Judging by Backy and Wilson coming back mid season after long term injuries and struggling, it’s not hard to imagine why Bear didn’t hit the ground running either. New teammates/new coach, new system, long layoff, and obviously struggling with something else as well.. a full offseason, familiarity with the environment/tactics, being ready from the get go. He might push TVR/Jensen down the lineup (best case scenario)
It was always a pipe dream. But why let that stop one from making impossible demands out of GMBM and preemptively complaining that he couldn't get it done?
Right here. Admitted they wouldn’t be getting either. Ehlers was my most realistic want but I don’t see that happening either.
Sorry but this is a lazy take by Whyno. He doesn’t factor in athletes being subject to a jock tax, which significantly eats into potential tax savings from playing in Florida, Texas, or Nevada. Per motleyfool.com
Well, there's always (faint) hope for some kind of Ehlers + McGroaty trade. Many WPG fans on that thread have specifically stated the need for a young/established NHL 2C and/or #4 RHD (in addition to picks), all of which we happen to have. (Or something close to it.)
meh well see. they defintely did the best at spending money. DIllion is gotta be an slightly below average dman at best. They def upgraded their goaltending but a shooter tutor would have done that.
Ottawa and Buffalo both need RHD and will have a tough time attracting ones through free agency, so trading for guys like Jensen and TVR who don't have trade protection would make sense. Carolina suddenly has awful RHD depth with Pesce leaving and has familiarity with TVR. Edmonton could use a stable 2B type to go along with Ceci and I think they were rumored to be interested in Jensen (might be imagining that). That's by no means a comprehensive list, just the teams I thought of off the top of my head. There's always teams that need RHD, and not all of them will be able to land the handful of good ones on the market.
Yeah, PuckPedia seems to be the front runner. I just added them to my Caps/NHL Twitter feed. They are clearly trying to step up. But yeah, I looked at their site last night and yuck. have some work to do. I’m really gonna miss Cap Friendly, but if someone was going to buy it, I’m glad it was Caps.
Seems odd to me that they were in such a rush to sign 34 year old Tanev while younger guys like Roy and Walker are still on the market, but that's fine by me.
