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DC_1908:

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Why would we have to move Vrana or Oshie. As a rookie his cap hit won’t be that much so that won’t be a problem.  As far as where he would play, my guess is that he will start on the third line.  However, I doubt whether he will make the Caps next season but I can see him making the team the following year.

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So put a one way rookie  on a line with Eller?  That’s ridiculous, that “line” would all but worthless, particularly when holding a lead. A and we all know how Toddy hates to double shift one or more players unless there’s an injury.  A kid like will Backstrom or Oshie to babysit for a couple years.


It would be better to move him to a team that will give us a couple of prospects and/or picks to build depth, and not just bet on a single player.


But that probably won’t happen as it’s en Vogue/a fad amongst Caps fans to only like high scoring games and depth is boring.  Also, the kid could sell a lot of jerseys, and we know what a priority that is.

DC_1908:
So put a one way rookie  on a line with Eller?  That’s ridiculous, that “line” would all but worthless, particularly when holding a lead. A and we all know how Toddy hates to double shift one or more players unless there’s an injury.  A kid like will Backstrom or Oshie to babysit for a couple years.


It would be better to move him to a team that will give us a couple of prospects and/or picks to build depth, and not just bet on a single player.


But that probably won’t happen as it’s en vogue and a fad amongst Caps fans to only like high scoring games and depth is boring.  Also, the kid could sell a lot of jerseys, and we know what a priority that is.

4 Caps:

--- Quote from: DC_1908 on Monday December 30, 2019, 07:23:48 AM Eastern ---So put a one way rookie  on a line with Eller?  That’s ridiculous, that “line” would all but worthless, particularly when holding a lead. A and we all know how Toddy hates to double shift one or more players unless there’s an injury.  A kid like will Backstrom or Oshie to babysit for a couple years.


It would be better to move him to a team that will give us a couple of prospects and/or picks to build depth, and not just bet on a single player.


But that probably won’t happen as it’s en vogue and a fad amongst Caps fans to only like high scoring games and depth is boring.  Also, the kid could sell a lot of jerseys, and we know what a priority that is.

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Obviously you don’t know much about McMichael.  He is not a one way dimensional player.  Everything I have read and have observed watching him in the WJC is that he is a well rounded versatile player.  Today he has been on the PP and PK and is playing wing even though his natural position is center.  He sees the ice well and is good at distributing the puck.  To trade him would be ridiculous and after the Filip Forsberg fiasco that simply is not going to happen.  As for him playing on the third line I see no problem with that, he could play wing or even replace Eller as center. 

DC_1908:

--- Quote from: 4 Caps on Monday December 30, 2019, 01:38:46 PM Eastern ---
Obviously you don’t know much about McMichael.  He is not a one way dimensional player.  Everything I have read and have observed watching him in the WJC is that he is a well rounded versatile player.  Today he has been on the PP and PK and is playing wing even though his natural position is center.  He sees the ice well and is good at distributing the puck.  To trade him would be ridiculous and after the Filip Forsberg fiasco that simply is not going to happen.  As for him playing on the third line I see no problem with that, he could play wing or even replace Eller as center.

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I’ll admit I haven’t followed him, and given the Caps history, I’m surprised they picked a player like that.
  But we’d have to bet that he’ll develop as NHL level player . But, two or three prospects or picks are better than one 85+% of the time, so that’s a bet I’ll take near everytime.

If he is really that good, then the option to ship off at leash one of the high dollar/bad contracts would be a strong one to make roster and cap space.  But yeah, either probably won’t happen.  I won’t be surprised if they keep him in Hershey for most of his rookie contact competing with Boyd etc for the 13th-14th/injury call-up for the duration of some of these bad contracts and/or extensions

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