hb12xchamps
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This is ridiculous overpayment for one year of a contract that really isn't as horrible as everyone is making it out to be. There's never been a trade where someone has to combine multiple first round draft picks to dump a contract with one year left.Rangers eat 100% Orp's 5.5, I would do
Rangers 2018 3rd and 2019 2nd
for
Orpik and Caps 2018 and 2019 1sts
If the Caps ate half, I do the NY 2019 2nd for the 2019 1st.
Granted, it is 1st next year, but this year's 1st is the last 1st.
Orpik has nothing but positive value at this time, even if it's only a later round draft pick from an up and coming team looking for a mentor for their D (see Buffalo). People rely too much on stats and charts when discussing a player and anyone with a set of eyes could see that Orpik played very well down the stretch and was a warrior on the ice. By all accounts, his locker room presence, leadership and the respect his teammates have for him have been a huge reason as to why Washington was able to win a Stanley Cup.