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DCSaints_fan Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) That’s what a well run PP unit can do. Not a whole lot of fancy stuff. Just crisp passing and finding the open guy I turned it off at 5-2 then the Canes just got another one The team has just given up Edited January 6 by DCSaints_fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capcrunch98 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 5 hours ago, DCSaints_fan said: The team has just given up I don't think they've given up, I think this is just who they are - a very average club who is capable of beating good teams when they get great goaltending and/or lucky bounces, but more times than not they're going to fall short against better clubs, as they've been doing over the past couple weeks. There's no easy fix for this. We're not a trade or a free agent signing away from being competitive. Management needs to realize there's absolutely nothing left to squeeze out of what's left of the core of this team, and launch a rebuild. But they seem unwilling to do that, because Ted has his head so far up Ovi's ass and has promised him we won't tear this lousy team down as long as he's chasing a record which is now looking a lot more unattainable than it did just a couple months ago. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDeep81 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Im not even sure what reason there is to not tear it up, since with the current lineup, Ovi isn't doing anything anyway. Soon as Nicky stepped away all bets should of been off about a rebuild. Kuzy playing like dog ass has expedited that, imo. Strome isn't a play maker. They need a true 1c in a big way, or Ovi might as well plan on playing till he's 45. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) 2 hours ago, GoDeep81 said: Im not even sure what reason there is to not tear it up, since with the current lineup, Ovi isn't doing anything anyway. Soon as Nicky stepped away all bets should of been off about a rebuild. Kuzy playing like dog ass has expedited that, imo. Strome isn't a play maker. They need a true 1c in a big way, or Ovi might as well plan on playing till he's 45. According to Spotrac for 2024-25 we have $12m space left and 18/23 players signed. I think we can buy out Backstrom and add like $3-4m. Can probably do the same with Oshie assuming he's not coming back. There's a couple of big name Cs available as UFA (Stamkos, Nylander, Reinart, Guentzel, Marchessault, a 39 year old Pavelski) after the season end, but half of those guys probably are resigned by their teams, and we're going to be an extremely tough sell. We just don't have alot to offer besides money and the chance of being the guy that helps Ovi break the goal scoring record. Edited January 6 by DCSaints_fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 16 minutes ago, DCSaints_fan said: According to Spotrac for 2024-25 we have $12m space left and 18/23 players signed. I think we can buy out Backstrom and add like $3-4m. Can probably do the same with Oshie assuming he's not coming back. Don't have to buy out injured players. Just use LTIR and get all of the cap space. If there's anyone to consider buying out, it's Kuznetsov who is just not playing good hockey right now and eating up a ton of cap space and a roster spot that could go towards a Center that might actually have a positive impact (Hendrix Lapierre to 3rd line center? Maybe even Protas, though I am hesitant to do so and break up the Mantha-McMichael-Protas line). Of course it would be better if we could Trade Kuznetsov and not suffer an extended cap penalty. Retain salary if we have to. 16 minutes ago, DCSaints_fan said: There's a couple of big name Cs available as UFA (Stamkos, Nylander, Reinart, Guentzel, Marchessault, a 39 year old Pavelski) after the season end, but half of those guys probably are resigned by their teams, and we're going to be an extremely tough sell. We just don't have alot to offer besides money and the chance of being the guy that helps Ovi break the goal scoring record. I know Center is the obvious choice when it comes to trying to improve a winger's goal-scoring, but I feel like Wing and Defense are bigger holes to fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDeep81 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Problem with LTIR and cap space is, Ted would have to sign off on spending all that extra money, out of pocket. Maybe if they showed signs of life, but right now I don't see him doing much in that direction. Possibly next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 39 minutes ago, GoDeep81 said: Problem with LTIR and cap space is, Ted would have to sign off on spending all that extra money, out of pocket. Maybe if they showed signs of life, but right now I don't see him doing much in that direction. Possibly next year? Also worth noting that a player must be deemed fit to play in order to qualify for a buyout. But let's say whomever we want to buy out is deemed fit and we go with the buyout. It only saves a third of their cost, leaving the remaining 2/3s of the cap hit on the roster, meanwhile LTIR gives you use of their entire cap hit. So let's say he buys out Backstrom. Ted saves $3 mil next year, but the team has $6 mil less cap space available, which is impact-player money. Same deal with Oshie (though I'm not betting on him being done yet; need more information). Ted can save $1.75 mil next year, but have $3.5 mil less in cap space. That's a total of $9.5 mil in cap space lost to save $4.75 mil (and possibly lose some good-will with free agents that see a team that will try to screw them out of money if they get hurt). That's a top-line forward or top-pairing defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 8 hours ago, GoDeep81 said: Im not even sure what reason there is to not tear it up, since with the current lineup, Ovi isn't doing anything anyway. Soon as Nicky stepped away all bets should of been off about a rebuild. Kuzy playing like dog ass has expedited that, imo. Strome isn't a play maker. They need a true 1c in a big way, or Ovi might as well plan on playing till he's 45. This team has so many bad contracts right now. GMBM gives them out like candy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDeep81 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 4 hours ago, PokerPacker said: Also worth noting that a player must be deemed fit to play in order to qualify for a buyout. But let's say whomever we want to buy out is deemed fit and we go with the buyout. It only saves a third of their cost, leaving the remaining 2/3s of the cap hit on the roster, meanwhile LTIR gives you use of their entire cap hit. Yeah, lots of avenues to navigate. It'd be a real pisser if he did buyout Nicky or Oshie. Save himself a few bucks but screw the team for an extra year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 You know what hurts? Dmitri Orlov was a free agent this past off-season after we traded him away at the deadline. He wanted to come home. He signed for only two seasons, not the rumored long-term-contract we didn't want to give him. His cap hit is about that of Jensen and TvR's combined cap hits, while these days they're trading off on the press box seat. Imagine the difference on our blue-line if you plugged him into the line-up. Instant upgrade in all three zones, and a boost to our physicality. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Go-ahead goal with under a minute left in the game! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 None of my streams are working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Kuemper's gotta make the stop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 That's another stop Kuemper's gotta make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 5 minutes ago, PokerPacker said: That's another stop Kuemper's gotta make. For some reason, I'm unable to watch. What's going on? Top shelf, five hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Finally got it, but it's their feed. Yeah, that last one went right by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 15 minutes ago, skinsmarydu said: For some reason, I'm unable to watch. What's going on? Top shelf, five hole? Both goals were shot from around the blue-line on the rush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 YES! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Patches gets his first goal with the Capitals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Young guys are quick but not skilled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Dammit, Darcy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDeep81 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Yep, Darcy goes down too early, quite often. Should of made at least 2 of those saves. Then we can't score so it really doesn't matter. Young guys who can skate but have mid skills is what we're stuck with. Carbery can arrange the lines any way he wants, but we can't overcome all the talent and salary we have on the books, who can no longer pull weight. I haven't looked at the stats, but I imagine we're 50ish goals behind what we could/should have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Are we losing yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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