Confirmed with Link: Brendan Leipsic: 1 year x $700K

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

Nice signing. One of Boyd or Stephenson is trade or Hershey fodder.

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[Charles Calvert]

People kind of shit on the signing that he hasn't really made it on any team. He also hasn't been in the AHL in three years.

A 4th line needs to be hungry. Stephenson was absolutely not. I think Stephenson might have a bigger tool box than Leipsic, but I really like how Leipsic utilizes his tool box.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

I live near Vancouver and he played pretty well in his short time there. He's definitely got some skill and finish for a 4th line player. He's tenacious and works very hard.

This is a good signing.

 

[Hivemind]

Hopefully he’s not an every day player.

 

[Charles Calvert]

I live near Vancouver and he played pretty well in his short time there. He's definitely got some skill and finish for a 4th line player. He's tenacious and works very hard.

This is a good signing.

He tends to be liked everywhere he goes. Vancouver fans thought he was ok. LA fans liked him.

I guess it's just the life of a limited tool 4th liner. Good effort and ok production, but highly replaceable.

 

[RandyHolt]

He is kind of small for an RH prototype clonable 4LW but more importantly is that he gives his all, and helps form a functioning line.

Ok and that Brian didn't go 4x.7 on him.

 

[Marshall]

I like it - more sandpaper. Guy has something to prove which helps.

Stephenson and Boyd are most definitely on notice. Doesn't feel like they'd have much value on the market, but they'd make Hershey better.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Hopefully he’s not an every day player.

Hopefully, he is. Why? Because that means he'll be playing exceptionally well and will have earned it.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Hopefully, he is. Why? Because that means he'll be playing exceptionally well and will have earned it.

Yeah, common sense says root for the f***ing guy to succeed right?! I don’t get the mentality of some fans....

I want him firmly entrenched in the lineup and kicking ass.

 

[RandyHolt]

Stephenson didn't take a penalty last year. Good for him.

But that tells me he is avoiding contact and is not giving his all. It opened the door for Leipzig Leipsic, or as his friends call him..... Lippy?

I actually like Boyd as top 6 injury depth/13, but like so many other skill guys, waste away when forced into more traditional checking roles. I don't see Lipsy taking Boyd's spot.

Requisite Fight

 

[Hivemind]

Hopefully, he is. Why? Because that means he'll be playing exceptionally well and will have earned it.

Or it means there's a lack of better options.
Maybe he finds an extra gear now that he's away from terrible teams like Vancouver and Los Angeles, but I'm skeptical at this point. He's fine as a 13th/14th forward, but I don't love him as #12.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

Or it means there's a lack of better options.
Maybe he finds an extra gear now that he's away from terrible teams like Vancouver and Los Angeles, but I'm skeptical at this point. He's fine as a 13th/14th forward, but I don't love him as #12.

If someone better steps up, so be it. King of the Hill for the 4th line.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

If someone better steps up, so be it. King of the Hill for the 4th line.

“X” men enter, 3 men leave!

 

[hockeykicker]

Stephenson didn't take a penalty last year. Good for him.

But that tells me he is avoiding contact and is not giving his all. It opened the door for Leipzig Leipsic, or as his friends call him..... Lippy?

I actually like Boyd as top 6 injury depth/13, but like so many other skill guys, waste away when forced into more traditional checking roles. I don't see Lipsy taking Boyd's spot.

Requisite Fight

Fwiw, he only had 8 penalty minutes the year before

 

[IafrateOvie34]

I live near Vancouver and he played pretty well in his short time there. He's definitely got some skill and finish for a 4th line player. He's tenacious and works very hard.

This is a good signing.

This is what any team needs and traffic area activity. I want to run around in circles like Nylander when I see those perimeter players afraid of traffic and getting dirty. No need to be flashy or fancy, just do the hard work and get under opponents skin. First time in a while where I wanted the new season to start in August .

 

[Blades of Steel]

People kind of **** on the signing that he hasn't really made it on any team. He also hasn't been in the AHL in three years.

A 4th line needs to be hungry. Stephenson was absolutely not. I think Stephenson might have a bigger tool box than Leipsic, but I really like how Leipsic utilizes his tool box.

That’s what she said.





I remember the guy in LA, the name anyway. Don’t remember anything about him besides that.

 

[Futures Passed]

I like what I’ve read so far honestly. He’s fast, skilled, plays hard, and gets in your face all game long. The man has been called the most annoying player to play against and previously won an award for “top agitator” for goodness sake. He definitely fits the pattern of making this team harder to play against.

Individually and cumulatively, I think it adds up. We need to be the hunter again and not the hunted. Leipsic, Hathaway, Gudas, Wilson, Ovie: Cup run 2.0 “The Caps are back and, this time, they’re mad.”

 

[peterthegreat12]

Fwiw, he only had 8 penalty minutes the year before

It’s easy not to take a penalty when you don’t do anything of consequence all game long.

 

[hockeykicker]

It’s easy not to take a penalty when you don’t do anything of consequence all game long.

But didnt nearly everyone praise him last year? So excited about his future etc?

 

[peterthegreat12]

But didnt nearly everyone praise him last year? So excited about his future etc?

Look for a post where I did. I don’t tend to concern myself with others.

 

[txpd]

I noticed that Chandler was -13. That on a team with few minus players and the worst by far isn't a good look. Makes you wonder if he reads or his use of the system was flawed seriously

 

[Charles Calvert]

I noticed that Chandler was -13. That on a team with few minus players and the worst by far isn't a good look. Makes you wonder if he reads or his use of the system was flawed seriously

He didn't pass the eye test. He LOOKED completely ineffective and was completely floating around a lot. He looked totslly lost compared to previous season.

Alan May complained about guys who may have really good speed not using it effectively. He was 100% talking about Stephenson, and he was right.

 

[RandyHolt]

Maybe 81 had a sophomore slump of sorts. That used to be a thing, back in the day.

 

[RandyHolt]

I like what I’ve read so far honestly. He’s fast, skilled, plays hard, and gets in your face all game long. The man has been called the most annoying player to play against and previously won an award for “top agitator” for goodness sake. He definitely fits the pattern of making this team harder to play against.

Individually and cumulatively, I think it adds up. We need to be the hunter again and not the hunted. Leipsic, Hathaway, Gudas, Wilson, Ovie: Cup run 2.0 “The Caps are back and, this time, they’re mad.”

Most annoying player to play against.... that's Dale Hunter country.

Me likes! No wonder BMac went after him. And me thinks Garnet will be sticking up for him a few times.

Funny, I just read part II of your post and see you used the word hunter and hunted heh. Great minds!

 

[tenken00]

Kind of funny if you think how the Caps agitators or the guys that you had to look out for used to be all on the top 6 (Ovechkin, Wilson, Oshie) rather than the bottom 6 (those 3rd and 4th lines last year in terms of sandpaper... woof). Like a bizarro NHL team.

I suppose it's a little more balanced out now.