Dreger: Caps and Kempny have agreement

[MMC]

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[DRW204]

He needs to thank Carlson for that

 

[hockeykicker]

jeez maclellan is having an amazing offseason!!

 

[Brian23]

I'm very curious on this one. Part of me would think 3 for 3 would be a "fair" deal, but there's also the fact that he played like a top 4 guy the entire time he was here and had outside interest. I don't think it goes beyond 4 million but who knows.

After this all I care about is getting Wilson signed and the RFA's and it's a successful off season.

 

[AvatarAang]

"this player decided to take less to stay with their team, despite lots of interest elsewhere"

translation: "this is going to be a bad deal. but if it makes you feel better, someone else would have paid him more."

 

[895]

"this player decided to take less to stay with their team, despite lots of interest elsewhere"

translation: "this is going to be a bad deal. but if it makes you feel better, someone else would have paid him more."

I don't think so. It's not Dreger's job to do PR for the Capitals.

We'll see but I think it's gonna be a 3x3 deal.

 

[CapsWolverinesUSA]

"this player decided to take less to stay with their team, despite lots of interest elsewhere"

translation: "this is going to be a bad deal. but if it makes you feel better, someone else would have paid him more."

Didn't we hear this line right before the Caps announced Smith-Pelly signing a deal that damn near everyone agreed was less term and less money than he would have gotten elsewhere? Maybe it's just that a handful of guys are taking less to stick with a Cup winner on which they found, for the first time, an NHL home? Explains both Kempny and DSP taking less.

 

[Sam Spade]

I don't think so. It's not Dreger's job to do PR for the Capitals.

We'll see but I think it's gonna be a 3x3 deal.

A couple of the rumor tweeters are saying it is under 3 mil per, fingers crossed they are correct.

 

[Skrudland2Lomakin]

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Brendan smith part 2

hopefully he doesn't become anus like smith. and hopefully they don't pay him as much as ny paid smith.

 

[gtrower]

Keeping Carlson and Kempny together is huge. Huge.

 

[hockeykicker]

Brendan smith part 2

hopefully he doesn't become anus like smith. and hopefully they don't pay him as much as ny paid smith.

And what is the comparison between the two that you see in your opinion?

 

[discobob]

Love this move as a Caps fan - if they were able to keep the AAV down, there is little risk if he keeps playing with Carlson, who will make him look good.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

And what is the comparison between the two that you see in your opinion?

Two mediocre-at-best dmen on their old teams who get traded to teams and have phenomenal playoff runs then get paid. Hopefully Kempny isn’t a flash in the pan like Smith was. If he was then he’s about to get very overpaid.

 

[third man in]

Brendan smith part 2

hopefully he doesn't become anus like smith. and hopefully they don't pay him as much as ny paid smith.

Uh what? Kempny is likely getting a deal in the 3x3 range. Hardly crippling for a mobile 4/5 defenseman.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Oh man.

So all the Caps have left to do is figure out Wilson (RFA), Beagle (UFA), and Orpik (Bought out UFA)......

And the team is brought back in tact? Minus Trotz, Grubauer, and Chiasson?

Wow

 

[Sam Spade]

Two mediocre-at-best dmen on their old teams who get traded to teams and have phenomenal playoff runs then get paid. Hopefully Kempny isn’t a flash in the pan like Smith was. If he was then he’s about to get very overpaid.

Smith had four years of history with the Wings, Kempny came over in '16-'17 and played 80 games with the Hawks. No one really knows how good or bad Kempny is yet.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Smith had four years of history with the Wings, Kempny came over in '16-'17 and played 80 games with the Hawks. No one really knows how good or bad Kempny is yet.

I mean yeah but he never showed in Chicago what he showed in his Washington stint

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Kempny is not Brendan Smith. Guy can really play and had really good underlying numbers in Chicago but Q hated him for some reason. Can skate like the wind, has a heavy shot, decent outlet pass, and can be pretty physical. If its near 3x3 or 4x3, its a solid deal for Caps.

Q hated Daley before he was sent off to Pittsburgh and they won multiple cups with him playing decent minutes.

So, enjoy cup number two, Caps fans.

 

[third man in]

Kempny is not Brendan Smith. Guy can really play and had really good underlying numbers in Chicago but Q hated him for some reason. Can skate like the wind, has a heavy shot, decent outlet pass, and can be pretty physical. If its near 3x4 or 4x3, its a solid deal for Caps.

Q hated Daley before he was sent off to Pittsburgh and they won multiple cups with him playing decent minutes.

So, enjoy cup number two, Caps fans.

Kempny struggled a bit when he first came here but the defensive coach helped him get some confidence and he played great ever since. Don't think they win the cup without him.

 

[Nice]

I mean yeah but he never showed in Chicago what he showed in his Washington stint

The Reirden effect.

 

[featherhawk]

good for Kempny and the caps, boggles my mind how stupid coach Q is, freaking idiot benched him most of the year this year after being benched for a bulk of the year prior despite him being are number 3 D IMO last year

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Kempny struggled a bit when he first came here but the defensive coach helped him get some confidence and he played great ever since. Don't think they win the cup without him.

He had no leash in Chicago, so I’m not surprised it took him a while to adjust. But he has the tools to be a really good 3-4. And always did, just never got the opportunity. Caps turned a pick with an EV of like <10 GP into a defenseman with a fair market value of $3m+. Robbery.

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

I really hate quenneville over his stubbornestu here, once again

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Not even like Chicago’s D was good like in 2014 when their top 5 was Keith, Seabrook, Hjalmarsson, Oduya and Leddy and there was simply no opportunity for Kempny. Quenneville was playing Oesterle 24-25 minutes a night after healthy scratching him for 30 games to start the season. 30 in a row. Fire Q.