Post-Game Talk: Caps/Bruins, 12/7/16, 8:00pm ET, Phone Booth

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Hockey is fun again?

 

[GoCaps2004]

love beagle. he always plays well even when we've been playing like ****

 

[Carlzner]

BM talking about under the table deals for Oshie and Alzner to save players in e draft... Interesting

BM being BMac?

 

[txpd]

Winnik has 4 goals and has been scratched how many times?

 

[hockeyfan88]

Caps domianting the Bruins physically.

 

[Raikkonen]

Winnik has 4 goals and has been scratched how many times?

He woudnt be scratched if not for Sanford.

 

[Holtbyisms]

BM being BMac?

No the worse BM, Barry Smelltoes.

 

[Blitzkrieg365]

Reffing in the NHL is so broken, just because a team is already on the PK shouldn't give them a free pass to commit penalties without being called. 5 players on the ice and a trip but no calls

 

[twabby]

How wasn't that tripping AND too many men, let alone neither?

 

[GoCaps2004]

why did kuznetsov try to unnecessarily dangle a guy at the red line

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

The thing is with an "under the table deal," it's not official. That's how it works. That means Vegas gets a few days to negotiate directly with those players. There's very little to stop Vegas from throwing a big deal in the direction of Oshie or Alzner during that period. Even if Oshie or Alzner don't end up signing the deal then, it can give them leverage to drive their price up even further.

Plus if McPhee smells an illegal deal in place with a player he's negotiating with, he'd likely report it.

You know McPhee LOATHES overpaying. "Market value and not a penny more" was his mantra for 10 years. I doubt that's happening unless the Owner steps in and does it. Seems unlikely.

What exactly constitutes an illegal deal? All Alzner's agent has to do is say "no thanks" and McPhee isn't "smelling" anything.

 

[Fondue]

Is there any reason why Beagle is playing as 4c instead if 3c? I'm pretty confident in saying he's outplaying Eller.

 

[Raikkonen]

Is there any reason why Beagle is playing as 4c instead if 3c? I'm pretty confident in saying he's outplaying Eller.

4th line is working.

 

[twabby]

Niskanen's return is probable per the team. Likely was in the concussion protocol getting tests.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

why did kuznetsov try to unnecessarily dangle a guy at the red line

Leave him be. He's finally "feeling it" so don't scare it off.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Beagle wants to fight him lol GET EM!

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Eller in his home. Feeling shame.

Dear Hockey Gods, please let us meet the Bruins in the 2nd round.

That would take one of us being the 7 seed and other 8 or 1

 

[SpinningEdge]

Winnik has 4 goals and has been scratched how many times?

Winnik has more goals for Caps this year than Laich has points in AHL.

 

[hockeyfan88]

LOL Bruins getting punked.

 

[AtNightWeFly]

That would take one of us being the 7 seed and other 8 or 1

Ahh perfect. We'll take 7 and Boston will sneak in at 8 - everybody is happy.

Holtby hates them.

 

[Hivemind]

You know McPhee LOATHES overpaying. "Market value and not a penny more" was his mantra for 10 years. I doubt that's happening unless the Owner steps in and does it. Seems unlikely.

What exactly constitutes an illegal deal? All Alzner's agent has to do is say "no thanks" and McPhee isn't "smelling" anything.

You mean like the time McPhee admitted to overpaying Joel Ward by about 15%? Or when he outbid several other suitors for Michael Nylander? And that was just a day after McPhee outbid the Islanders for Tom Poti's services. He also knows he has to reach the salary floor. Overpaying for one or two free agents is not going to be a big deal for the first 3-4 years of Golden Knights hockey, and will allow them to pick and choose the rest of their roster better.


And Alzner's agent wouldn't be doing his job if he simply turned away a suitor without listening to their offer. Heck, Alzner's agent wouldn't be doing his job if he let the Capitals "agree" to a contract without actually signing it. That's just inviting risk to the player. I'm not saying an under the table deal is impossible, but there's a significant risk involved, both in terms of being caught and in terms of being outbid.

 

[Hivemind]

Boston scored on Holtby?

 

[AtNightWeFly]

Holtby is in a Christmas mood giving the B's gifts and ****. 1 is enough tho!

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

And we suck again

 

[GoCaps2004]

lmao