Speculation: Caps Roster General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines/etc) | 2023-24 Regular Season Edition

[Ridley Simon]

I’d like a more dynamic offensive d-man added to the fold. I think that’s pivotal. That also allows you to trade Jensen/TVR (or even both?) and play 2 youngsters on 3rd pair.

Fever - Carlson
Sandin - NewD
Alexeyev - Iorio/Bear/Johansen
Etc etc.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Stamkos 1 year 10 mill and trade him back to Tampa 50% retained at the deadline. Is a type of move I would be looking at.

 

[usiel]

I’d like a more dynamic offensive d-man added to the fold. I think that’s pivotal. That also allows you to trade Jensen/TVR (or even both?) and play 2 youngsters on 3rd pair.

Fever - Carlson
Sandin - NewD
Alexeyev - Iorio/Bear/Johansen
Etc etc.

My overriding want for the d core is more foot speed. TVR should be upgraded to someone that does as he definitely slowed down this year.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Leonard was posting end of a era on his instagram page

 

[Kuz]

What's wrong with picking up a 30 goal guy that's good on the power play? I don't want to overpay, either. But if there aren't any other obviously better options to spend the money on, does it even matter all that much at the end of the day?

I don't know what "fit" means when we have one of the worst offenses in the league.

He would demand a long contract. Not what the Caps need now for a guy with a career year who are getting older. If he took a 2-3 year deal sure, but dont want a 7 year contract for Reinhart thats very likely are gonna be negative value in a few years. We arent a Reinhart away from contending yet.

Would rather get some of the older guys on shorter deals like Stamkos, Duchene, Marchessault or Tarasenko to get some more scoring power than to pay what Reinhart is gonna cost.

 

[g00n]

Gmbm made some vague comments about leaving room for young guys on the roster in his post-mortem presser. I wonder if he had any inkling this would be happening or if that was just generic talk.

Wrt rebuild vs retool, I think when you mention things like that you're pretty clearly looking at a rebuild. A retool might be just adding a few key veterans to fill out the lower half of your lineup, maybe 1 spot in your top 6 F or top 4 D.

Rebuild means the previous core is phasing out. How many guys are left from the Cup team? There's not much retooling left to be done.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

He would demand a long contract. Not what the Caps need now for a guy with a career year who are getting older. If he took a 2-3 year deal sure, but dont want a 7 year contract for Reinhart thats very likely are gonna be negative value in a few years. We arent a Reinhart away from contending yet.

Would rather get some of the older guys on shorter deals like Stamkos, Duchene, Marchessault or Tarasenko to get some more scoring power than to pay what Reinhart is gonna cost.

I like this strategy of 1 year deals to flip and it leaves a spot open for Leonard to develop into and we can add more assets with our salary cap space.

And this would be my move if we strike out on other moves we talked about.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Stamkos 1 year 10 mill and trade him back to Tampa 50% retained at the deadline. Is a type of move I would be looking at.

But Stamkos wouldn’t…

 

[ClevelandCapsfan]

Leonard was posting end of a era on his instagram page

The IG posts appeared to be congratulatory for linemate Smith than any intention for Leonard to be leaving BC.

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

What's wrong with picking up a 30 goal guy that's good on the power play? I don't want to overpay, either. But if there aren't any other obviously better options to spend the money on, does it even matter all that much at the end of the day?

I don't know what "fit" means when we have one of the worst offenses in the league.

Because he’s going to want to be paid as a guy who just scored 57 goals in a contract year and reports are that he’s going to want north of $9M AAV for 8+ years. Most people I’ve followed think he’ll get $75M+ on his next deal. He’s also not going to be playing with two elite players like Barkov and Verhaeghe if he comes here.

By fit I mean positionally; if you sign Reinhart to play 1RW then either Leonard or Wilson will be playing 3RW for years to come — not ideal utilization of your top prospect or a guy making $7M per year. Great depth but given their lack of depth on the other wing plus their lack of playmakers on defense you wonder if that cash wouldn’t be better allocated to a different position. (Yes, I realize Marner plays RW so this is a concern with him as well.) Reinhart has played center as well though so it’s fair to think his versatility could be a selling point.

