Always find it amazing the people on this board want players gone for no reason. Just to get rid of them it seems like.
Sure, the past 2 years, I was extremely disappointed in MOJO. He has terrible puck possession, got knocked off the puck easily, and had some bad hands.
He has improved TREMENDOUSLY this year. He controls the puck so much better, put on some muscle, and has nice shot.
All the sudden people want him gone?
Hes only 24 and hes showing sign of improving. Lets keep seeing where he goes.
Meanwhile, the play of Chimmer and Green single handedly have been costing goals, game after game, taking stupid penalties that constantly put the team at risk.
But I rarely see mentions of those people being traded.
You rarely see mentions of Green being traded???
Seriously, anti-Green rants are everywhere, mine included
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Chimmer.. I think he's just not that exciting a piece to talk of trade. Bottom 6, doesn't cost a lot of money, not gonna yield anything in a trade.. yawn. I don't think anybody is exactly dying to keep him.
As far as Mojo, he's improved, sure. But the question becomes role & salary. Would you want him to get paid 4m and get in the way of Kuz/Bura/or some upgrade, in terms of top-6. Because it's a realistic possibility if he stays. In other words, what's a good lineup with Mojo staying and making bank, hypothetically speaking? And if Caps roll a "heavy" 3rd line, it's hard to imagine a good fit for him there.
In the abstract, I think Mojo (if he can sustain some of his early performance this year) is a nice player to keep, as long as the salary stays reasonable. However, in practical terms, I think his fit is pretty questionable -- it really depends on whether the Caps are gonna stick by Bura and Kuz each centering their own line. If they end up playing together, I think they'll end up needing somebody different from Mojo.
