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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Thursday September 12, 2019, 11:21:19 AM Eastern
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the off season is officially over as training camp starts today...
https://novacapsfans.com/2019/09/11/washington-capitals-2019-20-training-camp-preview-lineup-battles-salary-cap-decisions-and-more-storylines-to-watch/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2019/09/11/washington-capitals-2019-20-training-camp-preview-lineup-battles-salary-cap-decisions-and-more-storylines-to-watch/)
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/team/training-camp (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/team/training-camp)
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Preseason Game 1 notes: Kempny now day to day, on pace for opening night return! Starting lineups vs Chicago:
https://novacapsfans.com/2019/09/16/capitals-training-camp-notebook-day-4-michal-kempny-now-day-to-day/?fbclid=IwAR2XWMdADsjCITKNaUiOW1qoUW_Sl1vD8IKFQSP8SsYJuopWBOU1vlM2NJ8 (https://novacapsfans.com/2019/09/16/capitals-training-camp-notebook-day-4-michal-kempny-now-day-to-day/?fbclid=IwAR2XWMdADsjCITKNaUiOW1qoUW_Sl1vD8IKFQSP8SsYJuopWBOU1vlM2NJ8)
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Kempney will start the season on the injured non roster with no time limit, meaning his salary won't count towards the cap. Fehervary will take his place.
Copley was waived, if no one picks him by Thursday he will be in Hershey. Samsonov will be the #2 this year.
Djoos, LOB and Sgarbossa were placed on waivers on Monday, Djoos cleared, will play in Hershey, no word yet on LOB and Sgar.
Dylan gets an "A" on his sweater this season... :O=
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Kempney will start the season on the injured non roster with no time limit, meaning his salary won't count towards the cap. Fehervary will take his place.
Copley was waived, if no one picks him by Thursday he will be in Hershey. Samsonov will be the #2 this year.
Djoos, LOB and Sgarbossa were placed on waivers on Monday, Djoos cleared, will play in Hershey, no word yet on LOB and Sgar.
Dylan gets an "A" on his sweater this season... :O=
WOW. not surprised on Kempney at all....figured they would do that for cap reasons (and he's not ready)
I'm surprised on Djoos, although can't say I disagree. I like Ziggy better for his size and strength, but I always thought the Caps liked Djoos for some reason. Djoos has had a decent preseason too. I guess it helps the Cap hit with Djoos in Hershey?
Wow on Copely - they must really be high on Samsonov to risk letting Copely go. I didn't really think Copely ever was going to be a real full time #1 goalie but still.
Dylan....A. His A should be a "Q" ;D Why the F not put it on Willy? Not knocking Carly, but I just don't see him as a vocal, take charge lead the team kind of guy.
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I'm guessing Willy didn't get an "A" because he's usually on the ice at the same time as the "C"
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I'm guessing Willy didn't get an "A" because he's usually on the ice at the same time as the "C"
makes sense.
Maybe they're saving him for the actual C
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the THREAD man! What about the THREAD?
:capslogo: :capslogo: :capslogo:
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the THREAD man! What about the THREAD?
:capslogo: :capslogo: :capslogo:
RELAX Dude! It's a frigging 8pm start on NBCSN
OTHER people have lives you know
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RELAX Dude! It's a frigging 8pm start on NBCSN
OTHER people have lives you know
Yeah, but It's opening night....so...
WHERE'S THE THREAD MAN?
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Yeah, but It's opening night....so...
WHERE'S THE THREAD MAN?
If you are SO anxious, why don't YOU start the THREAD?
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If you are SO anxious, why don't YOU start the THREAD?
:huh:
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:huh:
I'm surprised YOU even know there's a game....afterall, aren't YOU the jackass that didn't realize the NATS most important game of the year was last night?
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I'm surprised YOU even know there's a game....afterall, aren't YOU the jackass that didn't realize the NATS most important game of the year was last night?
That hurts :'(
Especially coming from you.
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makes sense.
Maybe they're saving him for the actual C
from where I'm sitting Willy looks like a better candidate for the C than Oshi, not by much though.
This of course is after OV relinquishes it
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from where I'm sitting Willy looks like a better candidate for the C than Oshi, not by much though.
