2017 Off-season Trades/Signings Discussion
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Nik the Trik said:
Yeah, this came in a lot higher than I thought. Especially since he was coming off a bit of a "down" year with just 59 points (scored 77 the season before that). He is 25 years old though so this contract will eat up a lot more UFA years than our big-3 contracts will need to. Still waiting to see what Pastrnak gets.
edit: I'd love to know what kind of long-term contract options Washington might have explored with him in the 2015 offseason when they bridge'd him instead. He had basically just played 1 full NHL season at that point and scored 37 points in 80 games, but everyone seemed to know he was destined to break out (which he did the next season when he scored 77).
herman
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Brian McLellan has been a pretty savvy GM these past few years.
What happen?
https://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2017/07/02/brian-maclellan-capitals-offseason-fml/
https://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2017/07/04/foresight-lacking-brian-maclellans-plan-caps-offseason
Was there a team that fumbled their expansion draft plan more than the Caps? And then followed it up with an ill-advised UFA signing that precipitated trading out a very useful player for two and a half magic beans?
What happen?
https://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2017/07/02/brian-maclellan-capitals-offseason-fml/
https://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2017/07/04/foresight-lacking-brian-maclellans-plan-caps-offseason
Was there a team that fumbled their expansion draft plan more than the Caps? And then followed it up with an ill-advised UFA signing that precipitated trading out a very useful player for two and a half magic beans?
Kin
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herman said:
I think there are two things there. One, I sort of agree with the idea that losing Johansson/Ellen is preferable to Schmidt but I think constantly pointing out that you didn't get much for Johannson doesn't take into account the fairly obvious question of "If Johannson is such a valuable player, why could they only get a hill of beans for him?". I agree that the idea that signing Kuznetsov meant they had to move money wouldn't have come as a surprise to them but if so, isn't it fair to say they probably didn't trade him in a panic and then doesn't what Johansson got indicate that's roughly what he was worth?
Second, and I guess this is sort of a side thing, but I think on the latest Marek v Wyshynski podcast they raised a fairly interesting question re: the Oshie deal. Namely that giving him 8 years seems like such a questionable choice by such an otherwise reasonable organization that it almost makes you think there's a certain confidence there that something is going to come out of the next CBA that will result in that sort of deal not being actually on the books for the bad years of it.
louisstamos
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Frank E said:
That he filed for arbitration means he can't be offer sheeted, correct?