Speculation: Caps General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines etc) - 2021 Off-Season Pt. 2

[Hivemind]

Apparently Dave Prior doesn’t work for Vegas anymore. Hasn’t since June 30, 2020. Full support to firing Scott Murray and bringing back Prior.

 

[Ridley Simon]

There isnt a chance in the world that Ovechkin signs a short term contract. He negotiated his own deal. He isnt going to want to keep repeating that process. His contract will be 5 years. 4 at the least

Of course there’s a chance. That’s silly to say otherwise.

they could *VERY* easily chart a 5yr path and do many short contracts. They could very easily do that.

if you don’t think so, that’s your prerogative. But you also were just as sure Ovy would be signed by now because of “the media circus” that would engulf him and the team if he wasn’t. Poignantly so. And vocal about it.

that assuredness didn’t bear fruit….at all.

so let’s have at least a sliver of an open mind on this?

 

[SherVaughn30]

Apparently Dave Prior doesn’t work for Vegas anymore. Hasn’t since June 30, 2020. Full support to firing Scott Murray and bringing back Prior.

Carey Price's former goalie coach for 8 years, Jimmy Waite, is available as well. I hate to say this but we might have to see Samsonov play worse than his previous 2 seasons, in order to get Scott Murray fired.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Apparently Dave Prior doesn’t work for Vegas anymore. Hasn’t since June 30, 2020. Full support to firing Scott Murray and bringing back Prior.

Hire Prior the prior coach?

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Of course there’s a chance. That’s silly to say otherwise.

they could *VERY* easily chart a 5yr path and do many short contracts. They could very easily do that.

if you don’t think so, that’s your prerogative. But you also were just as sure Ovy would be signed by now because of “the media circus” that would engulf him and the team if he wasn’t. Poignantly so. And vocal about it.

that assuredness didn’t bear fruit….at all.

so let’s have at least a sliver of an open mind on this?

Ovy is going to get paid this off-season. No short term deal….predicting 11.5 per. It’s incredibly risky for him to do otherwise. I give it a .0001 chance. So yes, a “chance”…

 

[Ridley Simon]

Ovy is going to get paid this off-season. No short term deal….predicting 11.5 per. It’s incredibly risky for him to do otherwise. I give it a .0001 chance.

I don’t think so.

we will see

 

[Langway]

LeBrun: With the expansion draft complete, what moves could the Kraken pull off now?

There a few teams disappointed Jamie Oleksiak ended up in Seattle, namely Colorado. After losing a big body in Ryan Graves last week in a trade to New Jersey, I think the Avs were preparing to go after the free-agent defenceman. Instead, he came to an agreement with the Kraken. The year by year breakdown of his deal: $3.5 million, $4.25 million, $6 million, $5.5 million, $3.75 million ($4.6 million cap hit). It also includes a full no-trade in 2021-22 through 2023-24 and partial no-trade in the last two years (16-team list).

Could see Colorado as a fit for Dillon then, although that may need to wait until after the UFA dust settles. Calgary among others could also make sense to offset in some respects what was lost in Giordano.

 

[Hivemind]

LeBrun: With the expansion draft complete, what moves could the Kraken pull off now?

Could see Colorado as a fit for Dillon then, although that may need to wait until after the UFA dust settles. Calgary among others could also make sense to offset in some respects what was lost in Giordano.

Not sure Colorado would have paid that contract to Oleksiak. They have Landeskog and Grubauer to re-sign, not sure how they fit Dillon unless Landy ends up signing elsewhere.

 

[txpd]

Of course there’s a chance. That’s silly to say otherwise.

they could *VERY* easily chart a 5yr path and do many short contracts. They could very easily do that.

if you don’t think so, that’s your prerogative. But you also were just as sure Ovy would be signed by now because of “the media circus” that would engulf him and the team if he wasn’t. Poignantly so. And vocal about it.

that assuredness didn’t bear fruit….at all.

so let’s have at least a sliver of an open mind on this?

Ok....its impossible to prove NO chance. I concede. You win. The Contract could be announced now any day. Lets see.

 

[Calicaps]

I swear to god GMBM...

@TheLegendOfPatPeake, case in point.

 

[Caps8112]

aka Caps fandom from 2004 through 2007

id argue thru 2010 atleast. their defense was Mike Green and 6 AHL Dmen with theodore during that period

 

[Caps8112]

anyone going to Capitol 1 merchandise garage sale this friday? Have been before? is it worth it?

