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dpf1971:
While I think we were at least a million high on Wilson's contract, I'm glad he's back. Now in saying that, I believe we've now overpaid Wilson and Orlov but slightly underpaid Kuzie. Next year we'll have to deal with Vrana and Bura. The problem is, only Kuzie has lived up to his potential. Yes, Wilson is getting better and better, but how much of that is because he's playing alongside Kuzie and Ovie?? Is he really Clark Mk. II or is he really a potential 20-30 goal scorer on his own right? Now another big question is Orlov going to continue to grow ... in the right direction? While he had a better year last season, he still showed some flashes of inconsistent play. For $5 million a year, we can't have that. And sadly, if he starts to backslide, we better pull the trigger on him fast b/c his no-move clause comes into play during the 19/20 season. And finally, Vrana and Bura. Both of them supposedly have talent to burn and both have shown glimpses of it. But for the past 2 seasons we have also had to sit them b/c they can't play at a consistent, PROFESSIONAL (ie. NHL) level. So there you go; 4 out of 5 of the heart of the next generation of Capital stars (if you leave out Bowey b/c he was supposed to be part of this group) are question-marks but we still pay them to the tune of only leaving the team with one million to spare under the cap. If you're optimistic then that's nothing to worry about and everything will turn out fine, but if you're a realist .........
KitFisto:
GMGM is a better GM?? LOL!!!! I'm sorry DC, but you jumped the shark with that one. McPhee hasn't won squat and BM had to take some of GM's pieces and FINALLY get them over the top with right augmentations. GM is NOT a better general manager.
4 Caps:
--- Quote from: KitFisto on Sunday July 29, 2018, 05:23:01 PM Eastern ---GMGM is a better GM?? LOL!!!! I'm sorry DC, but you jumped the shark with that one. McPhee hasn't won squat and BM had to take some of GM's pieces and FINALLY get them over the top with right augmentations. GM is NOT a better general manager.
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In 4 years BMac has established himself as one of the best GMs in the league. I wouldn’t trade him for any of the GMs listed by DC. In his 4 years the Caps have the most regulation wins and one Stanley Cup ans would have had two if Holtby had played in 2017 like he did this year.
Maacoshark:
--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Sunday July 29, 2018, 05:38:27 PM Eastern ---In 4 years BMac has established himself as one of the best GMs in the league. I wouldn’t trade him for any of the GMs listed by DC. In his 4 years the Caps have the most regulation wins and one Stanley Cup ans would have had two if Holtby had played in 2017 like he did this year.
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I dont always agree with decisions by our GMs past and present but we did win a cup with GMBM. I have no problem with any of the players he has signed. I have some issues with the amount and length of some contracts. As far as trades go I think the only made one bad trade, that being the deal for Shattenkirk. On the fence with the MoJo trade. No problems trading him but I thought we could have gotten more.
The best moves I think GMBM made was the ones he didnt make. Letting guys like Shattenkirk, Alzner, Winnick and Williams go via free agency were all good decisions. Still dont know about letting Beagle go. To be honest, take away faceoff % and Beagle actually had a terrible year. We will miss his work ethic though.
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Sunday July 29, 2018, 05:38:27 PM Eastern ---In 4 years BMac has established himself as one of the best GMs in the league. I wouldn’t trade him for any of the GMs listed by DC. In his 4 years the Caps have the most regulation wins and one Stanley Cup ans would have had two if Holtby had played in 2017 like he did this year.
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Sure, he’s entertaining. Agents love him for their new yachts and the little work they have to do get a player signed by the Caps. But GMs aren’t charities for agents or entertainers, they’re businessman who are at war with agents and the salary cap among other things.
But the bottom line his, GMGMs players won a Cup in a season that was deamed a throw-awayvyear because cap and rooster mess GMBetaMale got us in. A mess that’s gonna get worse year after year due to the entertaining and poor-negotiating skills of GMBetaMale and Monumental.
And we may have had two Cupd if GMBetaMale & Patrick didn’t get hoodwinked into trading Shattenkra while a pond-league team hoping the goalie bails them out. Besides most fans will always blame the goalie first
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