2023 NHL trade deadline

[richkrt99]

Hard to say how Ovie will react.  He is/was very close to his parents.  His dad was in poor health for sometime, but not sure they were expecting his death.  He IS the captain and a presence on the ice/bench/locker room though, so hopefully they will all be up for this one.


Plus....how many stinkers can you throw in a row?  Luck has to shine their way at some point even if they are not at there best.  They are getting scoring chances, they just aren't scoring.

[capsfanpdx]

Yep, I was hoping they'd keep Orlov on D, but if they can get a pick for him, send him! Send anyone who's a FA if you can get something back!


I swear to god, I'd keep Ovi, Nicky (for nostalgia) and Wilson and move every-single-one else that I could. All of em, no exceptions. That includes -all- the coaches and GM.

Yeah, I like keeping centers too.   I am excited to see a whole new group in the near future.

[Mickstix]

Bummer it's not a dozen other guys.


https://twitter.com/Tarik_ElBashir/status/1628880628325163011

[alta]

plus.. PLUS, the Caps retain %50 of Orlovs salary


 

https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1628896067247828993

[richkrt99]

I mean fuck it...why not.  We were likely going to lose Orlov anyway - or WAY overpay him.
Hathy sucks to see go cause the guy brings energy and havoc, (but little else).  He is well liked though.  You wanted change....gonna lose some guys you like.

I would MUCH rather JQC have been healthy and we got a bag a pucks for him.
Did we really retain half Orlov's salary  .  Oh, but it's only this year so who cares.


And now we now why McIlrath was moved up for a couple games.
It will be funny when we beat Boston in the first round of the playoffs this year. 

[capsfanpdx]

Looks like the floodgates are about to open!!

https://www.nhltraderumors.me/search/label/Washington%20Capitals

[Mickstix]

This is probably too nice to happen to us.. We can dream though.


https://twitter.com/Tarik_ElBashir/status/1629195075094814720

[BlackIce]

For those who ask why, we had to keep some of Orlov's salary to make the deal work, because of BOSTON'S salary cap situation.  Heck, the Bruins even had to pay the Wild to take on some of Orlov's salary.  I didn't realize a 3rd party could do that.


The article about other players potentially being dealt surprised me.  Gustafson I sort of expected, but TVR and Eller -- Could they REALLY make enough difference for someone to be worth some kind of asset to acquire?  I'd think 3rd to 5th round pick for each of those guys.


With us seemingly having no salary cap issues, I'm guessing that means we won't see Carlson the rest of this season (I'm assuming no playoffs).  His salary gives us the cushion we need to keep half of Orlov's salary and take on Smith.

[waynerivers]

I hate to see Orlov and Hathaway go but from an age perspective, it's the right move.  Maybe management finally realizes that the rebuild is here in earnest.

[Beaglefan2]

Just catching up on this. Good move to get the picks. Hope they don't turn around and burn them on a trade to "stay competitive. Why not just try and sign the UFAs to new deals and trade every one of them that they can't sign.


I'm surprised they didn't resign TVR earlier as they have always liked him and they protected him the expansion draft which was a bit of a surprise at the time.


Also surprised they didn't resign Gustafson earlier, but maybe he wanted to finish his one year, low dollar deal and see what he could do on the market - wish we could keep him.


Anyway, I bet we trade 2 or 3 more and get picks in the 3rd and 4th rounds. Anything above that would be a bonuse.

[Surreylily]

I'm hoping against hope that we keep Milano.   

[Surreylily]

I would give up all of the team, ..with 3 exceptions.  Ovi, Oshie and Milano.   To get Trotz back.

[alta]

Trotz just signed a deal in Nashville, he’s the new GM.

[BlackIce]

I would give up all of the team, ..with 3 exceptions.  Ovi, Oshie and Milano.   To get Trotz back.

Just my opinion, but I think your loyalty ought to be tilted toward franchise cornerstone Wilson rather than relative newcomer Milano in deciding who to keep.

[Surreylily]

Just my opinion, but I think your loyalty ought to be tilted toward franchise cornerstone Wilson rather than relative newcomer Milano in deciding who to keep.

It was definitely between Willy and Milly for top three.
There are many players I like and for different reasons.  Fever for instance.  I could easily compile a top 10.  Sadly, Halfway would have been on that list. 

[Surreylily]

Trotz just signed a deal in Nashville, he’s the new GM.

 


Good luck to him.  At least he's back in hockey.   

[capsfanpdx]

It seems the big 'get' would by Jakob Chychrun if possible for the Caps.  Milano and Strome were just signed and not going anywhere.   Outside of a dman, I think we are looking at salary dump and picks/prospects to add to the stable.  Maybe we will see one more significant trade (Kuzy might fetch us WAY more than he is worth which would be nice) and 77 as well.

I do think they will look to the FA market in the offseason to refill the blue line and just coast 8 to the record.  This will be a multi-year retooling for sure.

[BlackIce]

It seems the big 'get' would by Jakob Chychrun if possible for the Caps.  Milano and Strome were just signed and not going anywhere.   Outside of a dman, I think we are looking at salary dump and picks/prospects to add to the stable.  Maybe we will see one more significant trade (Kuzy might fetch us WAY more than he is worth which would be nice) and 77 as well.

I do think they will look to the FA market in the offseason to refill the blue line and just coast 8 to the record.  This will be a multi-year retooling for sure.

Good call on Chychrun, but I don't know if the Caps could afford him unless they offloaded Carlson somehow.  Wherever he ends up playing, he will be resigning soon for a pile of money, much more than the $4M he's making now.  He'll be 25 next month, so he's really young, and you can bet that Arizona will be asking a boatload for him.  Would it be worth offloading the 1st and 2nd round picks we just obtained to get him?  That's probably what it is going to take.  Or would McMichael or Protas be worth jettisoning if it would save us a draft pick?  OR maybe TVR?

[alta]

At this juncture, I’d be surprised if Hags returns, that salary is in question. He’s a pending UFA at $2.75M per. The Caps still have Brown on IR. He’s listed as a pending UFA. His current contract is $3.6M per. Maybe he’d take just a touch less after missing a year to injury. The couple games we saw him in I liked. Now he’s gotta reprove himself.

and I don’t see anything major happening without a major salary dump. Maybe the hockey gods throw us a bone and Carlson has to retire because of his head injury...

Having 14 guys coming up as UFA/RFA at the same time is ridiculous, and, it’s the GMs fault.

[Beaglefan2]

I hate to say it, because I love the heart of the guy, but if we could trade Oshie, that would be huge to dump his salary.  He was never a great skater, but age and injuries have taken a toll.  He could help somebody in the playoffs though and it seems teams are overpaying, so maybe a 1st for him?  His salary though makes it tough.