Speculation: Caps Roster General Discussion (Coaching/FAs/Cap/Lines etc) - 2022-23 Season Part 3: Drop the puck!

[trick9]

Lindholm apparently isn't eager to re-sign in Calgary.

 

[twabby]

Ovechkin will get his record, and his money. He didn’t want Orlov traded, but he was.

Wilson is a great trade asset at next years deadline.

I just don’t see any trade that will undo paying $9m to Backstrom for 2 more years.

Management also assured him that trading Orlov and the others wasn't the beginning of a rebuild but rather a short-term retool. I suspect that if he was told that they were going to undergo a long, proper rebuild that he would ask out sooner rather than later.

I realize the Backstrom deal is an anchor but it's not a death knell for the team's chances to become competitive again. They’ll need to optimize the rest of their lineup which will mean saying goodbye to Mantha, Oshie, and especially Kuznetsov but it’s doable. They won’t be in the top tier again until they do a proper rebuild but they should be able to return to the playoffs and make some noise even with Backstrom on the roster. But they’ll need to be aggressive with the assets they currently have.

 

[Silky mitts]

Something nobody seems to be mentioning, we also have 4 seconds and 4 thirds the two drafts following. I would be much more open to using those in a trade for “now” than the 8th.

The real tank was the ammo we made along the way

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

We need to start a new thread to discuss the offseason. Would people prefer starting the offseason thread now or after the playoffs? Cast your votes please.

 

[Misery74]

We need to start a new thread to discuss the offseason. Would people prefer starting the offseason thread now or after the playoffs?

Now. Our offseason has started.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Now. Our offseason has started.

Thanks. I'll tally votes by the end of the day and in keeping with our Democracy I will make the choice that's best for me as the ruling class regardless of the will of the people.

(Just kidding; power to the people, of course.)

 

[Marshall]

6,506 is a lot of posts.

Now 6507

 

[Ridley Simon]

As long as I can say “hi” on my first post, I don’t much care.

 

[Cappy76]

Yep it’s the off-season let’s do it

 

[Holtbyisms]

Let's roll boys, let the off-season begin. Hopefully in the coming days we see the entire coaching staff canned except Scott Allen who stays on to run the PK.

 

[Marshall]

43:18 into today's 32 Thoughts podcast there is Caps talk.

 

[RedRocking]

Why haven’t they announced they are parting ways?

In TEB’s most recent article he said that BMac will be doing extensive exit interviews, and Lavi is even 50/50 to be re-signed. I hope that’s just being generous, out of respect.

But he said they particularly want to figure out what happened to Kuzy and Mantha this year; if coaching was the issue, etc... And that the whole process will take some time. So, I wouldn’t expect news re a future coach anytime soon.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Calicaps]

yes, new thread please

 

[Fred22406Capsfan]

Yeah, a new thread will be a clean start to (hopefully) a brighter future.

 

[trick9]

We need to start a new thread to discuss the offseason. Would people prefer starting the offseason thread now or after the playoffs? Cast your votes please.

Now.

What Playoffs?

Our Stanley Cup final is May 8th at 7 PM.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

The people have spoken.