hockeykicker
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You see Hathaway and Sheary but not Marge?I know a lot of people have missed it, but the Caps really leaned on both of Milano and Strome while they struggled with veteran injuries this season. Those guys earned their deals.
The Caps have some UFAs they will probably let go without making an offer.
Eller and Marcus Johansson almost certianly will be UFAs. Sheary might walk if he's looking for a good bump in salary (I think it's 50/50). He's fine at his current salary, but I think he tries his luck in free agency.
I think they try and sign Hathaway.
MoJo is really out playing what likely is his true self at this point, and he creates a bit of a log jam in terms of young talent.You see Hathaway and Sheary but not Marge?
Eller is done, agreed 100%. I wouldn’t be shocked at a Marge signing IF it was in the 2m and under range.
However, he’s earning more than that this year.
I can’t see Hathaway getting 2m a year as a 4th liner. Beck Malenstyn may be able to take his place for a wee bit less than 2m ish.
Uhh - Milano and Strome have each been healthy scratched for ONE game so far this seasonCaps really doubling down on giving players that were healthy scratches for them this year term.
Uhh - Milano and Strome have each been healthy scratched for ONE game so far this season
Hard to know. The coach doesn't have a clue about players ability. That is why a mediocre plyer like Protas got ice time.Yeah, the HC went through a period there where he was scratching guys somewhat at random for a game to get a spark, or get other guys ice. Sure, you can apply that logic if you want, but it reached a third of the forwards. It's just light trolling, I guess, but they didn't restrict scratches to their 13th and 14th best forwards this year. It's not a sign these two struggled.
Plus, the team signed stopgap guys early and then as they got healthier, there was a genuine glut of players at forward.
A guy whose scratches really mean something would be Mantha, for example, but I don't think so where these two are concerned. It wasn't really a performance-based call.
With offensive output like this (0.63 PPG over the last 2 seasons) you are looking at 4-5 mil player usually. Giving him term now is the only way to get ahead in this league, especially for a veteran team with a bunch of loaded contracts like the Capitals.This guy is not worth that kind of term.
It may well stand but it's barely standing!So, my point stands. Thank you!
Lol Protas is not mediocre, he’s still young and raw, but he’s a future top 6 power forward. If you look at power forwards in the modern game very few are statistically proficient early on, in fact that frequently do what Protas is doing which is okay wildly inconsistent because they’re unsure what their game looks like at the NHL level.Hard to know. The coach doesn't have a clue about players ability. That is why a mediocre plyer like Protas got ice time.
Who's Marge?You see Hathaway and Sheary but not Marge?
Eller is done, agreed 100%. I wouldn’t be shocked at a Marge signing IF it was in the 2m and under range.
However, he’s earning more than that this year.
I can’t see Hathaway getting 2m a year as a 4th liner. Beck Malenstyn may be able to take his place for a wee bit less than 2m ish.