has left the building! lol Said the Oil have scored on their last 4 odd man/breakaways. Oof!
Game 7 Monday night!
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