Player Discussion Alexander Ovechkin (Vol. 3)

[Roshi]

According to rmnb, caps are discussing 3 to 5 years at 10m

Not saying he doesn't deserve that money (and even more) but that isn't exactly helpful to building a winning roster.

To be honest, i dont care what they pay to Ovie as long as he stays. The more years the better.

And that being said, he absolutely deserves to be paid 10m and even more. Putting away all what he brings off-ice, the man just won Rocket. For the third time in a row. Thats just crazy and should be appreciated accordingly.

When Ovie starts really declining we are screwed anyways. No cap space in the world will change that. Atleast we will (hopefully) have a chance to see a historic record chase then.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Ovi for life man.

 

[Raikkonen]

According to rmnb, caps are discussing 3 to 5 years at 10m

Not saying he doesn't deserve that money (and even more) but that isn't exactly helpful to building a winning roster.

That is fake news most probably. The initial report in Russia was deemed BS.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Pay Ovi whatever to stay with Washington.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Blows my mind that anybody has any complaints about any contract rumours. Pay him whatever.

 

[Raikkonen]

12M should be solid after Nicky's.

 

[Calicaps]

Blows my mind that anybody has any complaints about any contract rumours. Pay him whatever.

This. Just back up the truck with a grateful city's thanks.

 

[trick9]

Give him a statue outside the arena and a blank check to fill his terms.

 

[Marshall]

No speed limits in DC 4 lyfe

 

[andrjusha]

 

[searle]

Pay him whatever, but man do I hope he has a think about how his last contract was 124m, his net worth is ~60m, if he takes something crazy like 5m aav then his chances of winning another cup are that bit higher....

 

[txpd]

I am not concerned about the Ov contract. He will sign one and stay. He is a smart guy and he knows how is cap hit effects his team's chances to win. My take is that he will sit down with Fishman and go over the cap projections and see what number they can come up with. I still think Ov has a handshake deal to buy a piece of the team when he retires.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Pay the man. He's a Cap's icon and franchise, imho. Hate to think where the Caps would be if we hadn't drafted him and he's a loyal player. I mean how great will it be to see the goal scoring record as a Cap!

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Not sure there's a player in the league who wants to win more than Ovi, so I expect he will find something that is fair for him and still allows the team to add pieces around him. He's stated a bunch of times how he doesn't want to be one of those guys that sticks around for the money if he stinks or if he's on a bad team and I think given his competitiveness it'd drive him nuts to go from making the playoffs for most of his career to playing on a shit team. Either way, he's not going anywhere and if they overpay so be it.

 

[txpd]

I mean how great will it be to see the goal scoring record as a Cap!

Conversely how awful would it be to watch him break that record on another team?

 

[trick9]

Conversely how awful would it be to watch him break that record on another team?

If he left to play for an another team i would still root for him to get there.

 

[txpd]

i would still root for him to get there.

As would we all. That wasnt my point

 

[trick9]

As would we all. That wasnt my point

And to your point, it wouldn't be awful at all.

 

[txpd]

And to your point, it wouldn't be awful at all.

Seriously? To watch him do that in a Dallas uni would be awful.....to me. I would rather he do it than not no matter but for that video of him breaking that record in a San Jose uniform would break the heart

 

[Calicaps]

Seriously? To watch him do that in a Dallas uni would be awful.....to me. I would rather he do it than not no matter but for that video of him breaking that record in a San Jose uniform would break the heart

this x1000. i have to think that all those vids of 99's records in a Kings uni still give Oil fans hives.

 

[txpd]

this x1000. i have to think that all those vids of 99's records in a Kings uni still give Oil fans hives.

 

[txpd]

We forget so easily.

 

[Calicaps]

We forget so easily.

those sucked, but this would be infinitely worse.

 

[txpd]

those sucked, but this would be infinitely worse.

No question. But Bondra was wearing those Hawk threads when he scored #500 and Pat Foley did the call. Not Joe B

 

[Calicaps]

No question. But Bondra was wearing those Hawk threads when he scored #500 and Pat Foley did the call. Not Joe B

at least I really like Foley. #silverlinings