This of course is after OV relinquishes it
Willy’s the oblivious no brainer. But knowin the Caps it’ll be Carlson or Kuzy
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from where I'm sitting Willy looks like a better candidate for the C than Oshi, not by much though.
This of course is after OV relinquishes it
Yep. Oshie good point though. Why not plant a A on him? same reasoning? He with Backy?
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the THREAD man! What about the THREAD?
:capslogo: :capslogo: :capslogo:
LOL
The Thread is ready.
I've been busy, my house is going through some major turmoil.
Pray I find a livestream tonight that works.
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Yep. Oshie good point though. Why not plant a A on him? same reasoning? He with Backy?
I don’t know why Backy has the other A, he must be quite the leader in the locker room because I don’t really see it on the ice. I’m guessing Dylan got the other A because he plays about the full 2:00 on the PK, I honestly don’t see another reason. Other than that, it’s gotta be some kinda league standard that a defenseman gets a letter.
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I'm surprised YOU even know there's a game....afterall, aren't YOU the jackass that didn't realize the NATS most important game of the year was last night?
You are always being mean to that guy. You should kick his ass and come back to tell us how it was.
Besides, who cares about the Nats!
:wackysmile:
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You are always being mean to that guy. You should kick his ass and come back to tell us how it was.
Besides, who cares about the Nats!
:wackysmile:
He should tape it so we’ll get to see it 😁
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Willy’s the oblivious no brainer. But knowin the Caps it’ll be Carlson or Kuzy
:lmao:
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looks like they are making room for Kuzy
https://novacapsfans.com/2019/10/06/the-capitals-place-travis-boyd-on-waivers/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2019/10/06/the-capitals-place-travis-boyd-on-waivers/)
https://novacapsfans.com/2019/10/06/martin-fehervary-re-assigned-to-bears/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2019/10/06/martin-fehervary-re-assigned-to-bears/)
making room for Kempny will be interesting, they should be doing that within the week
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Dowd is out with Zuzy back in...
https://novacapsfans.com/2019/10/08/stars-at-capitals-pregame-notebook-nic-dowd-the-odd-man-out-as-evgeny-kuznetsov-returns/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2019/10/08/stars-at-capitals-pregame-notebook-nic-dowd-the-odd-man-out-as-evgeny-kuznetsov-returns/)
and Kemney skated the full practice on Monday
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Copied this from the GDT as it more along this subject line...
I don't know how the Caps are going to manage the cap. WIth Kempney out the current roster is 45k OVER the cap.Kempney is 2.5 mil. That means you have to move $2.55m to afford him.
Lewy and Ziggy are 700k & 750K hits so sending one of them down, Caps are still over the cap by $1.75m (with Kempney added back)
Caps are currently carrying 5 centers, so one is going to have to go....maybe Stepho (he is 1.05m whereas Dowd is $700k)
Add Kempney, minus Lewy, minus Stepho and you are are still over the Cap by about $750k
Those damn contracts (Kuzy, Orlov, Johnny Q) are pinching. I mean we knew it was coming to this, but surely would have been nice to be paying Carly $7m instead of $8m, or Orlov 4.5 instead of 5.1m and KUZY....$7m instead of 7.8....blah, blah, blah
I know most NHL GM's were planning for a slightly higher cap this year than what was finalized, and that 1 mil or so is definitely going to bite the Caps.
Although, if not for Kuzy's questionable status, his number isn't really all that far fetched for him. (assuming he plays to potential)
Both Orlov and Carly pretty much took advantage of the D bind the caps were in when they were due for resigning. I mean I don't fault anyone for getting paid, but you think about 8 mil/year is 1/10 of the whole cap. You can't afford too many of those guys. They better be worth it (I'm talking about you Johhny Q)....and Kuzy
I will say for as much bitching as I do about Carly, his level of play has improved (over the last 3 years), and I really don't have a problem with his level of play. His level of intensity could be better, but the Caps DO rely on him ALOT for all situations and lots of minutes. And he IS a Norris candidate afterall :smirk:
Go Caps
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So my question is...
WHO do you move? Caps have to shave $1m in salary somewhere. If they send either Dowd or Stepho to Hershey, don't they have to clear Waivers, and can't a team grab them for nothing? If someone claimed Stepho that would help solve some of the cap issue, but not enough.
