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

[BallardEra]

They've already been posted. I'm the tall one in the pictures with Ovi and Vrana.

This is so cool. First thing I said to myself is that dude makes Ovi look small.

 

[John Price]

is it true he is changing to 92

if so Imma cop a 13 vrana sale jersey lol

 

[895]

Why would he change to 92? It's not his birthday?

New start?

 

[StrikingDistance]

They've already been posted. I'm the tall one in the pictures with Ovi and Vrana.

Good gawd...put on some gear...clear the crease next time you're at the game. You can be our new secret weapon.

 

[max21]

That's so friggin cool! @Kalopsia what a lifetime memory.

 

[kicksavedave]

They've already been posted. I'm the tall one in the pictures with Ovi and Vrana.

Are you like, 7 foot tall?

 

[trick9]

Why would he change to 92? It's not his birthday?

New start?

Fitting considering he's going to be the next scapegoat.

 

[hockeykicker]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843652623406379293

 

[Kalopsia]

That is amazing! Very cool tribute to those season ticket holders. Hope you’ll continue it on.

Oh yeah, they leave the family over my dead body. Honestly it's one of the biggest reasons I stayed in the area after college, can't give something like that up.

Are you like, 7 foot tall?

Only 6'8, sorry!

 

[Kazer]

Fitting considering he's going to be the next scapegoat.

Vrana as the scapegoat? I don't see that. He's popular and signed to a league minimum deal.

The most likely scapegoat candidates to me are PLD up front and Sandin in back. Milano could be a dark horse if he isn't producing and fans feel that Vrana should be playing instead. I could also see Mangiapane getting some grief if he doesn't gel with Ovechkin/Strome as expected.

 

[Random schmoe]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843652623406379293

#13 in the official team release.

So I'd guess the talk of a switch to 92 is bullshit by someone just being an asshole.

 

[trick9]

Vrana as the scapegoat? I don't see that. He's popular and signed to a league minimum deal.

The most likely scapegoat candidates to me are PLD up front and Sandin in back. Milano could be a dark horse if he isn't producing and fans feel that Vrana should be playing instead. I could also see Mangiapane getting some grief if he doesn't gel with Ovechkin/Strome as expected.

He was popular when he was here as a young promising NHL'er. He comes in as a struggling veteran with red flags all around him and who needs to be given kid minutes (remind you of anyone from last season?). Meaning he's going to be the other guy along with Milano that's blocking the kids coming up.

The 'bring youth in' -crowd is pretty big in here. I'm going to be very surprised if Vrana isn't one of the scapegoats when TDL rolls around. He used to be popular but that was when he was the promising kid coming up. It's not going to take long for people to realise this Vrana is turning 29 soon and has limited potential.

 

[895]

Performance to salary ratio is important though.

A guy on league minimum has to be really really bad to be the scapegoat.

Now if Vrana does well this year and the Caps sign him to a 5x5 or something and then he sucks again….yes.

 

[g00n]

Performance to salary ratio is important though.

A guy on league minimum has to be really really bad to be the scapegoat.

Now if Vrana does well this year and the Caps sign him to a 5x5 or something and then he sucks again….yes.

Eh, I've seen a lot of rationalizations that every penny vs the cap counts when trying to attack various whipping boys.

Vrana is not likely to be the big scapegoat because most of the people who do that also revered Vrana as a martyr to the anti-front-office cause.