Speculation: Acq./Rost. Bldg./Cap Part LXII (Arbitration MADNESS)

[Corby78]

No, it is horrible because lecavalier is beyond horrible, he's more useless than Laich

Yeah his contract is actually worse I think

 

[MrGone]

Jarret Stoll would have been a good fit.

 

[Raikkonen]

I'm sure it was already mentioned

Ovi-BK-OJW
Han-KB-JWO
?-Bura-Willy

Has to be what Trotz will agree with.

 

[OV Rocks]

So, holtby believed to be asking for 6.5 or more, and mojo 4mil+. Damn

How does this arbitration process work anyway, an arbitrator is able to award holtby the amount he wants?

Arbitrator picks an amount that they think is appropriate. Historically there has not been any consistency in it. By that I mean its not always what the player wants or not always what the team wants I think of the Big 4 sports the NHL arbitration is the best and most fair. Also fun note that could come into play with MOJO the walkaway number for a team is $3.8 and higher. This means that the team can walk away and allow the player to go to UFA if they don't want to pay that much. Let MOJO walk sign Boyes the guy is a consistent center who would be good with Willy and Laich

 

[g00n]

No way Mojo is allowed to walk if the Caps can fit him under the cap. The more likely situation if the number is too high is they trade him for whatever they can get, if not a replacement. If no replacement then they find one via trade or UFA at their price.

No reason to ditch him for nothing if you can find a trade partner. He has years of NHL viability left and the ruling won't be so high that he can't be moved.

 

[ryan519*]

I liked the idea of Hanzal earlier. I wonder if they could pry him away for Mojo+Carrick

 

[Roughing]

I liked the idea of Hanzal earlier. I wonder if they could pry him away for Mojo+Carrick

If his back (and everything else) is healthy I'd be all over that. Leaves cap room for one more 1yr/2M type FA, too.

 

[hockeykicker]

Ten days from his arb hearing, no change with Marcus Johansson & the Caps. As reported, agent emailed saying they're preparing for July 29.


That said, don't be surprised if the sides need a hearing to settle. Still separated on money, more than Caps and Holtby last I heard.
per Prewitt

 

[strungout]

I hope they destroy him in arbitration.

Maybe the anger will flow...and we'll see the Mojo we want to see.

 

[Zoidberg Jesus]

Arbitrator picks an amount that they think is appropriate. Historically there has not been any consistency in it. By that I mean its not always what the player wants or not always what the team wants I think of the Big 4 sports the NHL arbitration is the best and most fair. Also fun note that could come into play with MOJO the walkaway number for a team is $3.8 and higher. This means that the team can walk away and allow the player to go to UFA if they don't want to pay that much. Let MOJO walk sign Boyes the guy is a consistent center who would be good with Willy and Laich

Boyes is a winger. He seems to be decent at faceoffs, but that doesn't make him a center any more than it did Brouwer or Ward.

 

[PB12]

Take it with a grain of salt cause its Eklund...

Family day today, but I was just told there are five teams with big interest in Maple Leafs forward James van Riemsdyk...and three teams are very serious. The Washington Capitals, Minnesota Wild and Calgary Flames have put together major proposals and have entered into discussions internally regarding a move .

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklu...or-Flames--FlyersJets-Nash-and-Sharks/1/70057

IF true give up Mojo

 

[Langway]

I hope they destroy him in arbitration.

Maybe the anger will flow...and we'll see the Mojo we want to see.

He's more likely to win than lose, though, so how angry will he really be?

JVR! JVR!

 

[hockeykicker]

Take it with a grain of salt cause its Eklund...

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklu...or-Flames--FlyersJets-Nash-and-Sharks/1/70057

IF true give up Mojo

if aquablue was right.........

 

[bWo*]

If we walk away from Mojo how about signing two of fehr/santo/Boyes ?

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

We're not walking away from Mojo. Why do people keep saying this?

 

[hockeykicker]

We're not walking away from Mojo. Why do people keep saying this?

because the almighty gormely said they should
all hail gormley

but in all seriousness. thats why. prewitt and gmbm already said they arent

 

[Carlzner]

I'm still baffled at the fact that there's so much discussion for acquiring ANOTHER top 6 forward.

