Speculation: Caps General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines etc) - 2021 Regular Season Part 1

[Calicaps]

Training camp

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[Misery74]

Panik waived. Worth whatever we gave up to get rid of him.

 

[Brian23]

If the Isles wanted a trade, though they wouldn't do it, I'd inquire into Andy Green personally. Really crazy to me no one seems to know what Chara got from them cap hit wise. So no idea how close to the cap they are.

 

[Carlzner]

Gotta feel bad for Kempny after all that work he put in to come back

 

[tenken00]

@Ovie's Neighbor

Just bumped into Nic Dowd at a Halloween pop up store. Wished him good luck and asked if OV was Ok and he said he hopes so but he doesn’t know much. I’m sure even if he did he would say the same thing.

What costume did Dowd have picked out?

 

[Hivemind]

I'm still pissed Irwin is on the roster

 

[HTFN]

Waiving Kempny first was exactly the move I was getting ready to post about

Gotta feel bad for Kempny after all that work he put in to come back

I don’t know, that work isn’t done yet. Judging by the preseason he’s not quite back, he needs reps to feel things out. I don’t think they’re done with him I just think that injury history made him a safe waive. I think they waived him because they want to keep him if that makes any sense, because I don’t expect him to get claimed.

 

[txpd]

Gotta feel bad for Kempny after all that work he put in to come back

He is getting a 7 figure check that he wouldnt be getting had he not put the work in

 

[Raikkonen]

Kempny in AHL is ideal. he needs games. if he's got lots of points and healthy in Spring that's very good for Caps.

Irwin is #7, that's clear too, TVR is LD. I don't see any problem so far

 

[Hivemind]

The only way Kempny gets back to the level he was before is by playing in game action to find his timing and rhythm again. The way he played in the pre-season, the Capitals can't afford to give him that game action in the NHL. Sending him to the AHL makes sense, both for Kempny and the Capitals. If he does get claimed, another NHL team will soon come to the same conclusion that Washington did.

 

[Langway]

I kind of wonder if a scrub team might make a claim with an eye toward handing Kempny TOI and eventually flipping him at the deadline for a pick.

Could also see Panik & Wagner claimed by someone but you never know with waivers.

 

[Misery74]

I kind of wonder if a scrub team might make a claim with an eye toward handing Kempny TOI and eventually flipping him at the deadline for a pick.

Could also see Panik & Wagner claimed by someone but you never know with waivers.

I would be surprised to see Panik claimed at this point. It cost us an arm and a leg to get rid of him.

 

[HecticGlow]

I kind of wonder if a scrub team might make a claim with an eye toward handing Kempny TOI and eventually flipping him at the deadline for a pick.

Maybe this is all a clever plan to recreate the 2018 magic. The last time they won a Cup - or a playoff series - was immediately after they traded for Kempny at the TDL. If you want to recreate that, you can’t trade for a guy already on your roster

 

[HecticGlow]

Speaking of Kempny, this by Sam Pell is well worth a read.

 

[Silky mitts]

Panik waived. Worth whatever we gave up to get rid of him.

Waived at 50% what we were paying him

 

[HecticGlow]

 

[Rayquaza64]

thats great, if the ovi injury means anything then we would then either have to LTIR backy or go 11F 7D

 

[DWGie26]

I certainly don’t hate sending Kempny to Hershey. Just surprised. I do think it opens the possibility of Backstrom not going on LTIR which would also surprise me. But hey, we’re not in the room and don’t have all of the information.

But for sure, Kempny wasn’t going to be in the top 6. If someone claims him we shave 2.5M. If he goes to Hershey he can get his game right and can come back if/when needed.

 

[HecticGlow]

thats great, if the ovi injury means anything then we would then either have to LTIR backy or go 11F 7D

These assume Irwin sticks with the team, of course. You could also waive Irwin and not carry a 7th D while Backstrom is out, and keep McMichael and Malenstyn on the roster without LTIR relief. Once NB returned, you could still carry Malenstyn and bring back Irwin, if you kept McM and Kempny in Hershey.

However there isn’t a scenario in which all three of Lapierre, McMichael and Fever are on the roster together, without either another vet being waived or Backstrom going to LTIR.

 

[traparatus]

Kempny's NHL journey has been anything but smooth. Feel for the guy.

Don't like the notion of TVR playing on the left. He is not nearly as effective there as he is on the right side. I'm bracing myself for a whole season of Irwin.

 

[trick9]

I wouldn’t be shocked if Kempny is claimed. He's certainly put the work in to earn a shot to extend his career but he isn't ready yet. That being said he seems like a guy who works extremely hard and a young team might take him for experience that they can flip at the TDL for a free pick.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

@Ovie's Neighbor



What costume did Dowd have picked out?

Lol he was shopping with his kid.

 

[BallardEra]

Still nothing on Ovechkin's injury? Have a bad feeling about this.

 

[troyerlaw]

Still nothing on Ovechkin's injury? Have a bad feeling about this.

Me too

 

[txpd]

Still nothing on Ovechkin's injury? Have a bad feeling about this.

Are you asking for information on an injury? In the National Hockey League?