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Mickstix:
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You think the Isles fans will embrace his excessive love of rainbows and unicorns? Eh, they prolly would.. Send him!! :rofl:
BlackIce:
And now TB has resigned Vasilevskiy, 8 years, AAV $9.5 million.
This echoes the Bobrovsky deal, AAV $10 million, and would seem to definitively set the future market for top goaltending. Holtby HAS to get $10M AAV from somebody, and I'm sure his agent could argue he's worth even more, because he has a better playoff pedigree than either of these two guys. I'm sorry, but this just isn't worth it. MAYBE the Caps could try to sign him for fewer years (say, 5 or so) to lower their downside risk at the end of the contract. But if they do that the AAV probably has to go up, because Holtby wouldn't be maximizing his total contract value. I just don't see a way the team could do it without eviscerating some other parts of their roster. If they had a bunch of hot prospects coming up, maybe, but the farm just isn't there.
I really think that Holtby has to be gone after this season, unless Samsanov totally tanks at Hershey. The problem is, if the Caps try to trade him closer to the deadline his return will plummet because his status may be rental. Maybe the Caps should trade him now, get what they can for someone who has top value, could play for someone else this year, and that team could potentially resign him if they were willing to pony up. Just throw this season away [or at least, make it much more of a struggle with the goaltending in the hands of guys who look like backups or a potential #1 goalie with NO NHL exposure.]
If TB is willing to pay Vasilevskiy that, how the heck are they going to get all of their young assets resigned down the line?
alta:
The contracts Bob and Vasiline got are a joke. I was really hoping Holts would stick around long term, but, but not at $9-10M a year, and not if he can't play well without Korns influence. Maybe the Caps should trade him now, it would fix their money issues
Ozzies09tc:
Trade Holtby for a bunch of picks a-la Ryan Miller to St Louis a few years ago, use the picks to re-stock the cupboard, and trade for Jake Allen who is owed 4.45/yr and becomes an UFA at the end of the 20-21 season.
I will say, as a Blues fan AND a caps fan I would HATE for this to happen as I do not believe in Jake Allen after seeing him over the past 4 yrs, he is a great 30ish game starter. -HOWEVER- he truly is a great goaltender minus whats between his ears...IDK who the goalie coach is in wsh but if he is a "goalie whisperer" that could revive Jake's career to flashes he has shown (when pushed by a good backup) he could be a great stop gap until someone in the minors is ready.
DC_1908:
If they move or let Holtby walk, we might as well go into a full rebuild. Or at least have no delusion of being any sort of serious contender for the foreseeable future.
To think that Copley or Samsonov can just step on and take over without missing a step and well be back in the Finals because Ted and God is delusional.
The bottom line is GMBetaMale and Monumental have fucked the Cap up situation for a long time.
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