Speculation: Caps Roster General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines etc) - 2023 Off-season

[SecretaryofDefense5]

That’s not what is being suggested……

We aren’t going to agree. It’s all good.

 

[HTFN]

This is charming stuff

Capitals Rookie Camp at the US Naval Academy in photos

Annapolis, MD -- The Washington Capitals held their final day of Rookie Camp at McMullen Hockey Arena on Tuesday. Top prospects like…

russianmachineneverbreaks.com

Beninati apparently wouldn't take "any way you want to" for an answer on how to pronounce Suzdalev's name

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

We aren’t going to agree. It’s all good.

Hope you’re not miserable all season! It won’t be an easy one.

 

[alphabetical]

taking bets on injuries isn't keeping it real IMO.....not that it's unlikely, but I prefer a more positive outlook in life.

You should change your username. Oshie will get inured this year, probably 3 times, and I'm personally willing to bet the first one is before game 20.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Hope you’re not miserable all season! It won’t be an easy one.

I won’t be. I’ve accepted that they are going to suck. All you can do is laugh at this point.

 

[Cush]

Guessing a lot of the younger guys will play on Sunday

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

You should change your username. Oshie will get inured this year, probably 3 times, and I'm personally willing to bet the first one is before game 20.

2018 already happened. Can‘t go back now!

 

[Marshall]

We are not making a big enough deal of Protas changing his number to 21.

 

[alphabetical]

2018 already happened. Can‘t go back now!

So observing reality for you was a one time thing?

 

[usiel]

We are not making a big enough deal of Protas changing his number to 21.

Pivotal moment of the off-season.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

So observing reality for you was a one time thing?

So far…

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

You wanna come out here and act like you’re a capper saying we have our worst roster in 15 years and everyone knows that and it does no good. Say we have no plan but it’s very clear we do and most people are following it.

The next two seasons, we will be clearing out the bad contracts, trying to develop our Young Players and get Ovechkin The record.

 

[um]

We are not making a big enough deal of Protas changing his number to 21.

I Laich it!

 

[usiel]

I'm am close to recommending that Lapierre be nominated as a prospect in the Leaders of Men press comments.

 

[WanderingCapsFan]

"I Laich it!"

I Hathaway it!?!?

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

We are not making a big enough deal of Protas changing his number to 21.

If he was going to use a horrid number like 59 at least he could have had the decency to go with 69 for the lolz.

 

[HTFN]

"I Laich it!"

I Hathaway it!?!?

oh man, you had it....

"Hathaway I Laich it"

 

[EXTRAS]

Chances ethen frank makes team?

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

Chances ethen frank makes team?

Slim. It's possible but he didn't have a great playoffs for the Bears and the Caps already have some depth they want to find spots for. He has speed to burn though which they desperately need so it wouldn't be altogether shocking if he ended up making it.

 

[Langway]

Phillips likely has a slightly better shot thank Frank but I doubt either make the team. Six pre-season games under a new coach isn't that many when you think about it, particularly without any rookie games. They're going to want the last couple of pre-season games to largely be tune-ups for the regular season. So it's going to be an extremely short window for guys making their case. Some of that has to happen in practice simply earning a chance in a game to begin with. They can't afford a slow start from anyone so it makes you wonder if certain vets are off pace what the reaction will be. Carbery shouldn't overreact to a limited sample but also shouldn't underreact should any upstarts earn serious looks to start off. I'm not sure I expect serious upstarts to materialize but we'll see. Are there roster hopefuls that stand to add not just younger legs/pace but a higher work rate? It's not that high a threshold yet it's hard to say if anyone aside from Malenstyn and Protas are ready to put in that degree of work all-around.

It would be helpful if Carbery were able to at least up the internal competition to make some of the more entrenched vets uncomfortable and on point. That should be a given under any new HC but with this group...

I don't think too many of the vets are in jeopardy given limited trade value but I could see Mantha or perhaps Milano hitting waivers should they not be sharp, even with Pacioretty sidelined, depending on how some upstarts play. Everyone on the fringes has to compete as though it's now or never with little time to waste. Anyone not making a clear statement should be pretty quickly thinned out.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Hope Phillips and Hershey guys who show they're ready to make the step get a good, hard look from Carberry, even if it displaces vets. Only locks on this roster should be 8, 74, and 43.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

I am hopeful Phillips makes the team.

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

Well this just made my day. Always awesome to see my favorite team visit my old stomping grounds.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

I am hopeful Phillips makes the team.

So am I…..could be a sneaky good add.

 

[Langway]

I'm most interested in Miroshnichenko & Trineyev due to their power forward potential. That element has to be a galvanizing team staple if they're to be highly competitive you'd think. Beyond Malenstyn & Protas those two would seem to offer the most.