txpd
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I don’t think for a moment GMBM would’ve paid Hagelin what he did if he’d known Hags would be on the fourth line by year 2 of 4. But Hags was quite obviously a fourth liner who still had the wheels and defensive prowess to hang with more skilled players if called on (though not as a producer). Remember in 2019 when we had Hagelin as our 2LW in playoff games?
If Panik had been what GMBM promised, his $2.75million would be about right. But he’s been none of those things, and I suspect Mac is finding it’s going to be expensive to get someone to buy 2 years of his contract in this economy.
Dillon has got a lot of value – physicality, penalty killing, decent wheels, and clearly a liked and vocal guy in the room. But it’s no secret he isn’t the smartest or most gaffe-proof player, and I think Mac underestimated how problematic that could be.
Jensen you’d only move for cap reasons, if you can get back something far more valuable than what you lose. His skating and steadiness are a welcome asset on this team right now.
The Caps 4th line is effectively their 3rd line. Right? Hagelin 9th on the team in TOI/g among forwards and is 6th in the league in SHTOI/g. Lets not ignore that the Caps pk% sucked before Hagelin and has been constently good since they got him. I think he is doing what they hired him to do.