Confirmed Signing with Link: [WSH] Conor Sheary signs with the Capitals (1 year, $735K)

[PensPlz]

For 735k what is not to like?

 

[lawrence]

good signing.

 

[Random schmoe]

There’s zero downside to this move. If he produces well at 3RW, it’s a steal of a deal and they’ve replaced what they lost in Connolly. If he doesn’t produce, this is a small enough contract that Sheary can easily be a healthy scratch or even on the taxi squad with no real cap impact.

This is spot on. At worst if he sucks, they waive him. And if he clears, he sits on the taxi squad all year, with no impact on their cap space whatsoever. Regardless of whether or not he's a "good" NHL player, he's still a legitimate NHL player, and having guys like him around and ready to go on any given day if they're needed is a big strength for a team right now. Certainly much better than having to call up some random AHLer on short notice.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Anyone criticizing this move has an agenda.

I will leave it at that

 

[third man in]

Caps obsessed with signing pens castoffs, they try so hard to copy everything the pens do

I hope your other 2 posts were higher quality than this

 

[Revelation]

Caps > Penguins & Wilson is life

 

[Ignatius]

I hope your other 2 posts were higher quality than this

They are a fan of insanity after all

 

[StephenPeat]

Whats the list of ex-penguins who signed with Washington the last couple years

Orpik, Niskanen, Schultz, Hagelin, Sprong, Sheary, Winnik, Chorney, Sill. Who else?

Your definition of “couple” is curious. I suppose we should add Orest Kindrachuk, Kip Miller, Robert Lang...

 

[StephenPeat]

Not a player but Todd Rierden.

Craig Patrick

Though I guess that’s technically backward.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

He is a quality ~35 point 3rd line LW. For under 800k it is a steal.

 

[Jerkbait]

He is a quality ~35 point 3rd line LW. For under 800k it is a steal.

Its a decent low risk signing but the wording you used is incredibly inaccurate. There is NO way, and I would put money on it sheary get 35 points this season playing on ANY line. If he is playing on the third line the team has other issues.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Aside from the obvious comedy of him being a former Penguin and the Caps getting a few of these lately, I think he's a decent option on the 4th line.

I don't think Panik ever fit in nicely with the Caps, I would be OK with having Hagelin/Sheary as the 3rd and 4th line options and getting rid of Panik, who is made redundant by Hagelin IMO.

 

[txpd]

Whats the list of ex-penguins who signed with Washington the last couple years

Orpik, Niskanen, Schultz, Hagelin, Sprong, Sheary, Winnik, Chorney, Sill. Who else?

The Caps got 3 of those guys directly from the Penguins. 1 hasnt played a game yet. The other 2 changed the culture and won a cup. Laugh all you like.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

The Caps got 3 of those guys directly from the Penguins. 1 hasnt played a game yet. The other 2 changed the culture and won a cup. Laugh all you like.

Sid is a good guy, he let his ex-teammates win it on the 3rd year. Maybe that was the Caps head office plan? What a class act.

 

[Random schmoe]

Sid didn't win shit before Gonchar and Cooke signed in Pitt, so...

 

[StephenPeat]

The Caps got 3 of those guys directly from the Penguins. 1 hasnt played a game yet. The other 2 changed the culture and won a cup. Laugh all you like.

This is how Niskanen’s career finale should be remembered but I think he played well in Philly so I doubt there are any hard feelings.