bleedblue94
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Proposal: Kravtsov for McMichael
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I thought Kravtsov was supposed to be the next Crosby or McDavid?
I don't remember ever reading that from anyone.
SoundAndFury
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He was supposed to be Alex Semin at the best of times, the Rangers fans just made a joke out of it after he became nothing.
Therefore, I don't think anyone would trade McMichael for nothing.
Remember when everyone dumped on Nils until he actually got playing time in Dallas. Now everyone us raving about him. Lets do the same for Krav.
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Gretzky* don’t disrespect
EdJovanovski
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You almost have me a heart attack thinking he was traded LOL
Djp
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one is dealing with injuries vs another dealing with a lack of ability
SecretaryofDefense5
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I would rather keep McMichael. He still has potential but Lavi has ruined his confidence. He needs some more time in the AHL to rebuild it but they won’t send him. He is in the equivalent of hockey purgatory.
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SeaOfBlue
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I don't think Kravtsov has much value. Maybe late 2nd value like Andersson did, if a team really loves his upside and think he can turn it around with a new team. Or he is a secondary piece in a larger deal. He was good, but not great, in the KHL when he was given opportunities, and he has sucked bad in North America.
McMichael is not there yet. Maybe in a year or two if he can't turn things around, but WSH can afford to be patient with him. I think the Rangers are done with Kravtsov.
McMichael is not there yet. Maybe in a year or two if he can't turn things around, but WSH can afford to be patient with him. I think the Rangers are done with Kravtsov.
He's 22, if the Rangers don't know what they have yet, they are just waiting for the rest of the league to tell them.
EdJovanovski
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He hasn’t gotten a shot in North America, if you go back through our GDT’s for his previous 20 game stint, everyone was fawning over him saying how much they wish Kakko and Laf looked like him. He got the most star votes (we do 3 stars votes each game) of any player on the team in those 20 games. He was in the top 3 pretty much every game. Then this season he was voted one of the 3 stars in his last game where he got a point, and was on Panarin’s line but then after coming back from an injury he’s a healthy scratch despite his last game being on the 2nd line. Gallant is just a moron
McMichael has already shown that he’s a legitimate NHL player. He’s one of their best players in transition and at creating offense. His problem is that Lavi refuses to play him at center and he’s really struggling as a winger, and he’s had a bit of an issue with finishing so he’s lacking confidence. McMichael will be the 3C next year when Eller is gone and the Caps will be better for it. They’ll regret trading him unless it’s as part of a package for a clear upgrade.
He’s played like 5 games . Plenty of time to get better but Rangers should move him cause I doubt he really wants to be there
StephenPeat
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He got loaned to Hershey today.
I think this season will finally be the one where someone in the FO starts to seriously question whether Laviolette is the one to Marshall the direction the team should go moving forward. In McMichael’s favor, the team is abysmal right now so he doesn’t need to be rushed, he’s not making the difference either way.
I think the Capitals just have to see what Backstrom looks like whenever he returns. If he’s done, he needs to be encouraged to retire and then Lavi should be fired and the team should fully transition into Rebuild on the Fly around Ovechkin.
Seconded. I think the Caps need to be patient with McMichael but it’s hard to argue it’s just Lavy anymore. Both the staff and McMichael have to figure out how this thing is going to work.
He can be a Bo Horvat, Ryan O’Reilly type rugged C but he’s not showing himself well right now and the team doesn’t put him in position to succeed.
If the Caps decided to trade McMichael, I don't think it would be for another prospect. I think they'd bundle him with more futures, like their first rounder, and dangle that package for an impact veteran forward who either has term remaining or who'd re-up as part of the trade. Someone like Horvat, for instance.
If there are those who wonder why the Caps might consider going in what seems like the wrong direction, given their season to date, the strong likelihood is that the team isn't going to rebuild until Ovechkin hangs them up. They want to keep trying to surround him with talent.
They see this season as a campaign shredded by injuries so far, and not a season felled by an aging core. Truthfully, it's probably a little of both, but they've been missing Backstrom, Wilson, Brown, and Oshie for most of the season up front. That's four of their top six. Some of those guys won't be coming back, are still out for a long time, or may be returning soon. Carlson and Orlov have also missed a great deal of time. Fehervary is their only other defender worth much (you can make a decent argument for Jensen). They might be aging, but the fact that injuries have overshadowed their season means they haven't been able to prove or disprove the aging-core thesis.
All things being equal, the plan is that McMichael replaces Eller at No. 3 center next season. There was going to be a center slot open, once Backstrom went down, but they plugged it with Strome.
If there are those who wonder why the Caps might consider going in what seems like the wrong direction, given their season to date, the strong likelihood is that the team isn't going to rebuild until Ovechkin hangs them up. They want to keep trying to surround him with talent.
They see this season as a campaign shredded by injuries so far, and not a season felled by an aging core. Truthfully, it's probably a little of both, but they've been missing Backstrom, Wilson, Brown, and Oshie for most of the season up front. That's four of their top six. Some of those guys won't be coming back, are still out for a long time, or may be returning soon. Carlson and Orlov have also missed a great deal of time. Fehervary is their only other defender worth much (you can make a decent argument for Jensen). They might be aging, but the fact that injuries have overshadowed their season means they haven't been able to prove or disprove the aging-core thesis.
All things being equal, the plan is that McMichael replaces Eller at No. 3 center next season. There was going to be a center slot open, once Backstrom went down, but they plugged it with Strome.
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Genuine question here: With the capitals so depleted by injuries, why hasn't McMichael received more of an opportunity with their Top 6? Wouldn't they want their best prospect/young player there?
miscs75
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He was supposed to be better than all of them. In reality he’s just as good as Oleg Kvasha on his bad days.
