Caps Roster General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines/etc) | 2024-25 Summer Edition
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usiel
Where wolf’s ears are, wolf’s teeth are near.
Seems like it might be one of the worst outages ever for HF.
I think there's a thread fragment on our board that's part of a main board thread (the coaches thread)
Maybe AWS can lend some of their cloud services to HF instead of dedicating resources to spit out realtime faceoff probabilities.
It'll be interesting to see how LT and Hill compare over their contracts, which are pretty similar.
Hey y’all, I’m a Bruins Fan but come in peace. Goodluck this postseason. Can’t wait to see Ovi break the record and follow up with a cup!
I’m curious about your roster future, considering how many great top 9 (more like top6 honestly) centers you have - PLD, Strome, McMichaels and Protass being natural centers, and Leonard incoming.
With Protass signed long term for cheap (calling it, this will be considered the best contract in hockey for years to come), could McMichaels get traded before he goes to RFA next summer? Strome? What do you see the most likely scenario being if they wanted to have a natural winger, and grab say Ehlers or Boeser, or even Marner this summer?Just seems like there is an opportunity, especially with Leonard’s trajectory, to make some extra room to sign Chychrun or whatever, to capitalize on moving someone in the short term.
Cheers
I’m curious about your roster future, considering how many great top 9 (more like top6 honestly) centers you have - PLD, Strome, McMichaels and Protass being natural centers, and Leonard incoming.
With Protass signed long term for cheap (calling it, this will be considered the best contract in hockey for years to come), could McMichaels get traded before he goes to RFA next summer? Strome? What do you see the most likely scenario being if they wanted to have a natural winger, and grab say Ehlers or Boeser, or even Marner this summer?Just seems like there is an opportunity, especially with Leonard’s trajectory, to make some extra room to sign Chychrun or whatever, to capitalize on moving someone in the short term.
Cheers
This website is cooked longterm unfortunately. Every regular poster is from like 10-20 years ago with pretty much no new arrivals. It's a pity because I much prefer the forum thread layout to the Reddit or twitter layout. It's pretty much impossible to have a conversation in those places.
Enjoy HF while we can guys.
Enjoy HF while we can guys.
If there’s someone in the current top-6 to move it’s probably McMichael, but I don’t think nor he or Protas are viewed as centers in the NHL right now. I’d been beating the Marner-drum all season long because I think he’d be a perfect fit with Strome on that 1st line long term.
usiel
Where wolf’s ears are, wolf’s teeth are near.
I don't think the book is closed whether or not McM is a center or not. He always played better in the middle so the fact he's picked it up on the wing is good. Been pretty lucky on our center health this season.
With Protas he's just so good on the boards but I could see him being pressed emergency C duty.
With Protas he's just so good on the boards but I could see him being pressed emergency C duty.
Oh I think it’s closed….they tried him again and quickly abandoned that….again.
Maybe on a bad team where they can just gift him top-6 C spot….at the NHL-level so far, he’s been decidedly better at W.
usiel
Where wolf’s ears are, wolf’s teeth are near.
Disagree sincerely. Wasn't lack of success at the center position 'relegated' McM to the wing.
I think Caps are committed to Lappy at 3C. He will NOT be waivers exempt next year so he’ll have to make an impact. If Lappy fails we either need to go get a 3C or put McMichael there.
I also think there is a world where we resign Beauvillier. But i would want to know he is a backup for 3C as well. Then you can have Beau or McMike play 3C and one play 2LW. Or Miro, Cristal. Assume Leonard on the right.
And i can definitely see McMichael as a Center again later in his career regardless of Lappy.
I also think there is a world where we resign Beauvillier. But i would want to know he is a backup for 3C as well. Then you can have Beau or McMike play 3C and one play 2LW. Or Miro, Cristal. Assume Leonard on the right.
And i can definitely see McMichael as a Center again later in his career regardless of Lappy.
No chance I would be thinking about changing Connor McMichael’s position in his breakout season
He can do spot duty in case of an injury, but I would not make them full-time at this point in his career
He can do spot duty in case of an injury, but I would not make them full-time at this point in his career
