Prospect Info: Caps Prospects General Discussion Thread - 2024-25

[Corby78]

Parascak looks exciting. But the more I watch Prince George highlights, all you can see is empty seats. No one goes to those games

It is in the middle of nowhere so I imagine they have a limited pool of people to get jnto those seats.

In college my roommate that I played HS hockey came up with a plan to spend a winter hitting all the CHL/AHL/ECHL etc arenas. Long story short…. Never happened

 

[Ridley Simon]

I mean wow

 

[Ridley Simon]

Yes and no. Mainly it's Chychrun's play that should give them hesitancy to sign him to a big, long-term contract.

Here's my thinking: Hutson gives them leverage to get a good (and tradable) contract for Chychrun. If Chyrchrun was playing like Quinn Hughes (or even prime Carlson), it wouldn't matter what Hutson was doing in college. But since it's realistic that Hutson may outplay Chychrun, the Caps "need" to sign a fair contract so that they can trade Chychrun if Hutson ends up better. So basically it has to be a contract that is tradable when his shooting % drops back to normal levels.

Apparently Allen Walsh has said stuff about players going for shorter contracts with the rising cap. If Chychrun were willing to do that, I wouldn't mind seeing the Caps give him 2-3x$10 million or something with essentially no trade protection on the second (and third) year. But historically, hockey players have favored longer contracts at lower AAV. (As would I if I were in their shoes.)

Maybe. Chychrun is only 26, right? I don’t think Hutson, at 19 (or whatever), should have ANY bearing on JC6’s contract.

Why is JC6 worth? In today’s cap, 8m a season, IMO. Perhaps up to 9m. And that will only look better as the cap springs northward.

IF the Caps needs to make space for Hutson, even as soon as this next season, Sandin, Fever and TVR are the guys to look at moving on from. Not JC6.

Simply out, JC6 adds something that this team hasn’t had in years. He’s better at offense and stick movement (and shooting) than anyone we’ve seen since the Hatcher/Murphy/Stevens/Gonchar/Johnasson years. IMO

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

$10 mil per? Even on short deal….barf.

 

[Ridley Simon]

$10 mil per? Even on short deal….barf.

Yeah. Don’t want. 8m is fine

 

[Fantomas]

It's wild that the Caps suddenly have one of the more exciting farm teams in the league and a very bright future. Only a couple years ago things looked rather uncertain. How quickly it can all turn around with some astute drafting.

Does anyone know what Ryan Leonard's situation is? Any chance he might join the team for the playoff run?

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Feels like the Chych extension might not happen for some reason.

 

[DWGie26]

Yes and no. Mainly it's Chychrun's play that should give them hesitancy to sign him to a big, long-term contract.

Here's my thinking: Hutson gives them leverage to get a good (and tradable) contract for Chychrun. If Chyrchrun was playing like Quinn Hughes (or even prime Carlson), it wouldn't matter what Hutson was doing in college. But since it's realistic that Hutson may outplay Chychrun, the Caps "need" to sign a fair contract so that they can trade Chychrun if Hutson ends up better. So basically it has to be a contract that is tradable when his shooting % drops back to normal levels.

Apparently Allen Walsh has said stuff about players going for shorter contracts with the rising cap. If Chychrun were willing to do that, I wouldn't mind seeing the Caps give him 2-3x$10 million or something with essentially no trade protection on the second (and third) year. But historically, hockey players have favored longer contracts at lower AAV. (As would I if I were in their shoes.)

Two takes on your post and @AlexModvechkin8 . I don’t think the two are tied together. More likely they would move Sandin or Fever. Sandin in particular is a solid trading piece. I think Chychrun wants a long term deal. I think the Caps should do a long term deal.

In terms of cap and contracts. Generally, The longer the contract the bigger the ACV. So more likely to be 10Mx8. The cap hit becomes a smaller % over time. Shorter contracts will have lower value. For Chychrun I think that would be 8Mx2. But again, i think Chychrun would prefer a long deal in a place he loves.

Last thing… i think Hudson goes back to BU for a second year. That would be best for Caps because they’ll want a veteran Dee for OV’s last year.

 

[Kuz]

Does anyone know what Ryan Leonard's situation is? Any chance he might join the team for the playoff run?

Most believe he will join for the run, but we wont know before the playoffs start.

 

[Fantomas]

Most believe he will join for the run, but we wont know before the playoffs start.

Thanks.

 

[Langway]

Hutson was the 16th defenseman selected in the 2024 draft. I hope he Amon Ra St. Brown's that fact.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Hutson was the 16th defenseman selected in the 2024 draft. I hope he Amon Ra St. Brown's that fact.

That’s a lot of names to memorize lol….

 

[kicksavedave]

Amon Ra St Brown will never become a verb. Only John Madden could create verbs from thin air, such as "He pants him".

 

[Calicaps]

Feels like the Chych extension might not happen for some reason.

Does it really though? Or is it just that you can find the cloud in any silver lining no matter how bright?

 

[Terrier]

Boston University star freshman Cole Hutson got the attention of ‘SportsCenter’ with his highlight-reel goal Tuesday - The Boston Globe

It was a moment that even left the opposition praising the move, and drawing some impressive comparisons.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Does it really though? Or is it just that you can find the cloud in any silver lining no matter how bright?

It’s just my opinion? It feels like if they were amped to get him signed they would. Also, with the acquisition of CapFriendly they have a larger focus me thinks on underlying stats and Chychrun while amazing offensively has some stats that are concerning under the surface.

No need to agree.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

It’s just my opinion? It feels like if they were amped to get him signed they would. Also, with the acquisition of CapFriendly they have a larger focus me thinks on underlying stats and Chychrun while amazing offensively has some stats that are concerning under the surface.

No need to agree.

Can’t always act like you’re the desperate side. This team is an attractive destination now. If it gets to 65-70 games, I’ll start wondering. I wanted them to wait until around game 60 this whole time for a respectable tryout period.

At the proposed numbers floated, the stat concerns are real IMO. He’s only playing 3rd pair and limited teams, so until that changes, will always seem a bit off.

 

[kicksavedave]

It’s just my opinion? It feels like if they were amped to get him signed they would. Also, with the acquisition of CapFriendly they have a larger focus me thinks on underlying stats and Chychrun while amazing offensively has some stats that are concerning under the surface.

No need to agree.

Well also, would it really kill them to see how he performs in the playoffs before committing about 60 or 70 million dollars to him? He's not going anywhere until free agency starts at best.