For a 6th/7th forward (pending Burakovsky's development) we could do a hell of a lot worse than Mojo. For all the talk of how our new top 6 depth will effect the performances of 8/19/92, people seem to just gloss over the fact that it will positively impact Johansson's game as well.

 

[hockeykicker]

I'm still baffled at the fact that there's so much discussion for acquiring ANOTHER top 6 forward.

For a 6th/7th forward (pending Burakovsky's development) we could do a hell of a lot worse than Mojo. For all the talk of how our new top 6 depth will effect the performances of 8/19/92, people seem to just gloss over the fact that it will positively impact Johansson's game as well.

if your talking about eklund, then just know hes never right and jvr wont happen

if your talking about people here, most of use dont know how to react with him as the #7 as having good top 6 is new to us all

 

[Turd Ferguson]

We're not walking away from Mojo. Why do people keep saying this?

I think it's because he does this disappearing act that would baffle Penn and Tellar. I think his time is coming to an end with kuzy and bura coming into the top 6. Hes the odd man out.

 

[PB12]

I'm still baffled at the fact that there's so much discussion for acquiring ANOTHER top 6 forward.

For a 6th/7th forward (pending Burakovsky's development) we could do a hell of a lot worse than Mojo. For all the talk of how our new top 6 depth will effect the performances of 8/19/92, people seem to just gloss over the fact that it will positively impact Johansson's game as well.

I said take it with a grain of salt. However he did connect us to our pickups this offseason.

 

[Carlzner]

I said take it with a grain of salt. However he did connect us to our pickups this offseason.

I was talking about the stuff on this board, not Eklund.

 

[artilector]

I'm still baffled at the fact that there's so much discussion for acquiring ANOTHER top 6 forward.

For a 6th/7th forward (pending Burakovsky's development) we could do a hell of a lot worse than Mojo. For all the talk of how our new top 6 depth will effect the performances of 8/19/92, people seem to just gloss over the fact that it will positively impact Johansson's game as well.

That's not obvious, IMO.

MJ had the benefit of playing with Ovi, Backstrom, Kuz, even Bura last year. Hard to expect that Williams and Oshie are the missing pieces to bring the Zetterberg out of him.

On the other hand, Ovi, Backstrom, Kuz & Bura were playing with MJ. So for them, sure, Oshie (and Williams) could be a significant upgrade

If you're saying that MJ is gonna kill opposition as a 3rd liner playing with the likes of Laich and Beagle, well, I'll believe it when I see it

I do see as a positive that the arrival of hopefully two legit top-6 options is going to give Trotz more options to find good line combos and then maybe some combo with MJ finally clicks better than before. But IMO that's about as likely as top-6 clicking without MJ, and MJ being an average 3rd liner.

 

[Carlzner]

That's not obvious, IMO.

MJ had the benefit of playing with Ovi, Backstrom, Kuz, even Bura last year. Hard to expect that Williams and Oshie are the missing pieces to bring the Zetterberg out of him.

On the other hand, Ovi, Backstrom, Kuz & Bura were playing with MJ. So for them, sure, Oshie (and Williams) could be a significant upgrade

If you're saying that MJ is gonna kill opposition as a 3rd liner playing with the likes of Laich and Beagle, well, I'll believe it when I see it

I do see as a positive that the arrival of hopefully two legit top-6 options is going to give Trotz more options to find good line combos and then maybe some combo with MJ finally clicks better than before. But IMO that's about as likely as top-6 clicking without MJ, and MJ being an average 3rd liner.

I don't think it will bring the Zetterberg out of him, but going into the season being the 6th/7th best forward is putting him in a much better position to succeed than going into the season with him as our 3rd best forward.

 

[DCorNothing]

We're not walking away from Mojo. Why do people keep saying this?

Maybe because he's garbage?

 

[artilector]

I don't think it will bring the Zetterberg out of him, but going into the season being the 6th/7th best forward is putting him in a much better position to succeed than going into the season with him as our 3rd best forward.

I can see that maybe if he's on a 2nd line that's (almost) as good as the first but playing against weaker opposition; certainly not if he's playing with grinders on the 3rd line.

I dunno.. I'll get excited about MJ when some line finally looks clearly better with him than without him. 'Till then, the Caps are basically paying for potential.. It's an ok deal as long as the salary is low. But if he gets 4M+, he needs to have a real impact, give you a reason to miss him when he's not in the lineup.