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

[Langway]

That's...certainly a new name.

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

That's...certainly a new name.

Wow. I’m pretty sure I still have his autograph somewhere from when he played for the Whalers and I met him after doing Mites on Ice at the Hartford Civic Center.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

That's...certainly a new name.

His coaching record does not inspire confidence. He has never coached a successful team at any point in his career.

 

[Langway]

Makes me wonder a couple things: One that they've yet to narrow down the search and exclude candidates. Also that Shaw being more of an experienced assistant was (at least) secondarily interviewed as a potential complement to a less experienced HC like Carbery or especially Halpern. But you'd think the hiring of any assistants should be made largely by the eventual head coach rather than the GM. He's had some success developing defensemen (in STL especially) but, yeah, a pretty bland HC option.

 

[YippieKaey]

Was in Tampere for the world championships yesterday and saw Sweden-France. Sandin looked good, created offense and played pretty rough with at least one big hit

One cool detail i noticed is that he is really good at getting open for a pass in the D and neutral zone which really helped the team transition the puck. Obviously wasn't against the most difficult opponent but still pretty cool.

 

[twabby]

That's...certainly a new name.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

That's...certainly a new name.

I remember that brutal dirty play by Kirk Muller that nearly killed him in the Sens franchise opener in 1993.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

It’s particularly weird to criticize Alexa because she has shown great improvement from when she first started. If she seemed like the type that was just cashing a paycheck then sure, criticize her. If she was similar to Gormley where it was clear he still wanted to be in Philly then sure, it’s warranted criticism.

But she’s put in the work and I think it shows.

I didn't like her at first because I liked the previous crew, however she grew on me after the first year. I believe her and May do a great job together. The Caps have one of the better home broadcast teams in the league imho even with Locker's jinxes. I'll even say it's tons better than any ESPN or TNT team option.

 

[Hivemind]

That's...certainly a new name.

Not sure how I feel about someone who's basically been an understudy of Ken Hitchcock and John Tortarella his entire career.

 

[Calicaps]

I just can't get past his name. I'd forever think of him as Coach Bradshaw. Or maybe it's like Cher or Beck.

 

[John Price]

Great we are considered favorites for Cardbury. He knows the system and should do fine here.

 

[HTFN]

Great we are considered favorites for Cardbury. He knows the system and should do fine here.

Huh?

That's so confusing, do you mean like the development system or something? Would be really weird to hire a coach and keep the last guy's scheme intact

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

We should never have traded Chandler. I know I was wrong. Wow.

 

[StrikingDistance]

We should never have traded Chandler. I know I was wrong. Wow.

We had an embarassment of riches at the time. Trotz wasn't going to play the youngster over the Vets. Glad he found a home and gets top minutes.

 

[McVechkin]

We had an embarassment of riches at the time. Trotz wasn't going to play the youngster over the Vets. Glad he found a home and gets top minutes.

Reirden, you mean but I hear ya.

Hindsight is 20/20 but when you break it down it’s not all that unreasonable to see play out. They just came off Stanley cup where their center depth was a key factor. Kuz coulda been conn smythe, Nicky was still staying relevant, and Lars was key piece. Running it back in 2019 was definitely on the table and I don’t blame them for wanting to keep that top 9 center depth intact and that squeezed CS out.

 

[Hivemind]

We had an embarassment of riches at the time. Trotz wasn't going to play the youngster over the Vets. Glad he found a home and gets top minutes.

They acquired Hagelin shortly before trading Stephenson. If they don't acquire Hagelin, they can keep Stephenson.

Trotz was also gone by the time they traded Stephenson.

 

[StrikingDistance]

Reirden, you mean but I hear ya.

Hindsight is 20/20 but when you break it down it’s not all that unreasonable to see play out. They just came off Stanley cup where their center depth was a key factor. Kuz coulda been conn smythe, Nicky was still staying relevant, and Lars was key piece. Running it back in 2019 was definitely on the table and I don’t blame them for wanting to keep that top 9 center depth intact and that squeezed CS out.

Well, Chandy was here 2015-2019 which covers a majority of his tenure. Anyway, funny how a 3rd rounder who played limited mins here excels somewhere else playing on their 1st & 2nd line...

 

[Langway]

The New Hotness Spencer Carbery with 3-4 interviews this week according to the 32 Thoughts pod.

 

[usiel]

The New Hotness Spencer Carbery with 3-4 interviews this week according to the 32 Thoughts pod.

Good lord...

 

[g00n]

Hawk sold separately.

 

[hockeykicker]

Boudreau wants to keep coaching but, as of this week, had not heard from the Caps about their opening, a source close to Boudreau said.

It’s not clear if the Caps have spoken to Nelson about their head coaching vacancy but it also would not be a shock given the fact that he already works in the organization as Hershey’s head coach.

Colleague Pierre LeBrun reported earlier this month that the Caps planned to interview Jeff Halpern “at some point” during the interview process.

It’s unclear if that conversation has happened, but the Caps’ interest in the Tampa Bay assistant should come as no surprise.

Carbery, the former AHL Hershey head coach and current Maple Leafs assistant, is reportedly at or near the top of MacLellan’s list.

Carbery was in town Monday to meet with MacLellan, according to a league source who spoke under the condition of anonymity.

Shaw spent last season as an associate head coach on John Tortorella’s staff with the Flyers.

The 59-year-old, who handled the defense and penalty kill with the Flyers, is believed to have interviewed with MacLellan recently

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Shaw is the definition of lowered expectations. He hasn’t been part of a winning team at any level.

 

[hockeykicker]

Shaw is the definition of lowered expectations. He hasn’t been part of a winning team at any level.

Well then that logic disqualifies carberry too

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Well then that logic disqualifies carberry too

That isn’t true in the slightest. He led the Stingrays as a head coach to the Kelly cup finals and the conference finals two years in a row. Shaws teams as both head coach and assistant coach have barley made the playoffs.

Shaws record can be found here:

Brad Shaw (b.1964) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

Statistics and Records of Brad Shaw, a hockey player and coach from Cambridge, ONT born Apr 28 1964 who was active from 1981 to 1999.

www.hockeydb.com

That is a lot of no playoff results in all of those years coaching. (Albeit most as an associate)

The Caps can do better.

 

[um]

That isn’t true in the slightest. He led the Stingrays as a head coach to the Kelly cup finals and the conference finals two years in a row. Shaws teams as both head coach and assistant coach have barley made the playoffs.

Shaws record can be found here:

Brad Shaw (b.1964) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

Statistics and Records of Brad Shaw, a hockey player and coach from Cambridge, ONT born Apr 28 1964 who was active from 1981 to 1999.

www.hockeydb.com

That is a lot of no playoff results in all of those years coaching. (Albeit most as an associate)

The Caps can do better.

Those look like some good Blues and Jackets teams to me.