Proposal: Washington-Edmonton

[Todd from Leduc]

Looch, Drai, Nurse for Ovi, Wilson.

 

[The Instigator]

Looch, Drai, Nurse for Ovi, Wilson.

Yikes.

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

Doesn't the author realize it 2018, not 2012, and the NHL is now a cap league.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Looch, Drai, Nurse for Ovi, Wilson.

Lol not a chance. Love Ovi but dude is 33 years old.

 

[filinski77]

For a guy who can't score a goal, doesn't put up any points and is slow and aging, only situation I would want him on the Caps is at a max 2 year contract at max 1 mil AAV.

 

[shtorm2005]

Lol not a chance. Love Ovi but dude is 33 years old.

Caps won't trade Ovy even for McDavid lol

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Caps won't trade Ovy even for McDavid lol

100% correct as Washington wouldn’t be given said opportunity

 

[shtorm2005]

100% correct as Washington wouldn’t be given said opportunity

McDavid name is simply used here as an example to show how funny looks a proposition for garbage like Lucic, Draisaitl and whatever.

 

[Scott Stevens]

Caps are more likely to trade for Eriksson than they are Lucic.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Caps are more likely to trade for Eriksson than they are Lucic.

I doubt that since both options come in at zero percent

 

[traparatus]

Caps are more likely to trade for Eriksson than they are Lucic.

0 is not greater than 0.

Also, this thread is ********* stupid and should have been locked before I got a chance to click on it.

 

[Skolman]

Oilers do this in a heartbeat

 

[Skolman]

There isn't a market for Lucic at even 50 percent retention. This proposal presumes that the problem with Lucic is solely related to his terrible contract. That's inaccurate. He's also too slow and the game has passed him by. The Caps haven't been targeting size and snarl, but size and snarl when it also brings skill and can skate. This is not a player they would be targeting.

I disagree. I think there would be quite a few teams very interested in Lucic @ 3 mil per.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Oh hell no. Caps need speed on the wings, not slow as molasses Lucic.

 

[Scott Stevens]

The fellers saying eriksson isn’t likelier than lucic to be traded, isn’t 4 further years of lucic less likely to be traded than 3 further years of eriksson?

Maybe I got terms wrong?

 

[Drake1588]

I disagree. I think there would be quite a few teams very interested in Lucic @ 3 mil per.

While it's not the absurdity that it is at his full contract, a guy who can't skate is a guy who can't skate at any cap hit.

 

[Skolman]

While it's not the absurdity that it is at his full contract, a guy who can't skate is a guy who can't skate at any cap hit.

You don't understand how an old school GM would value Lucic.

Like I said, I'm confident that GM's would have time for Lucic on their team @ 3 mil per.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

I actually wouldn't hate Lucic on the Caps if Edmonton retained 50% but sure as hell not giving up Burakovsky + Djoos + a draft pick for him.

 

[searle]

I actually wouldn't hate Lucic on the Caps if Edmonton retained 50% but sure as hell not giving up Burakovsky + Djoos + a draft pick for him.

He has a NMC (fair play to his agent) - having to protect him in the expansion draft is BRUTAL....

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

He has a NMC (fair play to his agent) - having to protect him in the expansion draft is BRUTAL....

Yeah, I know. That's probably the biggest sticking point for me and ultimately why I wouldn't pull the trigger on any deal involving Looch. That, and they have Jaskin at 4LW who honestly seems like the same player as Lucic at this point in their careers.

 

[Chimaera]

The Caps need more financial flexibility, not less. They are certainly open to moving Burakovsky, but not for this return.

 

[trick9]

No point in giving up anything for Lucic. He's too slow for this team and even if they somehow wanted him it'd be smarter to just wait until the inevitable buy-out and get him for likely sub-3m AAV and without giving up any assets.

 

[Double Dion]

I actually like that Oiler heavy line. The problem with Lucic is obviously contract. He's a nice 4th liner if slotted right. That said you can't pay more than 2 million for a heavy 4th liner. Oilers are an interesting team to me as a Flames fan. If McDavid can keep playing 24 minutes per night without breaking down they might slide into a wildcard spot. Then they need a hot goalie and could do damage in the playoffs. They need an all situations defender though. Can't keep playing a #3 as a #1 and he's hurt now.

 

[TFHockey]

I actually like that Oiler heavy line. The problem with Lucic is obviously contract. He's a nice 4th liner if slotted right. That said you can't pay more than 2 million for a heavy 4th liner. Oilers are an interesting team to me as a Flames fan. If McDavid can keep playing 24 minutes per night without breaking down they might slide into a wildcard spot. Then they need a hot goalie and could do damage in the playoffs. They need an all situations defender though. Can't keep playing a #3 as a #1 and he's hurt now.

That is pretty much a bang on analysis.

 

[Double Dion]

That is pretty much a bang on analysis.

Of course it is. I'm a Flames fan