Value of: What to do with Dmitry Orlov
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hockeykicker
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he is going to sign, everyone knows this. the ball is in the caps court because they have the leverage
they wouldnt be saying that if they didnt think it would be done soon
they wouldnt be saying that if they didnt think it would be done soon
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hockeykicker
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there are none. seriously its strange, its been nothing going on or talked about that has been announced. just only talks about who he will be playing with
He didn't look that great at WHC, I mean his defensive game is atrocious. I don't know, why Caps fans (some of them at least) love him.
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Agreed that he likely resigns, but as the OP points out, not a lot of cap room this year, and Kuznetsov. Alzner and Oshie contracts up next summer.....I assume they will be careful in signing him?
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Dmitri Orlov is furthest thing from that, really. He has never gotten much of a PP time, so it's a question mark whether he would be that effective PP player.
On the other hand, his 5-on-5 stats belong right at the top of all D's. He was tied 11th with Dustin Byfuglien in points per 60, with 1.24. He is not a top-pairing D (potential is there) because he plays easy minutes, but he's very effective on the ES, and gets very limited PP and PK time.
He stays or goes to the KHL. I assume he stays for a year, goes to Vegas, and starts the '17-'18 season in their top-pairing.
He pretty much plays as a PPQB in the offensive zone at even strength. Gets the puck up high and either gets it through with his excellent shot, distributes it or gets into seams and drives the net like with that goal against LA.
If the caps didn't have a righty centric distribution scheme (RHD to OV) he'd probably be on the top unit. They'd also probably be dynamic enough for the PP not to get shut down every spring.
Taytro
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Carlzner
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I don't. Loved him as a promising prospect and young player but at this point I don't see the point of retaining him when we'll likely lose him to expansion. He's no better than a #5 right now and he's extremely risky for a cup contender to put on the ice.
txpd
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the caps cant get anything of value for him. they wont find a player that makes them better for him.
if they lose him after the season for nothing, its better than losing him for assets that likely become nothing without having the depth.
if they lose him after the season for nothing, its better than losing him for assets that likely become nothing without having the depth.
Oscar Lindberg
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If you guys could take Orpik (he'd probably be of a positive value in a mentorship role, for real he cracks down on lackadaisical teammate defensemen hard and would probably have Ference doing burpees on the bench mid game) I'd add in Orlov as a sweetener and get back roleplayers/mid rounders/etc.
If it's just Orlov something around Davidson maybe, a more two way LD (if I have him scouted correctly).
His upside is a physical mobile #2/3 with all the offensive tools you could ask for. Russian Keith Ballard maybe (when he was good and coveted), probably comparable to Voynov's. At least it was #2 before his wrist injury when he was wrecking people with hipchecks left and right.
They've had that philosophy since the rebuild and all it did was keep the team mediocre and bound to the 2nd round. Yeah lets just always lose every player we have for nothing even when it's clear they're moving on instead of trying to get assets in a league where every inch in terms of resources counts. Those pens really screwed up trading Jordan Staal, should have let him walk as a UFA a year later.
The Devils could certainly be interested if it starts looking like he won't sign. Not sure what it would take to get a deal done, though. Picks/prospects?
