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Kuzy-B-Gone

Created by: grobkenwood
Team: 2021-22 Washington Capitals
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 21, 2021
Published: Jun. 21, 2021
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Left Handed
Original Team
Waivers Exempt
Right Handed
Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
Trade Kuznetsov to Minnesota and play him with Kaprizov allowing Rossi to ease in on the 3rd line. Bring in Stastny to compete with McMichael for 2C. Schultz is sent packing to Seattle opening up a spot for Fehervary. Chara is re-signed to play with Jensen. Who knows if Kempny will even play much less how effective he will be returning from injury. Edmonton gets a goalie half the age of Mike Smith and Caps sign Driedger to 1A/1B with Vanecek. Ovy re-signs for a bunch of 8's because why not?
Free Agent Signings
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$3,000,000
3$8,888,888
1$750,000
1$750,000
2$3,000,000
Trades
1.
WSH
  1. 2021 1st round pick (PIT)
  2. 2021 3rd round pick (PIT)
Additional Details:
Late 1st and 3rd in a crap-shoot draft.
MIN
  1. Kuznetsov, Evgeny
2.
WSH
SEA
  1. Schultz, Justin
  2. 2021 3rd round pick (ARI)
Additional Details:
Expansion Selection
3.
WSH
  1. 2022 2nd round pick (EDM)
EDM
  1. Samsonov, Ilya [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
RFA Rights
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2021
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2022
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2023
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$81,500,000$70,965,149$472,927$132,500$10,534,851
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Ovechkin, Alex
$8,888,888$8,888,888
LW
UFA - 5
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Bäckström, Nicklas
$9,200,000$9,200,000
C
NMC
UFA - 4
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Wilson, Tom
$5,166,667$5,166,667
RW
M-NTC
UFA - 3
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Mantha, Anthony
$2,850,000$2,850,000
LW, RW
UFA - 3
Stastny, Paul
$3,000,000$3,000,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
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Sprong, Daniel
$725,000$725,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
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Sheary, Conor
$1,500,000$1,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
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Eller, Lars
$2,415,000$2,415,000
C
UFA - 2
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Oshie, T.J.
$5,750,000$5,750,000
RW
M-NTC
UFA - 4
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Hagelin, Carl
$2,750,000$2,750,000
LW
UFA - 2
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Dowd, Nic
$750,000$750,000
C
UFA - 1
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Hathaway, Garnet
$1,500,000$1,500,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
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Raffl, Michael
$750,000$750,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
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McMichael, Connor
$863,333$863,333
LW, C
RFA - 3
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Dillon, Brenden
$3,900,000$3,900,000
LD
UFA - 3
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Carlson, John
$8,000,000$8,000,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 5
Driedger, Chris
$3,000,000$3,000,000
G
UFA - 3
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Orlov, Dmitry
$1,275,000$1,275,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 2
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Fehérváry, Martin
$791,667$791,667 (Performance Bonus$132,500$132K)
LD/RD
RFA - 2
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Vanecek, Vitek
$716,667$716,667
G
UFA - 1
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Jensen, Nick
$2,500,000$2,500,000
RD
UFA - 2
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Chara, Zdeno
$750,000$750,000
LD
UFA - 1
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van Riemsdyk, Trevor
$950,000$950,000
RD
UFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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Kempný, Michal
$2,500,000$2,500,000
LD
UFA - 1

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Jun. 21, 2021 at 10:51 a.m.
#1
TanSor
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We don't have the cap to do this
Jun. 21, 2021 at 10:57 a.m.
#2
Aero_Astro_Guy
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This is not a bad draft. I expect some good players in the late rounds: Bardakov, Helenius, Moser etc. I would try to maximise late rounders for this draft as much as possible.
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Jun. 21, 2021 at 11:03 a.m.
#3
DogDayCaps2
down bad
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"Late 1st and 3rd in a crap-shoot draft." then why trade a great center for such a terrible return...? if the best we can do is Stastny at 2c whileonly getting a fraction of the value for Kuzy why do anything at all? Devil will paya late pick forSchultz no need to pay to dump. Dillon isnt a good top pairing option and the biggest issue we have is we are slow. You replace one of our fast players with Stastny.. and sign Chara again... is Driedger really an upgrade?
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Jun. 21, 2021 at 11:03 a.m.
#4
ClockReads2113
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Caps aren't going anywhere with Stastny as their 2C. If they move Kuz they need a much better option than Stasnty.

And Caps get destroyed in that EDM trade. Sammy will be a top 5 goalie. He's young, cheap, and incredibly talented. Giving him away for a late 2nd is terrible.
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Jun. 21, 2021 at 11:19 a.m.
#5
staytru20
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So let's break down this Kuznetsov situation outlined here:

- Kuznetsov is not a bad player, nor is he declining. In fact, Kuznetsov has gotten better defensively. This season, (via Evolving-Hockey) Kuznetsov was in the 74th percentile for GAR/xGAR (77th in offense, 70th in defense). Last season, Kuznetsov was in the 2nd percentile defensively, which is awful. To put this in perspective, under Laviolette (and smarter zone deployments), Kuznetsov went up 68 points in net percentile defensively. He's still a solid player, and struggled at times this season due to two bouts with COVID.

- The Caps aren't going to trade Kuznetsov unless they're getting back a top six caliber forward. Trading Kuznetsov for futures doesn't make a ton of sense for a team that's nearing the end of a cup window. Caps are going to be all-in until they're clearly rebuilding, and Ovi/Backstrom retire.

- Stastny is a downgrade at center. Stastny was in the 52nd percentile for GAR/xGAR, and was worse offensively AND defensively than Kuznetsov in Evolving-Hockey's model. Not to mention he's slower and older than Kuznetsov.
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