I dunno. Yes I voted to keep him for the season.
I like this team better than the previous 3. The youth and speed will make them unpredictable (assuming we get to see it). I think the Caps had too much predictability to them the last 2 years with their rosters. No one really brought anything “different” to the team. By “different”, I mean guys like Vrana, Chiasson, Gersich, Stephenson, Jerabek, Kempny, Djoos. All guys that can change a game from a lower level position than the guys before them.
Wilson , Orlov, Carlson, Grubauer (and Kuznetsov) are all much better. We didn’t have those elements either. No one filled those roles as well.
Backstrom, Ovechkin, Oshie, Niskanen, Orpik are all basically the same.
Burakovsky, Beagle and Holtby are all worse.
I think it makes for a better playoff team....assuming the goaltending holds up