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alta:
--- Quote from: justwincaps on Monday July 16, 2018, 10:39:23 AM Eastern ---Look at Capfriendly [https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/capitals], it's looks like Wilson and Bowey are the two outstanding issues.
Does anyone know of any timeline the Caps need to meet to get these two signed? Since neither has a contract for next year, do they just need to be signed before training camp? I've read somewhere that the Caps were looking to go longer term with Wilson, which I like.
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It's depends how the CBA is written, but I'm guessing the player has to have a contract by the time the season starts.
I'd love to see Willy signed long term too. But what's long term? If I were the GM, regardless of the cap hit, I wouldn't go longer than 6 years. Thats the longest I'd go for these days for anyone. IMHO, the Oshie contract is too long, thankfully it's not a major cap hit like Carlsons is. Carlsons contract is gonna hurt this team in the next couple years. After getting burned by Jäger, I was amazed Ted signed OVs extension, 13 years was too long, and I think he got a little contract lazy the past few years.
4 Caps:
--- Quote from: alta on Monday July 16, 2018, 11:39:36 AM Eastern ---
It's depends how the CBA is written, but I'm guessing the player has to have a contract by the time the season starts.
I'd love to see Willy signed long term too. But what's long term? If I were the GM, regardless of the cap hit, I wouldn't go longer than 6 years. Thats the longest I'd go for these days for anyone. IMHO, the Oshie contract is too long, thankfully it's not a major cap hit like Carlsons is. Carlsons contract is gonna hurt this team in the next couple years. After getting burned by Jäger, I was amazed Ted signed OVs extension, 13 years was too long, and I think he got a little contract lazy the past few years.
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There is no timeline but obviously they can’t play untill they sign a contract but I don’t see either player holding out.
BlackIce:
And now Bowey is signed -- 2 years at an AAV of $1 million. I'm surprised -- I thought he'd get a bit more than that; I was guessing $1.3 million AAV.
So now the only moves left to make are Wilson and whatever veteran 7th defenseman they bring in.
zerofox:
My wish list:
Wilson
Bottom pairing veteran D so Bowey is on the outside looking in as the 7th man
Experienced 4th line forward or backup goalie in case current options don't pan out
As it stands (I'm assuming Wilson gets signed), the Caps have a very potent top 9 forwards and top 4 defense
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson (If Wilson can continue to prove that Top Line Tom is viable and Ovi/Kuzy continue being themselves, this will be a stellar line)
Vrana-Backstrom-Oshie (If Vrana is given more chances to shine under Reirden and steps up, and Backy/Oshie continue being themselves, this will also be a great 2nd line)
Burakovsky-Eller-Connolly (Probably a little more risk with this line. They're all talented players but could easily go cold. Eller and Connolly I'm less concerned about, but Burakovsky is too on/off at times)
Niskanen, Carlson, Orlov, and Kempny are a top 4 that I fully trust. Djoos is a solid bottom pairing guy IMO. I just don't want Bowey to be the 6th guy and force us to play two rookies at all times.
With $7 million in cap space, we should easily be able to sign Wilson and get at least one of the other pieces I'd like to see
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: zerofox on Saturday July 21, 2018, 04:41:30 PM Eastern ---My wish list:
Wilson
Bottom pairing veteran D so Bowey is on the outside looking in as the 7th man
Experienced 4th line forward or backup goalie in case current options don't pan out
As it stands (I'm assuming Wilson gets signed), the Caps have a very potent top 9 forwards and top 4 defense
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson (If Wilson can continue to prove that Top Line Tom is viable and Ovi/Kuzy continue being themselves, this will be a stellar line)
Vrana-Backstrom-Oshie (If Vrana is given more chances to shine under Reirden and steps up, and Backy/Oshie continue being themselves, this will also be a great 2nd line)
Burakovsky-Eller-Connolly (Probably a little more risk with this line. They're all talented players but could easily go cold. Eller and Connolly I'm less concerned about, but Burakovsky is too on/off at times)
Niskanen, Carlson, Orlov, and Kempny are a top 4 that I fully trust. Djoos is a solid bottom pairing guy IMO. I just don't want Bowey to be the 6th guy and force us to play two rookies at all times.
With $7 million in cap space, we should easily be able to sign Wilson and get at least one of the other pieces I'd like to see
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I partially agree. I'm still not sold on Vrana or Burakovsky. I think Vrana can still prove himself but I'd like to see Burakovsky gone. I'd also like to see Stephenson in more than just a checking role. He is very good defensively but he has some skill and is a great skater.
On defense our top 3 is solid. Still not sure about Kempny. He played well in the playoffs, but was it him or the system. He didnt look good when he first got here. We need to see more of him to gauge him better.
I disagree with your assessment on the 3rd pairing. Bowey did struggle last season. He is a rookie so it was expected. Djoos had his struggles too yet you seem to be giving him a free pass. Djoos is better moving the puck but that's about it. He isn't good defensively and he might be physically the weakest player in the NHL. Bowey has enough size and strength to be a solid NHL dman. He also has a decent shot. He just needs to make quicker decisions. I think Bowey passes Djoos on the depth chart before long. Some of our other prospects may pass him too.
To be honest if we add a veteran to play on the 3rd pairing I'd rather see Bowey than Djoos.
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