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Except Sprong is a tweener with NHL experience. At that price, an offensively challenged team grabs him, warts and all.Then teams would routinely pay their AHL players NHL salaries.
Except Sprong is a tweener with NHL experience. At that price, an offensively challenged team grabs him, warts and all.Then teams would routinely pay their AHL players NHL salaries.
Ovie can score just fine crashing the net. He doesn’t need to live in his officeAP is a defenseman. A long range shooter. The Caps use Ovechkin and Carlson in that role. You dont use more than 2 long range shooters anyhow. Would you move Ovechkin close to the net when he is your best shot to beat a goalie clean from 40ft+ out and you have Wilson and Oshie to battle for rebounds and deflections in close? Would you rather have AP shoot it from Ov's office than Ov?
Except Sprong is a tweener with NHL experience. At that price, an offensively challenged team grabs him, warts and all.
Ovie can score just fine crashing the net. He doesn’t need to live in his office
Sprong was run thru waivers on a $750k contract just this last season and spent at least a half season in the AHL.
One way doesn’t impact waivers, only how much salary you make if you’re demoted to the minors. Sprong passed thru waivers at the start of this past season.But Sprong's new contract is one-way. Doesn't that make him more of a waiver risk if he's sent to Hershey? It sounds to me like the organization expects him to be with the big club next year.
That is true, huh. But he was put on waivers right before opening day last year, and I think its a little tougher to pick someone up on waivers when you know you have to give him an NHL roster spot for the rest of the season at that time since most teams have their opening day roster set.
Yes and I would suggest that he might be the 13th forward and get waived at the end of camp too
Well, that's entirely on Sprong. He fills a need on this team - young, cheap, and depth scoring. If he can prove that he can live up to his potential and improved his all around game, then there will always be room for him. Here or anywhere else in the NHL. But yeah. All on him.
I honestly don't think Pietrangelo will look as good outside of St Louis unless he has a strong #2 behind him.
The question is MacLellan going to plan as if Sprong is the 3RW or bring in another player?
I honestly don't think Pietrangelo will look as good outside of St Louis unless he has a strong #2 behind him.
I was reading for Sprong takes as a PIT fan, but I agree on this 10000%. I think a lot of people don’t realize how much of a less Carlson / Letang type Piets is. He is a # 1 D, but he won the cup behind the Parayko and Bouwmeester pairing.
Nylander for Vrana would be tremendous stuff from Maclellan and I'm not sure he's capable of pulling something this wizard-esque off. Toronto media can shit on Nylander all they want but he's a massive upgrade on Vrana in basically everything. Better puck carrier, better passer, better PP player, has an underrated shot. Their stickhandling couldn't be compared, just on a different level. He's also inconsistent as well as Vrana but it comes with much more raw talent. He's a total offensive package.
Being fair to AP, what's his job? Do you want your best offense creating defenseman matching up against the opposing first line and playing defense most of the time?
Carlson could be on shutdown duty with Orlov but his offense at even strenth would be cut in half