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2021 Trade Deadline and Roster Moves
Surreylily:
--- Quote from: Beaglefan2 on Tuesday April 06, 2021, 09:10:49 AM Eastern ---The Oshie and Backstrom contracts will start to really hurt next year. I think what we may not appreciate much is how hard it is going to be to move players with bigger contracts. The revenue loss of the pandemic will make it much harder to make trades and Caps management has never traded "their guys" - the core of the team.
In order to not get stuck in a five year decline and rebuild, here are four aggressive moves:
1) Play hardball with Ovi. How many teams are going to be able to pay Ovi $10 million plus on a multi-year deal? The teams that could afford him won't be contenders and is Ovi really going to leave for a couple million more to go to Buffalo, Detroit,...? I'm not saying to low-ball him, but if he wants a three year deal or more, we aren't in a position to write a blank check if we want be a playoff team, much less contend for the Cup.
2) Trade Carlson. I actually think we have some good depth with Ziggy and Fever. Some team might be stupid enough to give us a couple of high draft picks. Remember, he is a Norris candidate!
3) Leave Oshie and Backstrom exposed in the expansion draft. I love them both, but their contracts hurt and one or both will be in significant decline over the next several years. Plus it helps us retain other younger/cheaper guys.
4) Trade Kuzy - I think there are plenty of teams that think Kuzy could be a superstar and we could get back a great return. I used to think Kuzy was a never-trade guy, but he just keeps cruising through game after game and I suspect the other players in the lockerroom are tired of his act.
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I'll eat my onesie if Carlson or Nicky get traded. Just not gonna happen..
I would hate to see Oshie go, but that is far more feasble, imho. I really hope not, but it's the lesser of the greater evils in my book. There are others we could and SHOULD offload first.
Kuzy is top of the list for me. Has been for a while now. Too much of the Semins about him for my liking. All the talent on the planet, just can't get that rocket up his jacksy every game. Hugely talented. Hugely lazy. Been riiding on Ovi's coattails for far too long, imho
I'll also agree with Jake the Snake. Pretty one dimensonal.
Surreylily:
Who would I keep/ leave?
Well the core...... is just the core. Ovi, Nicky Dylan. They ARE what's left of the core. They are not going anywhere Unles Carlson actuay asks for a transfer..
Pretty much everyne is up for grabs.
II hope we keep Oshie. and Eller.
I would not cry too much if ether of our goulies went in the expansiion. Wev'e always been pretty good t goalies....
Mickstix:
They definitely need to find (start looking for) a new Ovie, Nicky, Oshie. Thought Vrana may pan out but he's none of that. McMichael is a possibility at C, but "scoring" wingers who are physical and can protect the puck and play 200', Im not seeing anyone even in the realm unfortunately.. It's gonna be unfun here in a couple years.. :-( Not really worried about the D, I think they'll be ok there. Goalies, they'll be ok there too, I think.
Thing about Vrana is, he has decent size, can fly, great shot, etc. but just doesn't have any/much tenacity. If some of Oshie could rub off on him, that'd be awesome.
NOTE: Panik has been put on waivers..
richkrt99:
Panik on Waivers? I guess this is just to clear cap space, but for what reason? Clearing cap space would lend toward bringing someone in, not shipping someone out.
alta:
It gives the team less than $2M in cap space. If they are going to bring someone else in they are going to need more room
https://novacapsfans.com/2021/04/07/capitals-place-richard-panik-on-waivers/
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