Both were let go by Washington.
Do you guys think they have futures in the NHL? Would you want your team to sign one of them?
Do you guys think they have futures in the NHL? Would you want your team to sign one of them?
Daigneault is a year younger than Novotny, FWIW.I thought Novotny didn't do that bad in Washington, it looked like he played a building two-way game and he had some creativity. I'd sign him, AHL him for a season or two (might as well?) Daigneault's been around to long, he won't do anything in the NHL.
Daigneault is a year younger than Novotny, FWIW.
Both fell victim of a numbers game it seems, particularly if Washington has indeed already decided that Neuvirth will play in Hershey next season. That remains to be seen, though, as at this point all we know is that the Caps have him under contract. Daigneault put up some pretty good numbers in his first AHL season but was fortunate in that he had a good team in front of him and played quite a few games against below average AHL clubs.
Because Novotny didn't show scoring-line potential and that was the only way he was going to etch a position for himself in the Caps lineup. Third- and fourth-line center are already pretty well locked up by Gordon and Sutherby.Not sure how Novotny falls into this, he's not a goalie, like Daigneault and Neuvirth.
Because Novotny didn't show scoring-line potential and that was the only way he was going to etch a position for himself in the Caps lineup. Third- and fourth-line center are already pretty well locked up by Gordon and Sutherby.
Yeah...particularly when it's the end of a disappointing season. But he did get an opportunity to play with Ovechkin and at other times with Semin as well. He was also coming off of an injury which probably hampered him somewhat. I thought he'd get one last shot to prove himself at camp this fall but it's not all that suprising. He was benched at one point and didn't show enough consistency and determination.Tough to do, when you only play 18 games!!
No, that was definitely the case by that point. But with Backstrom coming over and (hopefully) another scoring-line center to come via trade or free agency, he just wasn't in the cards.Not many Caps were showing scoring line potential as you put it!
I'm more surprised about the letting go of Daigneault. I konw he showed up to one camp out of shape and apparently is lazy, but it seemed he really tightened up his play and were it not for him (most likely) during that time when Cassivi was in the NHL Hershey might not have done as well as they did. He's most likely destined to be a good backup if he makes it to the NHL, which I would have been okay with since we have two potentially great starters in Neuvirth and Varlamov coming up. I would have kept him as the backup behind whichever prospect they choose. Oh well.