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2021 Trade Deadline and Roster Moves
Mickstix:
--- Quote from: alta on Sunday March 21, 2021, 12:21:50 PM Eastern ---interesting move...
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Wonder if they're expecting (or if he's expecting) to start get playing time? Ya think he'd be looking to move on if he was just gonna ride pine?
alta:
--- Quote from: Mickstix on Sunday March 21, 2021, 12:37:30 PM Eastern ---Wonder if they're expecting (or if he's expecting) to start get playing time? Ya think he'd be looking to move on if he was just gonna ride pine?
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yep, that’s why I find it interesting. He’s got the talent to play, but doesn’t look like he will here next season
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: BlackIce on Thursday March 18, 2021, 10:13:48 PM Eastern ---
Of course, the problem is that, having given Vegas a chance to form a team under a given set of rules, the NHL could hardly make the rules less accommodating for the upcoming draft, especially with it occurring only a few years after the previous one. Like it or not, these two expansions are too closely linked to try to rejigger the rules. But even so, we'll see if Seattle is able to make as much hay from their draft as McPhee/Vegas was able to make from theirs. It could be that the other teams will be able to learn something from the Vegas draft experience and will figure out ways to protect themselves better.
To be honest, I share your concern more about the initial strength of the expansion team than the differential harm to better-run, higher-quality teams who can't protect everyone. Even the best-run and potentially "most harmed" franchises still lose only one player.
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I keep forgetting the one player per team part so that makes its more bearable.....unless you happen to lose a great goalie or key player. ALso players with no movement clauses have to be protected so that kind of limits what decisions a team actually can make.
Still...the draft is way too generous. You get to pick from a pretty good pool of players. Teams can protect 7 forwards and 3 D (or 8 total) so that leaves 15+ NHL roster guys exposed from every club. That's a pretty good talent pool.
Caps players with no movement clauses:
Ovie
Wilson
Kuzy
Carlson
Orlov
Oshie
Ovie's contract will be up, but I would expect they will sign him before the expansion draft and he will be protected.
That's 6 of your 10 right there (unless the players WAIVE their no trade clause for the draft)
I certainly expect the Caps will protect Ovi, Willy, Kuzy and Carlson for sure anyway. THey seem to like Orlov too, but that contract...
SO...Who would YOU protect on this squad. You get 7 forwards and 3 D - OR 8 skaters, plus one goalie.
Which goalie are you protecting? Time to test your GM skills and put your money where your mouth is...
richkrt99:
So as things stand right now...I'm protecting:
Ovie - THE Franchise - enough said
Wilson - Don't even need to think about it - probably THE most dominant player in the league at his position.
Kuzy - Well SMH....SO much talent and mad skills. Just so hard to find a real 1C in this league. If only he would play...
Backy - Again...how would you replace this guy?
Vrana - Hmm....still can't decide - expecting more from him.
Eller - good fit for us - works hard, fills a lot of rolls
Oshie - heart and soul guy who does still have scoring punch
Carlson - for all the grief we (okay I) give him....he's a talented guy and would be missed
Orlov - Did I really put him on this list.
Dillon - well who else is left to protect? This assumes Chara is moving on
Samsonov - either of our goalies would be a steal. Young players with great potential and currently minimal salaries.
I'm sure many will laugh at protecting Eller, but he is a bargain 3C and I think the center position is the hardest to fill. Some of my thinking was which player would be hardest to replace.
I'm kind of on the fence with Vrana, but he has mad skills and potential. Most of our current 3/4 line guys could be replaced with other comparable 3/4 line guys.
If I had my wish, and we actually did TRADE Orlov this season then I might protect Ziggy. I'm not sure of what the rules are with protecting younger players. Ziggy played 20+ games in 20018-19 season so I think he is considered a 3rd year player (which means he is exposed)
I hate that all my guys are big contract (well mostly) guys, but it was mostly guys that would be hard or impossible to replace.
Mickstix:
Oh we're probably losing Vanacek to Seattle. Unless he takes a dump or something. (Shut up rich) :raspberry:
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