2021 Trade Deadline and Roster Moves

[DC_1908]

If Oshie is exposed, that may be very tempting to Seattle. He's a hard working veteran that could be their first Captain. Remember they can't just get all cheap guys. They still need to make it to the salary cap floor and they also probably want to be half decent to draw interest in the community. Who better to have on their team than an Olympic American staple

I think he was exposed in the VGK

[canadiancapman]

He was exposed but didn't have a contract until after the draft. I really don't know how that would work claiming an upcoming UFA. Does anyone know if Vegas selected any upcoming UFA's? Doesn't really make sense to me if you're going to be a UFA that upcoming summer and somehow have to sign with the expansion team if they claim you. Kinda goes against the collective bargaining agreement in my mind.

[Surreylily]

He was exposed but didn't have a contract until after the draft. I really don't know how that would work claiming an upcoming UFA. Does anyone know if Vegas selected any upcoming UFA's? Doesn't really make sense to me if you're going to be a UFA that upcoming summer and somehow have to sign with the expansion team if they claim you. Kinda goes against the collective bargaining agreement in my mind.

I wouldn't have thought you could select a UFA for a fledging draft, because at the time of the draft, they wouldn't actually belong to any team and therefore would not count aginst a team selection or salary hit.
The selection must be one player from every team, right?  A UfA, at the time of the draft does not belong to ANY team and is therefore not eligible.     Smart moves by the Caps in refards to Oshie.   

[alta]

I wouldn't have thought you could select a UFA for a fledging draft, because at the time of the draft, they wouldn't actually belong to any team and therefore would not count aginst a team selection or salary hit.
The selection must be one player from every team, right?  A UfA, at the time of the draft does not belong to ANY team and is therefore not eligible.     Smart moves by the Caps in refards to Oshie.   

Yep, that was interesting how that worked with Oshie for the Vegas draft, and the NHL has said several times the rules for this draft will be exactly the same so technically it could work with OV as well.

[Surreylily]

Hah!   Who woulda thunk i was that smart?.


Don't answer thet.   

[Surreylily]

I could still be completely and uttetly wrong...

[Surreylily]

Did you ban him already Alta?  I would have been interested to see his respone.  Pretty sure it would have been shitty, but still..

 

[alta]

I could still be completely and uttetly wrong...

everyone is from time to time

and when they refuse to admit it, it tells me it happens far more often than the average

[BlackIce]

Not that it is terribly important or informative at this point, but Alex Alexeyev has now played 7 games in Hershey after being moved over from the KHL.  In that time he has recorded 7 points and a +/- of +8.


It's too small a sample size in the AHL to mean anything, but he's now played over 60 total games this season, so he has gotten a full year of development under his belt despite COVID, unlike many other prospects.  I wonder what management is thinking about him at this point?

[alta]

I’ve been watching the guys in Hershey. A couple are starting to look real good, but the Caps are going to need a fire sale to bring anyone up anytime soon.


As I’ve said many times before, I efing hate fire sales.

[alta]

The Caps can't even afford to bring up a winger at league minimum for tonight to replace Oshie, as has been the case all year.


It's either a fire sale or dump one big contract. I know which I'd rather see. The ONLY way this gets fixed with the expansion draft is if the don't protect Carlson or Kuzy and Seattle picks them. Even then it will be tight resigning everyone.

[alta]

Kempny is playing again...

https://novacapsfans.com/2021/05/06/capitals-loan-michal-kempny-to-ahl-hershey-on-conditioning-stint/

[BarfingMonkey]

Glad to see him back!
Although he's never been the same since his initial injury.

[richkrt99]

They don't have the cap space for Kempney.  doubt he plays again this year...unless playoffs have some sort of weird injury reserve reserve reverse cap hit thingy 

[alta]

depends how Kuzy responds, there very well could be some sudden salary cap space

[Chaos43]

I think he was exposed in the VGK

   

[richkrt99]

depends how Kuzy responds, there very well could be some sudden salary cap space

He might be hard to move.  He has NTC with 15 team list (thru 2022)- meaning he listed 15 teams he CAN NOT be traded to each year.
That leaves half the NHL teams and cap space being what it now....really narrows the possibility of trading him for other assets.
Leaving him exposed is an option and I'd think Krakken would jump at that, but you get nothing in return except rid of a contract (which is a great need for this team)


Draft comes before off-season trading, no?

[alta]

the expansion draft is scheduled for July 21, the regular entry draft is scheduled to start July 23, the  free agency period is scheduled to start July 28

[Ozzies09tc]

You clearly havent seen Mantha play. Hes easily one of top 6 complete forwards, regardless of what the top of the screen says when the game starts.


Yeah he had somw constancy issues with The Wings during the rebuild, but that standard in Detroit for that FAR higher their than it is here. In fact, Im more worried about Vrana slowing The Wings rebuild down with his pussy ass, lazy Eurotrash play.  Dont be surprised if he doesnt make it Motown.

DC you called this in the offseason and Mantha has looked GREAT on this team!