League News: NHL Talk - (News n' Scores n' Stuff) - COVID Season Edition - Vol. 2

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Please explain to me again why we didn’t offer Vrana a first and second for Hall?

Because Hall had two goals this year prior to the TDL and is a free agent after the season and that would be a ridiculous price to pay for a rental.

 

[txpd]

Please explain to me again why we didn’t offer Vrana a first and second for Hall?

Hall chose where he went. He had control

 

[crab]

Please explain to me again why we didn’t offer Vrana a first and second for Hall?

Hall picked Boston. He has a full NMC. Caps tried to get him per reports.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Well Boston looks very scary with him on their second line. We need to bring our A game for sure.

 

[Ovie's Neighbor]

Because Hall had two goals this year prior to the TDL and is a free agent after the season and that would be a ridiculous price to pay for a rental.

Right but my understanding is that he was willing to sign an extension wherever he landed because he also had a NMC. So it wouldn’t have been a rental. But I guess he preferred Boston.

 

[tenken00]

Right but my understanding is that he was willing to sign an extension wherever he landed because he also had a NMC. So it wouldn’t have been a rental. But I guess he preferred Boston.

Boston also has the cap space to ink him to a new contract. The Caps unfortunately don't... we would have trouble signing that bag of chips that everyone offers in trades.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Please explain to me again why we didn’t offer Vrana a first and second for Hall?

He didn’t want to come here...

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

McD with a very pedestrian 2 points. 102 on the year. Oilers beat the Habs 4-3.

His OT winner was his 11th GWG of the year. That’s 1 GWG for every 5 games played. Wow!

 

[ToddBrew]

Gotta get healthy.
Gotta flip the switch.
Gotta use all that size we have to wear the B's down.

Oh...and we gotta get a hot goalie who is too young to know the stalks.

 

[AussieCapsFan]

Well Boston looks very scary with him on their second line. We need to bring our A game for sure.

Wait, you mean A for Anderson?

 

[AussieCapsFan]

Gotta get healthy.
Gotta flip the switch.
Gotta use all that size we have to wear the B's down.

Oh...and we gotta get a hot goalie who is too young to know the stalks.

And a Kuznetsov who has more than zero f*cks to give
And send Samsonov to the AHL, or to Russia, or to the moon.

 

[trick9]

the Caps do. Plenty of assets. It’s how much do they need to spend.

Eichel would be a crazy add. Like holy smokes

I'm not talking about quantity, rather about the quality of the top-piece going back.

Half of the teams in the NHL could offer a better top piece than the Capitals for Eichel, that's what i'm saying.

 

[HecticGlow]

I'm not talking about quantity, rather about the quality of the top-piece going back.

Half of the teams in the NHL could offer a better top piece than the Capitals for Eichel, that's what i'm saying.

Yeah, we have at most 3 A-grade prospects and even then I’m not sure most of the league would see Alexeyev and Hendrix as prime prospects. Alexeyev’s ceiling is generally thought to be third pairing, second pairing at most, while Lapierre is a big unknown because of those injuries. A few years from now his value might be Sky high given his skill and talent, but I don’t see it yet.

McMichael is basically the only quality asset we’ve got, and he’s still not a guaranteed future NHLer, let alone star. Wilson, Kuzy and Vrana/Mantha are our only NHL players of any notable value while still young.

We’re reaching the point now where our cupboards are pretty bare, our lineup getting older and key draft picks traded. If you’re spending big assets on a guy at the TDL, it made sense that we went for long-term locked in value in Mantha rather than a guy who might flop and leave in Hall.

 

[TRASHCAT]

Detroit best point producer has all of 26 pounts

 

[sycamore]

That Montreal Toronto series will be as close to a Canadian civil war as you can get.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

I'm excited about the Oilers/Jets series. I like both teams and I remember some past series. The 1990 series was a good one, especially with Ellet's last few seconds goal.

 

[DWGie26]

I'm excited about the Oilers/Jets series. I like both teams and I remember some past series. The 1990 series was a good one, especially with Ellet's last few seconds goal.

That will be a good series. I think Fl/TB is going to be a lot of fun!

 

[AussieCapsFan]

I'm excited about the Oilers/Jets series. I like both teams and I remember some past series. The 1990 series was a good one, especially with Ellet's last few seconds goal.

I dunno. The Oilers have beaten the Jets in their last 5 meetings and the Jets have lost 9 of their last 11 games. They are in freefall at the moment. Though it looks like they might get Ehlers back for the playoffs which should help. And Kyle Connor needs to regain his scoring touch ( I notice he got a goal tonight, first one in 9 games).

 

[John Price]

Quinn of NYR fired.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

Quinn of NYR fired.

Tom Wilson- Breaker of franchises

 

[twabby]

Tom Wilson- Breaker of franchises

Firing Quinn is going to help fix the franchise.

 

[crab]

Yeah, we have at most 3 A-grade prospects and even then I’m not sure most of the league would see Alexeyev and Hendrix as prime prospects. Alexeyev’s ceiling is generally thought to be third pairing, second pairing at most, while Lapierre is a big unknown because of those injuries. A few years from now his value might be Sky high given his skill and talent, but I don’t see it yet.

McMichael is basically the only quality asset we’ve got, and he’s still not a guaranteed future NHLer, let alone star. Wilson, Kuzy and Vrana/Mantha are our only NHL players of any notable value while still young.

We’re reaching the point now where our cupboards are pretty bare, our lineup getting older and key draft picks traded. If you’re spending big assets on a guy at the TDL, it made sense that we went for long-term locked in value in Mantha rather than a guy who might flop and leave in Hall.

Alexeyev ceiling a third pair defenseman? lol k. He might become that but that’s not his ceiling.

 

[tenken00]

Quinn of NYR fired.

Now he's free to start up his Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness promotional tour.

 

[TheLegendOfPatPeake]

Firing Quinn is going to help fix the franchise.

That all depends on whom they hire.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Firing Quinn is going to help fix the franchise.

Would be hilarious if they brought back Torts.