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

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

Wouldn't really be comfortable with a Holtby reclamation project without Mitch Korn.


If you got Korn to come back I'd say you absolutely kick the tires, otherwise, nah.

 

[Kalopsia]

Yes. I understand. With that you are saying you would dump 2 top 4 d rather than a 10 min forward. Thats interesting.

Sheary and Sprong make 1.5M and 725K respectively. They’re too cheap to be cap dumps.

 

[Corby78]

If we are gambling on a goalie to have a better year than last year, I would gamble on Sammy over holtby

 

[txpd]

Sheary and Sprong make 1.5M and 725K respectively. They’re too cheap to be cap dumps.

Might be. I dont expect the Caps to dump 4 players and gut their PK either. It just never occurred to me to dump both Dillon and Schultz and Kempny.

 

[Misery74]

Might be. I dont expect the Caps to dump 4 players and gut their PK either. It just never occurred to me to dump both Dillon and Schultz and Kempny.

We are not going to be able to move all those guys without a slew of picks going out too.

 

[Kalopsia]

Might be. I dont expect the Caps to dump 4 players and gut their PK either. It just never occurred to me to dump both Dillon and Schultz and Kempny.

Aside from Schultz, I don’t think there’s any alternative to clear space without cutting from the PK. What other non-PKers do you see as potential cap dumps?

 

[Hivemind]

Wouldn't really be comfortable with a Holtby reclamation project without Mitch Korn.


If you got Korn to come back I'd say you absolutely kick the tires, otherwise, nah.

I’m not comfortable with a Holtby reclamation project period, but Dave Prior is out there and Holtby was solid under Dave Prior until Oates meddled.

 

[g00n]

Stunning prediction: Ovie takes 8x8 deal and shocks the world

 

[txpd]

Aside from Schultz, I don’t think there’s any alternative to clear space without cutting from the PK. What other non-PKers do you see as potential cap dumps?

Its an issue. Maybe Kuzy is up for blocking a bunch of shots this season? Yea....no chance

 

[tenken00]

Its an issue. Maybe Kuzy is up for blocking a bunch of shots this season? Yea....no chance

But I dunno who the whacko would be that would ever consider putting Kuzy on the PK. Even enter that person's thoughts for a single second.

 

[txpd]

But I dunno who the whacko would be that would ever consider putting Kuzy on the PK. Even enter that person's thoughts for a single second.

There's that. I am thinking that Orlov is going to finally have to be a primary penalty killer this season.

 

[Kalopsia]

But I dunno who the whacko would be that would ever consider putting Kuzy on the PK. Even enter that person's thoughts for a single second.

Use it as a punishment. Kuzy starts sleepwalking through a game, throw him out there on the PK to wake him up. Weaponize his laziness!

 

[tenken00]

Use it as a punishment. Kuzy starts sleepwalking through a game, throw him out there on the PK to wake him up. Weaponize his laziness!

Lol. Wait a second.. who is the one getting punished...?

 

[Kalopsia]

Lol. Wait a second.. who is the one getting punished...?

That’s the great part - Samsonov’s also being punished when Kuzy’s on the PK, so he’s got an added incentive to help him stay on the straight and narrow! It’s a win-win!

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

Stunning prediction: Ovie takes 8x8 deal and shocks the world

I could see 8x4

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

This is probably a completely worthless observation but I found interesting that it appeared Kuzy was not at Orlov’s birthday, yet Semin and Ovi were.

 

[marcel snapshot]

They’re waiting to gauge UFA center interest before potentially trading him for assets. Could see them look at Danault and if he’s interested then revisit the picks/prospects optionsE

Thought about Danault. But he apparently turned down 6 years at $5 million per. Don’t know that Danault has shown enough scoring consistency to warrant more $ or term than that or to make you comfortable moving Kuzy for picks and prospects

 

[itsjustsurvival]

This is probably a completely worthless observation but I found interesting that it appeared Kuzy was not at Orlov’s birthday, yet Semin and Ovi were.

Didn’t he say he was staying in DC for the summer?

 

[txpd]

Use it as a punishment. Kuzy starts sleepwalking through a game, throw him out there on the PK to wake him up. Weaponize his laziness!

Kuzy will avoid any threatened PK duty by just taking a cheezy stick penalty and sitting out the pk in the penalty box

 

[txpd]

Didn’t he say he was staying in DC for the summer?

I am pretty sure that was Samsonov but a question for the wizard of google cant hurt

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

I am pretty sure that was Samsonov but a question for the wizard of google cant hurt

Looks like Kuzy did stay in DC for the summer.

Capitals’ Evgeny Kuznetsov on Trade Rumors: “It Doesn’t Bother Me At All…I’m Never Going To Complain About Anything If I Understand It”

 

[hockeykicker]

Sportsnet analyst Elliotte Friedman opined that Ovechkin’s next contract would be three or four years long and worth $10 million per season on the 31 Thoughts Podcast.
Friedman and host Jeff Marek “>speak about Ovi at the 50:41 mark.

Jeff Marek: Have you ever thought about what the Ovechkin deal might look like?
Elliotte Friedman: This is a guess. 3×10.
Jeff Marek: Why 3?
Elliotte Friedman: I don’t know.
Jeff Marek: The 10 I can see.
Elliotte Friedman: Maybe 4×10. I think 3 or 4 times 10.
Jeff Marek: Part of me thinks this is going to be the evergreen, just sign one year after one year after one year.
Elliotte Friedman: I don’t think that interested him at all.​

A few hours later, the Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta reported that Ovechkin is expected to sign a four-year deal worth around $10 million annually once the Capitals gain more cap space.

Alex Ovechkin is expected to sign a four-year deal worth around $10 million with Washington once all is said and done. They’re trying to shed salary (Kuznetsov) and will continue their trade talks.

RMNB | Russian Machine Never Breaks

 

[895]

4x10m is okay I guess.

Trading Kuznetsov to make room for that is brain dead.

 

[tenken00]

This is probably a completely worthless observation but I found interesting that it appeared Kuzy was not at Orlov’s birthday, yet Semin and Ovi were.

What is good ol' Semin up to these days and would he consider signing a 1 year deal for $1 million with the Caps?

 

[txpd]

Looks like Kuzy did stay in DC for the summer.

Capitals’ Evgeny Kuznetsov on Trade Rumors: “It Doesn’t Bother Me At All…I’m Never Going To Complain About Anything If I Understand It”

I read that. I didnt get that feeling but I was distracted by him saying "I am a nice guy."