I think it’s a moot point anyway, Florida has cap space to burn and Reinhart will re-sign there in all likelihood.

 

[Misery74]

Because he’s going to want to be paid as a guy who just scored 57 goals in a contract year and reports are that he’s going to want north of $9M AAV for 8+ years. Most people I’ve followed think he’ll get $75M+ on his next deal. He’s also not going to be playing with two elite players like Barkov and Verhaeghe if he comes here.

By fit I mean positionally; if you sign Reinhart to play 1RW then either Leonard or Wilson will be playing 3RW for years to come — not ideal utilization of your top prospect or a guy making $7M per year. Great depth but given their lack of depth on the other wing plus their lack of playmakers on defense you wonder if that cash wouldn’t be better allocated to a different position. (Yes, I realize Marner plays RW so this is a concern with him as well.) Reinhart has played center as well though so it’s fair to think his versatility could be a selling point.

I think it’s a moot point anyway, Florida has cap space to burn and Reinhart will re-sign there in all likelihood.

Let’s be honest, Wilson plays like a third liner. Counting on him to contribute in any meaningful way is a mistake. Plus, another long suspension would is probably overdue. Hope he can control himself through preseason this s year.

Reinhart is enticing, more so than Marner. But I’d rather shop in the bargain bin for one more year and give the kids another run.

 

[StrikingDistance]

Because he’s going to want to be paid as a guy who just scored 57 goals in a contract year and reports are that he’s going to want north of $9M AAV for 8+ years. Most people I’ve followed think he’ll get $75M+ on his next deal. He’s also not going to be playing with two elite players like Barkov and Verhaeghe if he comes here.

By fit I mean positionally; if you sign Reinhart to play 1RW then either Leonard or Wilson will be playing 3RW for years to come — not ideal utilization of your top prospect or a guy making $7M per year. Great depth but given their lack of depth on the other wing plus their lack of playmakers on defense you wonder if that cash wouldn’t be better allocated to a different position. (Yes, I realize Marner plays RW so this is a concern with him as well.) Reinhart has played center as well though so it’s fair to think his versatility could be a selling point.

I think it’s a moot point anyway, Florida has cap space to burn and Reinhart will re-sign there in all likelihood.

He'll re-sign there because they'll want to repeat.

 

[wickedwitch]

Leonard can move to LW if that were the issue. But, IMO, it's not. The issue is he'll get completely overpaid at a point when it doesn't make sense for the Caps to be overpaying for that type of player.

 

[hockeykicker]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1795821193817145520

 

[bacchist]

Because he’s going to want to be paid as a guy who just scored 57 goals in a contract year and reports are that he’s going to want north of $9M AAV for 8+ years. Most people I’ve followed think he’ll get $75M+ on his next deal. He’s also not going to be playing with two elite players like Barkov and Verhaeghe if he comes here.

By fit I mean positionally; if you sign Reinhart to play 1RW then either Leonard or Wilson will be playing 3RW for years to come — not ideal utilization of your top prospect or a guy making $7M per year. Great depth but given their lack of depth on the other wing plus their lack of playmakers on defense you wonder if that cash wouldn’t be better allocated to a different position. (Yes, I realize Marner plays RW so this is a concern with him as well.) Reinhart has played center as well though so it’s fair to think his versatility could be a selling point.

I think it’s a moot point anyway, Florida has cap space to burn and Reinhart will re-sign there in all likelihood.

Leonard is also listed as a center, even though he has been playing on the wing. He can take faceoffs, and he's pretty versatile as well. I just don't think we are in the position to turn down upgrades. Paying a 3rd line winger $7m isn't ideal, but if we overpaid Wilson that's a separate matter.

