Speculation: Caps Roster General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines/etc) | 2024-25 Summer Edition

[wickedwitch]

I've never actually seen this before ... Caps are apparently now at the maximum of 50 players under contract with the team.

Blues and Kraken are at 49, Pens are at 48. Columbus has the least with 37.

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It's been updated: it now says 47/50, because 3 of the contracts don't count for now.

 

[Random schmoe]

It's been updated: it now says 47/50, because 3 of the contracts don't count for now.

Phew. This was potentially a big deal.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Holtbyisms]

RIP Vinny's number, again.

 

[twabby]

Joel Edmundson, we hardly knew ye!

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[wickedwitch]

Of note given the recent topic of conversation, Duhaime wore 12 with the Avs....

I think they should retire 12/37, but if they aren't going to do that, they should let other players wear them.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Ridley Simon]

3 and 6 are iconic #’s for this team. That, 2 and 4.

9 is being held for Leonard!

 

[usiel]

Cally Jo and

Kono's numbers.

16 always blows as a number.

 

[notDkristich]

Cally Jo and

Kono's numbers.

16 always blows as a number.

22 is Dino or Kono

 

[Ridley Simon]

Cally Jo and

Kono's numbers.

16 always blows as a number.

Bengt Gustafsson and Alan May would like a word?

Those 2 wore it proudly (and well!) for 14 or 15 seasons in a row

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Cally Jo and

Kono's numbers.

16 always blows as a number.

Alan May will be happy to see it dusted off….

 

[um]

Here’s what you can take away from this, Jimi will be the best player on this team. Carberry knows this, and will facilitate.

Super excited for October.

Y’all really getting on the Lappy hype train.

I hope you’re right.

I can see every player in that roster sliding all the way up to 1st and down to 4th line at every position, except Ovie is locked at 1LW and Strome/PLD will be some combo of 1C/2C. Maybe Dowd locked in at 4C but the TOI could make that a moot assignment.

Beyond that, who knows.

Not sure if that's good or bad. For flexibility and line adjustments it's clearly good. But it could also mean we don't really have a clear distinction among our top 6 and bottom 6 especially on the wing. That usually means you lack the top guys instead of the other way around.

We are definitely lacking top 6 guys. But I’m fine with leaving it open for young guys to earn it.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Caps are at the contract max. Can you do over 50 during the summer?

If not. I guess no Johansen next year.

 

[marcel snapshot]

Bengt Gustafsson and Alan May would like a word?

Those 2 wore it proudly (and well!) for 14 or 15 seasons in a row

As would Marcel Dionne (ahem), Bobby Clarke, Michel Goulet, Rick Middleton, Derek Sanderson, Brett Hull, Pat Lafontaine, and Henri Richard

 

[usiel]

As would Marcel Dionne (ahem), Bobby Clarke, Michel Goulet, Rick Middleton, Derek Sanderson, Brett Hull, Pat Lafontaine, and Henri Richard

I was definitely thinking Caps only.

 

[Hivemind]

Can you do over 50 during the summer?

No. Contract max is the contract max. Only way around it is a contract slide.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

No. Contract max is the contract max. Only way around it is a contract slide.

Sounds like Lucas is gone in that case.

Nevermind. They are at 47.

 

[Fred22406Capsfan]

Joel Edmundson, we hardly knew ye!

"who?"

 

[Random schmoe]

No. Contract max is the contract max. Only way around it is a contract slide.

Sounds like Lucas is gone in that case.

Nevermind. They are at 47.

Yeah, sorry, after my initial post about them being at the contract max CapFriendly updated the status to reflect the Parascak, Protas, and Allen contracts as being exempt from the 50 contract limit. @wickedwitch saw it and commented.

(Though I'm truthfully not clear why those 3 are exempt but Cristall's ELC is not. He seems to hit all of the requirements for a contract to be exempted as well - he's 19, playing in a North American junior league, and hasn't played 11 NHL games. There may be some "judgement call" on the part of CF here, anticipating high likelihood that the first 3 won't count but not quite as confident that Cristall won't. For example, maybe they're allowing for the chance that he plays in the NHL this year. But really this is probably academic at this point.)

 

[Marshall]

Hmmmmmmmm

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810325567566426148

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810326594843492480

 

[Corby78]

Cally Jo and

Kono's numbers.

16 always blows as a number.

F-16? He was a very solid cap

 

[usiel]

Hmmmmmmmm

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810325567566426148

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810326594843492480

This is a pretty big deal. Not sure how to read it though.