Garage sale: Wizards, Caps, Mystics clean out closets | WTOP

delete if link not allowed or whatever

 

[Random schmoe]

Ooh, maybe I can pick up that signed Gersich ice scraper I've always wanted.

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(Thanks for the heads up @Caps8112 , I wasn't aware of this. I may actually swing by to check it out since I sometimes work in an office a block away.)

 

[Corby78]

I’m assuming this isn’t available online?

 

[Caps8112]

I dont think so and it may not be anything all that great. the article talks about a lot of merchandise and even some older player signed gear, Im assuming from players that no longer are with the team. Not sure if they have done this before either as the article says they thought they would try to do something nice for the fans and clear out some space.

 

[Langway]

Not sure Colorado would have paid that contract to Oleksiak. They have Landeskog and Grubauer to re-sign, not sure how they fit Dillon unless Landy ends up signing elsewhere.

They may not have gone to $4.6M but I can see them replacing Graves with more experience at a similar price point (up to $4M perhaps) and instead going with a much cheaper UFA winger to replace Donskoi. It's very likely more of a back-burner priority after those two core type pieces but I can definitely see them targeting a Dillon type defender to round out their younger group.

 

[Hivemind]

They may not have gone to $4.6M but I can see them replacing Graves with more experience at a similar price point (up to $4M perhaps) and instead going with a much cheaper UFA winger to replace Donskoi. It's very likely more of a back-burner priority after those two core type pieces but I can definitely see them targeting a Dillon type defender to round out their younger group.

If they’re interested, by all means shop him to them. I just don’t see how they’re going to have cap space.

They have $30M right now (seems like a lot), but they only have 10 NHL players under contract. Landeskog and Grubauer are both UFAs, and combined they could eat $14M of that cap space pretty easily. Makar is an RFA due for a big raise, as well. If Erik Johnson can be activated off LTIR, that’s another $6M gone. I’m not sure they’ll have space to bring back guys like Saad, much less add on $4M D from other teams.

 

[twabby]

Assuming Ovechkin's contract is really "in the drawer" when would they announce the signing? I assume today near 1 pm?

 

[amjay13]

Happy Ovi contract day!

 

[chilimac]

Since the Caps (most likely) have salary they have to shed, is it in their best interests to reveal the details of Ovi's contract immediately(assuming it is a done deal)?

Can/will Caps management offer Ovi a 'piece' of the Caps franchise as some form of his compensation package? His investment in the local womens soccer team in May would provide him some 'cover' in this regard...

 

[Hivemind]

Since the Caps (most likely) have salary they have to shed, is it in their best interests to reveal the details of Ovi's contract immediately(assuming it is a done deal)?

Can/will Caps management offer Ovi a 'piece' of the Caps franchise as some form of his compensation package? His investment in the local womens soccer team in May would provide him some 'cover' in this regard...

No. That’s against the terms of the CBA in multiple areas.

 

[Langway]

They have $30M right now (seems like a lot), but they only have 10 NHL players under contract. Landeskog and Grubauer are both UFAs, and combined they could eat $14M of that cap space pretty easily. Makar is an RFA due for a big raise, as well. If Erik Johnson can be activated off LTIR, that’s another $6M gone. I’m not sure they’ll have space to bring back guys like Saad, much less add on $4M D from other teams.

Johnson & Francouz are already included in those figures.

 

[txpd]

Since the Caps (most likely) have salary they have to shed, is it in their best interests to reveal the details of Ovi's contract immediately(assuming it is a done deal)?

Can/will Caps management offer Ovi a 'piece' of the Caps franchise as some form of his compensation package? His investment in the local womens soccer team in May would provide him some 'cover' in this regard...

I have suggested several times in the past that I thought Ovechkin had a handshake deal with Leonsis to get a piece of the team and a management role with the team upon retirement. While he is playing any compensation he gets that cant be immediately applied to the salary cap is prohibited.

 

[txpd]

Assuming Ovechkin's contract is really "in the drawer" when would they announce the signing? I assume today near 1 pm?

They will schedule a presser and the Canadian media will drop the news. They will probably hold it so they can get a news cycle to themselves. If they have trades in the works for the draft, they may hold the news so that the league wont know their salary cap situation.

 

[txpd]

id argue thru 2010 atleast. their defense was Mike Green and 6 AHL Dmen with theodore during that period

Thats not fair. In 2009-10 they had the best record in the league. Its also not fair to say they had 6 AHL defensemen. Tom Poti and Brian Pothier were legit NHL defensemen and Poti a legit first pair defenseman. But yea, there was also +50 and.....TYLER SLOAN!!!!!!!!!!