Caps have to plan to move someone. I would assume Stepho, but why would anyone trade for him if they can just claim him on waivers. I know Dowd is older, but at $700k I would think someone would snatch him if he was put on waivers.
Kempney appears to be days away from the roster so something has to give soon.
Don't know what the hell we gonna do next year. Just no way Caps have room to sign both Backy and Holtby. There simply isn't room for another $18-20mil in contracts.
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Just a guess, but since the cap didn't go up as much as they thought I'm guessing a lot of teams don't have the space to randomly pick up players without dumping some talent themselves. But as I said before, I don't see any reason to panik about the limited cap space until after the Seattle draft at the conclusion of this season, I bet it's going to get fixed then
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Boyd and Fehevery back up because Panik and Sigs are hurt
https://novacapsfans.com/2019/10/18/capitals-recall-travis-boyd-and-martin-fehervary-from-hershey/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2019/10/18/capitals-recall-travis-boyd-and-martin-fehervary-from-hershey/)
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Sigenthaler is not hurt and it is not clear to me why Fehrvary was brought up. I guess they wanted to have some insurance in case Jonas could not play. I would think they would send him back to Hershey where he will get lots of playing time whereas if he stays with the Caps he will get little playing time.
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I'm not aware of any injuries, but it's always good for these guys to get some experience ...
https://novacapsfans.com/2019/11/01/capitals-recall-liam-obrien-from-hershey/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2019/11/01/capitals-recall-liam-obrien-from-hershey/)
Dowd is still day to day
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injury bug has struck...
https://novacapsfans.com/2019/11/20/capitals-place-carl-hagelin-on-ltir-nic-dowd-on-ir-announce-nicklas-backstrom-will-miss-wednesdays-game-at-rangers-with-upper-body-injury/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2019/11/20/capitals-place-carl-hagelin-on-ltir-nic-dowd-on-ir-announce-nicklas-backstrom-will-miss-wednesdays-game-at-rangers-with-upper-body-injury/)
which means player call ups....
https://novacapsfans.com/2019/11/20/capitals-recall-beck-malenstyn-mike-sgarbossa-tyler-lewington-and-ilya-samsonov-from-hershey/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2019/11/20/capitals-recall-beck-malenstyn-mike-sgarbossa-tyler-lewington-and-ilya-samsonov-from-hershey/)
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Did anyone ever hear what's wrong with Hagelin?
putting him on LTIR takes him off the cap, so that could be partly the reason...AND he isn't ready so why not.
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The Leafs fired Mike Babcock
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The Leafs fired Mike Babcock
doesn't make sense, they are only 4 points out of the #1 wildcard right now, he must've lost the locker room
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doesn't make sense, they are only 4 points out of the #1 wildcard right now, he must've lost the locker room
Yeah, I thought it odd for a team in the middle of the hunt.
I kind of hoped that Caps would go for Babcock when he was available previously....3-4 years ago.
Although I really wanted them to go for John Quenneville last year ( you know....when he was available....and we.....didn't have a coach ;) )
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injury bug has struck...
https://novacapsfans.com/2019/11/20/capitals-place-carl-hagelin-on-ltir-nic-dowd-on-ir-announce-nicklas-backstrom-will-miss-wednesdays-game-at-rangers-with-upper-body-injury/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2019/11/20/capitals-place-carl-hagelin-on-ltir-nic-dowd-on-ir-announce-nicklas-backstrom-will-miss-wednesdays-game-at-rangers-with-upper-body-injury/)
which means player call ups....
https://novacapsfans.com/2019/11/20/capitals-recall-beck-malenstyn-mike-sgarbossa-tyler-lewington-and-ilya-samsonov-from-hershey/ (https://novacapsfans.com/2019/11/20/capitals-recall-beck-malenstyn-mike-sgarbossa-tyler-lewington-and-ilya-samsonov-from-hershey/)
I feel you guys here.... The Blues are out Tarasenko, Steen, and Blais (top 3, top 9, and top 6 guy respectively). Steen and Blais on PK1 also :/
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I feel you guys here.... The Blues are out Tarasenko, Steen, and Blais (top 3, top 9, and top 6 guy respectively). Steen and Blais on PK1 also :/
I just heard about Blasis and also about you signing Troy Bouwer. Hope he has something left in the tank. Anyway good luck going forward.