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justwincaps:
First gut reaction is it sounds like a short term upgrade at a potential long term cost - but only if Burk continues to improve. Paciorety has 30-39 goals in 4 of the last 5 seasons with 17 last year in an injury shortened season of 64 games. So, I think he's a more reliable 25+ goals than Burk is.
If you want to look at Backstrom under contract for two more years and are willing to pay the $1.5 million premium for Max, I think it sounds like a reasonable "win another now" move, or as Oshie likes to say "Back to Back"..
KitFisto:
Orpik back. 1 year 1 million.
BlackIce:
--- Quote from: KitFisto on Tuesday July 24, 2018, 04:06:03 PM Eastern ---Orpik back. 1 year 1 million.
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Plus a potential $500,000 extra in performance bonuses. I don't know how that works with respect to the salary cap.
One big fish yet to be reeled in.
4 Caps:
Another brilliant move by BMac in retaining Orpik but at a very reasonable price. The thing that impresses me the most about Orpik is his mentorship of the young defenseman. After every practice he stays on the ice working with the young defenseman and is always one of the last players to leave the ice. After his playing days are over I can definitely see him being an assistant coach. This season I see him being in the 7th defenseman role depending on how Bowey progresses and also he will be good insurance in case any of our defenseman get injured.
zerofox:
I agree. Bringing back Orpik at such a low cost and short term was a smart move by BMac. As much as Orpik has his issues, he's way more manageable at $1 million per year than at $5+ million. I hated Orpik at $5+ million, and wanted him gone. But now that he's cheap, I can't help but think "why the hell not?" I mean, who else could we get for that price that is a veteran presence? This gives the Caps a cheap 6/7 veteran defenseman who can play if Bowey continues to play like an AHLer, and can also mentor the young guys.
With $6.2 million in cap space, let's bring back Wilson and see what we can get with the remaining cash. I think either a veteran backup goalie (if we aren't ready for Copley to be our backup) or a 12th forward (if we don't think Walker, Boyd, or Dowd have what it takes to be the 12th man).
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