He just won’t return the haul you’re trying to convince us he will garner….they wouldn’t get an immediate upgrade over Willy.
The problem….Kuzy don’t care. He got his $, he’s mailing it in.
Hey, that's a bummer this year but it's also fine too, you can send mail from the press box. It's still better to test him this year and try to inflate the asset than to punt at the worst possible time and then spend out the nose to replace the guy he used to be.
The time for tests are over, but they are stuck with the worthless loafer.
I said above but I think it's a different test. It's no longer "show us why you belong here" and now it's very much "show us what we can get for you, because if we're paying it's not happening right now and you can rot. We aren't throwing away assets and Ovechkin's window just to let you off the hook so if you want out, you'd better woo somebody to take you".
Nobody's denying that. My posts in this thread aren't even denying that, but I haven't yet heard a deal that actually makes the team better and I think the team feels the same right now based on how they responded to the rumors.
Buuuuut that's also exactly why it's a complete no-go as it flies in the face of everything they've promised Ovechkin. If Wilson is going it won't be until the deadline, same as Orlov, because they need to be able to say they did everything they could reasonably do before parting ways.
See I don’t see them doing that….no way they’re going to sit him for an extended period…I think he would become an instant distraction. We’ll see….certainly is the most potentially impactful player issue that needs to be worked out this year.
That's an irritating thing to read after admitting multiple times point blank that there is a way that it makes sense but won't happen without another GM making a pretty bold, likely bad decision. In arguing for the real world, the likelihood of a situation matters. That's the world where it's a pretty firm no. This has been very consistent in my posts, anything considered a steal would tip the scales but they're not getting it and not negotiating from a position where they can since anybody who wants Wilson now can pay less for him at the deadline as a rental.
This is why you’re trolling. Brouwer was traded for a more talented and as physical forward who out produced him by ~20 points in prior seasons and would become a 30 goal scorer, and the Caps paid a B Goalie prospect and sweetener pick.
Right, but the Capitals are that exact team as soon as you send him away, so like… it has to be a lopsided and easy decision or you just swap one problem for another and hope luck is on your side.
See? Only names I hear are ones we’d add on, or Byfield
Contend, no, probably not without some luck or unforeseen development. Compete? Yes, and competitive teams don’t get rid of that guy until they aren’t competitive anymore. That means deadline, provided a contract isn’t in place, not now.
What HTFN said.
