Speculation: Elliotte Friedman speculates : Capitals a potential destination for Alex DeBrincat?

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Elliotte Friedman mentions Capitals as potential trade suitor for Senators’ Alex DeBrincat

Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan reiterated his interest in securing a top-six forward this offseason at the draft in Nashville on…

russianmachineneverbreaks.com

" I wanted to talk about DeBrincat. We talked about DeBrincat and our default was that it would be Detroit. I don’t think so anymore. As I was leaving the draft on Thursday, I was getting a lot of people telling me that they don’t think it’s going to work in Detroit – it just doesn’t appear to be a match "



" I’ve wondered about Washington. Can DeBrincat and Ovechkin both work together on the power play? Ovechkin kinda has earned his spot in Washington there. It’s tough to displace him. People started to say to me, ‘Start looking in some new directions for DeBrincat.’ I know about Dallas, but Dallas doesn’t have a lot of room

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[Gurglesons]

who wants to pay Debrincat 8 million dollars tbh.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

weird spot to land , on an aging team

 

[Gil Gunderson]

weird spot to land , on an aging team

It’s the Dylan Strome factor.

 

[SpezDispenser]

He'll pad his stats wherever he goes and hope that teams give more of a shit about him next off season.

 

[Petes2424]

Never was the term likely destination used. He said, “he wondered” lol.

 

[SecretaryofDefense5]

Never was the term likely destination used. He said, “he wondered” lol.

Details details. LOL

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

who wants to pay Debrincat 8 million dollars tbh.

Anybody that wants a 40 goal man

 

[ItWasJustified]

So, what's the tax situation in D.C., Virginia and Maryland?

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

So, what's the tax situation in D.C., Virginia and Maryland?

Taxes are very high.

 

[Drake1588]

Taxes are very high.

That's three places. They are high in DC and Maryland, pretty low in Virginia.

Players live and practice in NoVa, play games in DC. Monumental is rumored to be negotiating with NoVa officials about building the next arena that will replace the downtown arena. Probably near the Amazon HQ near Crystal City or Pentagon City. Lots of money in NoVA, friendly business climate, and decent tax situation. It's the same reason Amazon is moving to NoVA (and Nashville) from Seattle.

 

[SEALBound]

Debrincat for Tom Wilson

 

[Drake1588]

Debrincat for Tom Wilson

What I’m hearing about the Capitals ahead of free agency: Tom Wilson, coaching staff, more

After selecting six players in this week’s draft, the Capitals' focus has turned to other pressing offseason matters.

theathletic.com

General Manager Brian MacLellan on Thursday reiterated his displeasure with rumors suggesting that Tom Wilson is on the trade block.

“You guys!” MacLellan snapped half-joking when asked about the online speculation. “People make up stuff and throw it out there. We haven’t (had) one discussion about him. Whoever is doing that, I don’t know. We constantly tell people we’re not (trading him).”

• Wilson has one more year on a contract that averages $5.16 million per. He’s eligible to ink an extension as early as Saturday, and the team has “good” discussions with Wilson’s agent, a league source said, but nothing is imminent.

 

[SENStastic]

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Debrincat for Tom Wilson

Yes please! Probably a long shot, but one can dream lol.

 

[oooooooooohCanada]

Bringing in DeBrincat to take away from Ovie's goals seems weird.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Debrincat for Tom Wilson

Caps fans will revolt if Wilson is traded and GM BMac has already said there have been no talks in regard to trading Tom Wilson.

 

[Ouroboros]

Seems like nobody wants this dude.

One year it's a 'steal' when a team gives up a 7th overall/2nd/3rd rounder to get you, the next summer that same team can't even give you away. Wild ride.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Seems like nobody wants this dude.

Surely has to do with the contract he and his agent are going to demand and the fact that no team knows what they'll get in him. Is he a 40 or a 25+ goal guy?

 

[Pavels Dog]

Seems like nobody wants this dude.

One year it's a 'steal' when a team gives up a 7th overall/2nd/3rd rounder to get you, the next summer that same team can't even give you away. Wild ride.

I think a lot of teams want him but no one knows who he would sign long-term with and Ottawa isn't allowing teams to talk contract with him and they also want a trade return as if he's signed long-term.

 

[Isles72]

Seems like nobody wants this dude.

One year it's a 'steal' when a team gives up a 7th overall/2nd/3rd rounder to get you, the next summer that same team can't even give you away. Wild ride.

I'm sure theres interest but his preferred destination list that we've all seen is pretty short (no pun intended)

 

[SENStastic]

I think a lot of teams want him but no one knows who he would sign long-term with and Ottawa isn't allowing teams to talk contract with him and they also want a trade return as if he's signed long-term.

While that could be true, I'd also imagine that Dorion has already inquired from his agent the rough outline of the type of extension DBC is willing to sign for with the list of his preferred teams he submitted so far. I'm just speculating but it wouldn't make sense otherwise for him to expect the opposing gm to offer a package that includes a DBC extension without having any idea what DBC contract demands would be.

Dorion could relay for instance that he's looking for a long term deal in the 6-8 years range and a figure between 8-9m or something like that without having specifics in place to use as a framework in the negotiation process, and then have the team speak with his agent directly once he is happy with the return being offered. That would make the most sense for me but again im just guessing.

 

[SoupNazi]

Never was the term likely destination used. He said, “he wondered” lol.

Details details. LOL

I've changed the title to reflect what he said and not what the OP thinks he heard.

 

[BondraTime]

Seems like nobody wants this dude.

One year it's a 'steal' when a team gives up a 7th overall/2nd/3rd rounder to get you, the next summer that same team can't even give you away. Wild ride.

I think the difference between the Sens offer and other teams offer was gigantic, and it’s giving a false value last year.

Somehow, that was considered a small package for the Sens, as though a Marco Kasper wasn’t needed.

 

[mrv52]

"Ovechkin kinda has earned his spot in Washington there."

Chuckle.

 

[SensFactor]

I can see it happening. Fingers crossed it happens today.