It leaves Samsonov in good position to develop in the AHL with no pressure to reach an NHL roster until ready. Vanecek is a little bit more unclear. He's having a fantastic year in the AHL (.277 GA, .907 S%, AHL All Star) and he's paid his dues by serving time in both the ECHL and AHL. He has never received an NHL call up so it's difficult to predict his ceiling (my gut says higher than Copley). It becomes more difficult for him to get that shot though now as I'm assuming Copley's deal is 1 way.Seems liek a good deal.
Where does this leave Samsonov and Vanecek?
Thought he was getting koskinen money for a second.
I don't know this kid's parents, but I'd hazard a guess that they just spelled "Phoenix" wrong on the birth certificate.
Like naming your kid "Micheal" instead of "Michael".
Or "Daved" instead of "David"
When she was pregnant with Pheonix, one of her friend’s children visited their home and cracked open a book on Greek mythology. Mary and Peter loved the name Phoenix and the description of the mythical bird that radiated rays of pure sunlight. Peter, though, didn’t love its spelling.
“When I was young, I was taught, ‘When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking,’ ” Peter said. “Pheonix made more sense to me.”
^I'd love to know how he pronounces the word "bear", if that's the phonetic credo he chooses to live by.
^I'd love to know how he pronounces the word "bear", if that's the phonetic credo he chooses to live by.
Ehh. I'll keep Jaskin over SanfordMaybe the Blues want to give us back Sanford too?
Agreed, though it would be nice if the Caps played Jaskin more.Ehh. I'll keep Jaskin over Sanford
Seattle would be able to take Vanecek or Samsonov in the expansion draft if they were unprotectedThe clear reasoning behind this is it's a contract to expose for Seattle, I wonder if the plan is to essentially hold the contract until the expansion draft, and then from there either hope it's taken or trade it and slot Vanecek/Sasmonov into his slot.
Won't Samsonov likely still be on his ELC and thusly ineligible?Seattle would be able to take Vanecek or Samsonov in the expansion draft if they were unprotected
Samsonov's ELC will have just run out. If they decide to let Holtby's contract run out and go with/protect Samsonov they still have to have an NHL goalie available for Seattle so Copley's deal would still help in that regard.Won't Samsonov likely still be on his ELC and thusly ineligible?
Vanecek's current contract runs out after this season, my (admittedly rudimentary) assumption would then be that Washington follows his current deal up with a 2 year RFA deal that expires at the time of the draft. Washington retains his rights, but no contract is on the books. If you have a contract like Copley's you can package a deal where you trade him to Seattle and incentivize them to take a larger contract like Oshie's.
No part of me believes the Capitals are sitting back like last draft and hoping they don't lose a guy they want. They're going to make moves.
Who the heck taught this guy English?No, they did it on purpose because they didn't like the traditional spelling
GOALTENDER PHEONIX COPLEY: MAN OF STEELY DETERMINATION - Chicago Wolves
Point being it gives them another asset to package to protect coveted players.Samsonov's ELC will have just run out. If they decide to let Holtby's contract run out and go with/protect Samsonov they still have to have an NHL goalie available for Seattle so Copley's deal would still help in that regard.
Who the heck taught this guy English?