capcrunch98 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 It's time. It's time to go ALL IN for a cup next year. **** this **** of watching other teams win it all. Let's go get someone to help, no matter the cost. Players, money, picks...I'm willing to give it all away. I'm willing to sell my hockey soul to the devil (not New Jersey) for a ****ing cup. We've had Ovechkin for 10 years. I'm not interested in our minor league system anymore. I'm not interested in "developing" any more players for a long haul or years of future competitiveness. We've been doing that for 10 ****ing years and we still can't get out of the 2nd round. Let's put the cards on the table. Do what it takes. Get a Byufelin or whoever we need to get, but do it. **** our minor leagues. **** two or three years from now. We need to win now. IT'S TIME!! IT....IS....TIME. Um, Byfuglien's not available, so that won't work. I'm as bummed as anyone else here that the Caps fell short again, and maybe I'm giving GMBM too much credit, but honestly I don't get how fans are saying we weren't "all in" the past 2 seasons. Putting fantasy hockey BS aside, and considering salary cap constraints, who out there is really available, and what it would cost to get them, please tell me who exactly should the Caps be going after right now??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 Stamkos lol **** it Honestly I feel like there are higher forces working again us Well get a fast team in, PIT will retool with a big one and they'll win again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Stamkos lol **** it Honestly I feel like there are higher forces working again us Well get a fast team in, PIT will retool with a big one and they'll win again "Nothing we do works" the Capital way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Um, Byfuglien's not available, so that won't work. I'm as bummed as anyone else here that the Caps fell short again, and maybe I'm giving GMBM too much credit, but honestly I don't get how fans are saying we weren't "all in" the past 2 seasons. Putting fantasy hockey BS aside, and considering salary cap constraints, who out there is really available, and what it would cost to get them, please tell me who exactly should the Caps be going after right now??? Byfuglien was just a name that came to mind. I will be the first to tell you that I don't follow salary caps or free agency in hockey. The only guy I know available is Stamkos, but I think Toronto has been clearing a ton of players to bring their native son home. I am in no way blaming GMBM. He did the best he could and quite frankly with the way the team played in the regular season, it was looking like this year would actually be different. I don't believe we have been "all in" the last 2 years. The moves for Niskanen, Orpik, Oshie, Williams and Richards are modest at best. None of these guys screamed "difference maker." All of them (with the exception of Richards) are solid pickups, but weren't great pickups. Again, I don't keep up with free agents or who is or isn't available. But we need a "difference maker" to balance out the lines. I don't care if it's a free agent or a trade. Something has to change. I wish I knew, but Pittsburgh managed to get a guy who scores 30-40 (Kessel) goals a year, even with all of their salary cap problems. Milan Lucic? Big power forward. Just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Pens - 5 SC appearances, 4 wins. Crosby 3 and 2. Caps - 1 SC appearance, 0 wins. Ovie 0 and 0. Life sucks! Sports is so unfair. Sometimes I wonder why I keep doing this year after year. Crosby is 2-1 not 3-2 not that it matters, we suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Crosby is 2-1 not 3-2 not that it matters, we suck. 3 appearances, 2 wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 They're not going to make any drastic changes as I've said time and time again because they believe they have a 2 year window and the GM has said this before. The only change they can make is towards Mojo that's it And if some expansion team claims Orpik but as reddit says it's highly unlikely someone will do that due to his hefty contract so they're stuck with him Expect no big changes or deadline deals because there's no reason for them. Pittsburgh happened into fortuitous circumstance because they didn't have a champion from the start. They had to build one throughout the season acquiring players like Hagelin and Daley and bringing Murray up from the AHL. They didn't have a set roster for most of their year and had to adapt on the fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 How does the expansion draft work? Which of our players are able to be scooped up and what happens then? I don't recall what happened when the Sens and Bolts came into the league, or whoever the last expansion was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 puck possession Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 puck possessionYeah but we need to be a top 5 team. Anything less than that usually means failure We were ok so with our talent advantage we could still beat the 6-10 possession teams. But to win it all, you kinda have to be top 5 at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Home opener on Saturday, October 15 vs Isles. Season opener is Thursday, October 13 @Pens. We get to watch them raise their banner. FUEL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Is the schedule out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Full schedule tomorrow. Openers being released today. Anaheim gets to play in 4 road openers and then their own. BRUTAL east coast trip to open season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Too bad we always know how the schedule ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeman38 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 What is all this Milan Lucic chatter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 What is all this Milan Lucic chatter? He isn't what this team needs imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 We probably shouldn't afford him. We're still too busy dealing with Orpik's contract to take on another biggie, though certainly Lucic would be way more deserving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFi Skins Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 So what exactly do we do to fix this playoff problem? How do we get 'faster' than the Penguins? What piece/player do we need which would make us compete down the stretch and also provide stamina? Penguins were just way too fast for us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 So what exactly do we do to fix this playoff problem? How do we get 'faster' than the Penguins? What piece/player do we need which would make us compete down the stretch and also provide stamina? Penguins were just way too fast for us... Dude, there are simply higher forces working against this team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Create an identity, preferably one around offense, and stick with it for 5 years. If you want to be a tough team, get Lucic, put Bura in the weight room, trade Vrana for somebody who isn't 188 pounds, and don't draft Debrincat. If it's speed, do not get Lucic, still tell Bura to get in the weight room but not as often, trade Wilson in a year or two if his game doesn't drastically improve, draft Debrincat, etc. But we need an identity, and to commit to it and stick with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Holtby wins the Vezina. Well deserved. Trotz wins Jack Adams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 What is all this Milan Lucic chatter? What are you hearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 It's from a couple days ago, and obviously the expansion doesn't happen until next year, but the first name on the Defender list makes me hopeful. http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/16375666/nhl-our-projected-las-vegas-expansion-team-roster Orpik going would help us a ton, it'd free up a lot of money we desperately need to free up to get ourselves prepared for the coming contracts we need to pay. So ultimately, best case scenario is that Orpik recovers and plays like his old self, giving us a legit top 4 set of defenders for a run at the cup this year, and then he gets picked up by the expansion draft, freeing us of his 5.5M which we can allocate elsewhere. Also, draft starts tonight. Get hyped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 We got LArs eller for some draft picks, boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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