Bottom line is there is not a single position where we should stand pat if there is an available upgrade. We're nowhere near being set at any position or facet of the game, outside of the 4th line, which isn't really implicated in any of this.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Yeah, GMBM should not sit on his hands another year and pass on opportunities to enhance the roster. Not for CMM, Miro, or really anyone in our system. None of what we have (signed) are front line game breakers.

No need to be afraid to make moves….


Reinhart on the other hand….watch him regress to 20+/50+ when he’s not surrounded by as much talent…..that’s my concern. He’ll regress no doubt in my mind….but to where….

 

[Bonin21]

The IG posts appeared to be congratulatory for linemate Smith than any intention for Leonard to be leaving BC.

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Ya, obviously the era ending is the three of them playing together.

 

[kicksavedave]

Leonard was posting end of a era on his instagram page

Perhaps they don't cover how long an "era" actually is until the sophomore year of college?

 

[BiPolar Caps]

With the Capitals just beginning to get out from underneath some sizeable contracts, some of which have not ended or are not ending the way you would like, I would think the organization might be reluctant to entertain taking on some more expensive contracts at this moment.

CMM and Malenstyn contracts need to be done and perhaps moving Kuemper over the summer as well.

I believe they'll look to provide opportunities for those within the organization first before they'll look outside via free agency. With that if the opportunity presents itself i.e. Strome/Milano, they'll look to fill in the openings accordingly.

I'm not anticipating BMAC being very active this summer.

 

[um]

With the Capitals just beginning to get out from underneath some sizeable contracts, some of which have not ended or are not ending the way you would like, I would think the organization might be reluctant to entertain taking on some more expensive contracts at this moment.

CMM and Malenstyn contracts need to be done and perhaps moving Kuemper over the summer as well.

I believe they'll look to provide opportunities for those within the organization first before they'll look outside via free agency. With that if the opportunity presents itself i.e. Strome/Milano, they'll look to fill in the openings accordingly.

I'm not anticipating BMAC being very active this summer.

I don't get this one. Kuemper will likely cost us futures to move and Lindgren has very little history as an NHL starter.

Maybe It'd make sense if we were an elite team, otherwise what's the point?

 

[BiPolar Caps]

I don't get this one. Kuemper will likely cost us futures to move and Lindgren has very little history as an NHL starter.

Maybe It'd make sense if we were an elite team, otherwise what's the point?

As I noted, provide opportunities for those within the organization, namely Clay Stevenson. I wouldn't move Kuemper if we had to add. There seems to be a few teams that may be interested in veteran goalies this summer, ie. Toronto, New Jersey.

 

[um]

As I noted, provide opportunities for those within the organization, namely Clay Stevenson. I wouldn't move Kuemper if we had to add. There seems to be a few teams that may be interested in veteran goalies this summer, ie. Toronto, New Jersey.

I don't think it'll work out like that, but shopping Kuemper can't hurt.

 

[um]

I’d like a more dynamic offensive d-man added to the fold. I think that’s pivotal. That also allows you to trade Jensen/TVR (or even both?) and play 2 youngsters on 3rd pair.

Fever - Carlson
Sandin - NewD
Alexeyev - Iorio/Bear/Johansen
Etc etc.

I'm a big Montour fan, great pucking moving dman with an edge. He would give Carlson some much needed relief in the ice time department.

I wonder what his fancies are.

 

[Hivemind]

Perhaps they don't cover how long an "era" actually is until the sophomore year of college?

The three of them played together with the USNTDP, prior to all enrolling in BC together. For a 19 year old kid, spending 3 years together is definitely an era. It's as long as the Laviolette era was in DC.

 

[Langway]

Trade Targets: Decision time looms for Maple Leafs and Mitch Marner

Will the Leafs and Marner work together on an extension – or a ticket out of Toronto?

www.dailyfaceoff.com

I'd take Chabot if Ottawa really is looking to move on. Wouldn't give up the farm but still a good player.

Very thin list overall.