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Capitals off season moves and draft picks
alta:
tentative opening night lines...
https://novacapsfans.com/2021/01/12/conor-sheary-secures-spot-on-capitals-third-line/
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Oshie
Vrana-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Panik-Eller-Sheary
Hagelin-Dowd-Hathaway
Sprong
Orlov-Carlson
Dillon-Schultz
Chara-Jensen
Siegenthaler-TvR
Samsonov
Vanecek
alta:
Caps got lucky...
https://novacapsfans.com/2021/01/12/nine-capitals-players-clear-waivers/
https://novacapsfans.com/2021/01/12/capitals-loan-six-players-to-ahl-hershey/
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: alta on Tuesday January 12, 2021, 04:11:29 PM Eastern ---Caps got lucky...
https://novacapsfans.com/2021/01/12/nine-capitals-players-clear-waivers/
https://novacapsfans.com/2021/01/12/capitals-loan-six-players-to-ahl-hershey/
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Gersich is the only one in there that I would care about losing to waivers....admittedly, I do not know most of those guys.
Copely clearing should tell you something....nobody wanted him for $1mil salary.
I'd say Copely will likely be on the Taxi, but what's the word with Anderson? Not that they could not carry both, but why would they?
I'd say the Caps have a stronger roster this year than last (with goaltending being a very important question), but we are still weak on the bottom 6. Panik at 3RW is basically.....plugging him in there because we have him. I am a little surprised with ALL the extra D brought in that we didn't move Orlov for the salary and a solid winger. Maybe they just love him or maybe they tried and got no offers
GO CAPS
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: alta on Tuesday January 12, 2021, 03:40:49 PM Eastern ---tentative opening night lines...
https://novacapsfans.com/2021/01/12/conor-sheary-secures-spot-on-capitals-third-line/
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Oshie
Vrana-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Panik-Eller-Sheary
Hagelin-Dowd-Hathaway
Sprong
Orlov-Carlson
Dillon-Schultz
Chara-Jensen
Siegenthaler-TvR
Samsonov
Vanecek
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Well there is your 23-man roster, but you can only dress 20 (2 goaltenders) so which 18 get a sweater? OR more concisely, who sits?
I don't see them dressing 7 D cause then you just have 1 extra D and it f's up the lines.
I'd guess Sprong is the odd man out on O, but which 2 D gonna sit every other night?
justwincaps:
--- Quote from: richkrt99 on Monday January 11, 2021, 05:30:47 PM Eastern ---Glad to see Ziggy on the squad. With all the off-season pickups, and the late Chara move, I figured Fever was done.
Although I agree with Beaglefan...I'd like to USE our younger guys and see if they can develop. I think Ziggy has already earned a spot, but they just kept bringing in more guys. Maybe they plan a revolving door with D men on the Taxi squad . Anybody know if there is a limit to the number of moves to and fro the Taxi?. My understanding is it is basically just 4 extra roster spots that don't count against the Cap. I mean I don't really expect Chara to be full time everynight, but nine d-men is just too many.
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Does anyone know/understand the expansion draft rules enough to know whether or not this is related to protecting them from Seattle?
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