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GDT#60 Capitals @ Kings 10:30pm Mon Feb 18, 2019 NBCSWA, FS-W
zerofox:
--- Quote from: richkrt99 on Thursday February 21, 2019, 09:07:52 AM Eastern ---
Zero,
I was suggesting only in Jest at first that we trade Burka straight up for Beags. IMO your are 100% correct that Beags has reached his ceiling and I fully expect decline in his play. What is frighteningly sad is that I WOULD take Beags over Burka on THIS team right now for this season at even money. I don't think Beags is worth 3 mil at this point in his career, and I wouldn't want to be stuck with his salary the next two seasons. You are spot on that Burka is a black hole of $3 mil. It was almost a joke suggesting the even swap because Beags was an undrafted 4th liner who is 32 years old, yet he would do more for this team than Burka; a 24 year old 1st round pick.
Burka has had way too many chances to prove himself and Vranna's improvement has indeed made Burka even more of a waste of time. Caps waited too long to just dump Burka, so now we will get virtually nothing for him.
At this point I don't know what to do with him. Will ANYONE trade for him? I mean, if you were interested, why not just wait till next year and pick him up for free? Caps won't be able to resign him due to cap space. I guess some team who WILL be making the playoffs and have the cash and some minor worthless trade bait could go out on a limb and pick him up for cheap and then not resign him if he (continues) to flop.
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Ah gotcha, and I agree and appreciate the input. That's what I like about these boards (aside from having a place to vent about how shitty the Caps are lol) - great back and forth with other fans. I'd really love us to get rid of Bura but yeah who knows who would have interest and what they'd be willing to give up.
Pavel095:
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DC_1908:
--- Quote from: richkrt99 on Thursday February 21, 2019, 09:07:52 AM Eastern ---
Zero,
I was suggesting only in Jest at first that we trade Burka straight up for Beags. IMO your are 100% correct that Beags has reached his ceiling and I fully expect decline in his play. What is frighteningly sad is that I WOULD take Beags over Burka on THIS team right now for this season at even money. I don't think Beags is worth 3 mil at this point in his career, and I wouldn't want to be stuck with his salary the next two seasons. You are spot on that Burka is a black hole of $3 mil. It was almost a joke suggesting the even swap because Beags was an undrafted 4th liner who is 32 years old, yet he would do more for this team than Burka; a 24 year old 1st round pick.
Burka has had way too many chances to prove himself and Vranna's improvement has indeed made Burka even more of a waste of time. Caps waited too long to just dump Burka, so now we will get virtually nothing for him.
At this point I don't know what to do with him. Will ANYONE trade for him? I mean, if you were interested, why not just wait till next year and pick him up for free? Caps won't be able to resign him due to cap space. I guess some team who WILL be making the playoffs and have the cash and some minor worthless trade bait could go out on a limb and pick him up for cheap and then not resign him if he (continues) to flop.
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The only takers I can see would be a rebuilding team with plenty of cap space, and even that will be tricky.
The time for using Bura as an asset has long passed. Chances are there will be no more deals, and GMBetaMale will try to get one of the picks he traded for Haglin back by trading Bura to anyone
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Friday February 22, 2019, 05:59:36 AM Eastern ---The only takers I can see would be a rebuilding team with plenty of cap space, and even that will be tricky.
The time for using Bura as an asset has long passed. Chances are there will be no more deals, and GMBetaMale will try to get one of the picks he traded for Haglin back by trading Bura to anyone
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I'd take a 4th round pick in the Bantem league for Burka :snicker:
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