The all inclusive boredom thread for everyone… even Rich

[Mickstix]

Damn - wish I had seen this earlier.  I'm close enough I could have run over and caught that.  Saw Bobby Labonte run at our local short track [Thornburg] last year.  Had a nice crowd out to watch him  - finished 3rd if I remember correctly.

You might have got a standing room only seat. Place was absolutely PACKED!! Love seeing these old short tracks get some national exposure. I was already in Fl when they built Dominion. I grew up at Old Dominion. Little 3/8 mile oval and 1/8 mile drag strip in Manassas. From google, Dominion looks like a nice place!

[alta]

Mick, you must remember this overweight dude that ran a yellow two stroke dirt bike in ET every damn weekend. He was fairly successful too, for being as slow as he was.

[Mickstix]

LoL. Doesn't ring a bell, but if he was a regular in the late 70's early 80's Im sure I saw him! I remember old guys like Frank Elswick, Mike Vincent and Carroll Carter. They were the local legends of the time at the drag stip.

[Mickstix]

Good race from RIR! RKF Fords were just too fast. Only 1 (legit) caution, lots of "racing". On to Michigan!

[richkrt99]

It should serve as a reminder to yun rednecks that all this racing talk is...


in the BOREDOM thread!   


(where it belongs)

[Mickstix]

I was talkin' with Alta & AJZ about changing the name of the site to Washington Capitals and NASCAR Fan Forum!   

[alta]

turns out a neighbor that has never given any indication that he likes nascar went to the Richmond race sunday, I saw him yesterday afternoon and he was wearing a brand new #2 t shirt

[Mickstix]

Cendric?  What in the world would he do that for? 

[richkrt99]

Cendric?  What in the world would he do that for? 

The entertainer?

(boredom thread)

[Surreylily]

Don't you mean Hendricks?  i have his n. 26 shirt.    Keeps me nice and cosy at night.........

[Mickstix]

Hey now, there's not room for anymore funny guys in here!! 

[alta]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gPg19oZRDq8

[Mickstix]

Junebug speaks truth! 

[alta]

Willy was already under contract for 23-24 so this shouldn’t effect cap space until 24-25…


https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1687470742705709056

[Mickstix]

I predicted he'd get 6-6.5m x 5. Was pretty close. I guess if he'd of only signed for 5 though, it'd of been 7m ish per year. Glad we locked him up! Now we pray he stays healthy!

[Beaglefan2]

So on the surface, I love the resigning as does everybody else. We love Willy.  When I think about it though, he will be 31 when the contract kicks in so the contract covers him from 31 to 38.  With the way he plays and the health issues, this is not a smart contract. The last couple years will definitely be a problem and maybe more if he fades sooner or his knee never fully recovers. His skating definitely was not back up to 100% last year.  We are already seeing what happened with Oshie and Backstrom and we are going to get stuck with $6.5 million of dead money for several years.  I hate to say it, but this is a bad contract.

[justwincaps]

The term is scary given our recent track record with Oshie, Backstrom, etc.  The price I think is good given the cap should go up in two years.  On the whole, it's a "heart and soul" kind of contract.  He's one of only a few unique forwards the combine skill and grit - you gotta pay for that.  Hopefully we can add someone else to take on the "protector" role and keep him out of so many fights.

[richkrt99]

I am surprised they jumped on this contract this early.  I am good with it.  I was a little worried Willy would take his services elsewhere next year to be a real contender.  As much hate as he has gotten over the years, I expect almost ANY team would welcome him.
This is a long contract considering his age and style of play, however I think they basically gave him one more year and spread out the funds.
Would you rather the deal be 5 years at 8m?  Shorter term, but more money?  The longer term helps spread the cost over more years for a team that is cash strapped now.
It's a risk either way.  I'd rather have him than not.  6.5m is not too much for Tom Wilson.

[Mickstix]

These stars want term, so.. Either we pay him, or someone else will. Fighting will probably be outlawed before his new contract is half way done. Im more concerned about his knee. I think he looked back to near normal at the end of the season, but we'll know for sure this year.

[Beaglefan2]

I am surprised they jumped on this contract this early.  I am good with it.  I was a little worried Willy would take his services elsewhere next year to be a real contender.  As much hate as he has gotten over the years, I expect almost ANY team would welcome him.
This is a long contract considering his age and style of play, however I think they basically gave him one more year and spread out the funds.
Would you rather the deal be 5 years at 8m?  Shorter term, but more money?  The longer term helps spread the cost over more years for a team that is cash strapped now.
It's a risk either way.  I'd rather have him than not.  6.5m is not too much for Tom Wilson.

Rich - I would rather pay guys what they are worth for their productive years and maybe overpay for the key guys.  I hate contracts that extend an extra year or two to level out the salary cap hit, knowing that they may not even play the last year or two.  We are in that situation now with Backstrom and Oshie and it is killing us.  The problem is that they are stuck now and don't have the current dollars to pay Willy enough because they overpaid Carlson, Kuzy, Backstrom and Oshie.


This team has some real sole-searching to do and my hope is that they bite the bullet for a rebuild in the short term, rather than have 10 years or mediocrity.  As much as I love Willy and would hate to lose him, I hate this contract.