Could the Caps do some business with Barry?
Judging by how his brain is processing those engagements if he doesn't have a hole to shoot at he's probably just going to make more plays instead. One thing I really like to see from puck handlers is when they look like they're doing something and then tense up and bail on the move because they're processing fast enough to see they'd be challenged. It's always super subtle, a little extra tension in the shoulders or a surprise cut on an edge but it speaks to a processing of the game beyond "I'm gonna do a move now"
He does seem small and some of those shots seemed to just go through goalies but he picks some corners .. shifty af ... but yeah he looks small but only 18.
The Caps already have a generational talent (you know, the one mentioned in your username). Even if Michkov ends up being a generational talent too, if he doesn't come over for three years and the Caps use a bunch of future 1sts or tie them up via conditionals they're using pretty much the only remaining assets they have that could be used to significantly improve the roster while he's still here. Trading a bunch of future assets to move up for Michkov is essentially throwing in the towel on the Ovechkin era. If they stay at 8 they might end up with Michkov anyway, but worst case they end up with a guy like Benson or Leonard who might not have the highest ceiling, but is at least more likely to contribute while Ovie's here, and they still have those future assets available for a year from now when Mantha's gone, the Backstrom and Kuznetsov situations have been clarified, and the salary cap should start going up again.
Meh. They still have goaltending issues(their goalies breakdown too much) and their defense still sucks. Pens are far worse than us in regard to Win Now. They refuse to come to reality that they need to mortgage now for the future.
Someone's getting fleeced ...Don't you think adding Ovechkin, Strome and Joe Beninati would make it a more fair deal? The Caps obviously taking a cap dump back to even out the salary..
That trade proposal makes even less sense then. Why would anybody drop 4 spots to take the dude that nobody wants?
Then you don't use him for that move. Trading up in the draft is the type of negotiation where you want to be shaving edges and probably spending as little as possible.
I do like Benson or Leonard.
See above, it's a safer value move to do those trades independently because when you introduce the opportunity for someone to put the payment for trading up in combination with the payment for taking Kuznetsov you end up losing a piece you maybe don't want to lose.
Re: to the bolded I want no D at #8 I would just prefer Simashev over Reinbacher.
I was getting hyped up to win the draft lottery. It’s what fans do.
Im glad they’re spending their Cap on an aging winger.
