Quoting: hazard
Honestly, with the caps playing how they are now, I wouldnt touch that team. just let the season play out cause i think they have a big chance again at the cup.
I completely agree. But they're not playing Burakovsky. A 22 year old who can play all three forward positions and score up to 17 goals a season needs playing time to keep improving. Stick him with ROR next year and he might push for thirty goals. Trading Burakovsky rom a team where he isn't playing doesn't really mess with the team.
Scandella doesn't have Orpik's toughness (no one does) or experience with winning a Cup or going to the Olympics, but this year he's playing three more minutes a night with a slightly better plus minus and twice as many points. On paper he's another Orlov, and he's signed cheap, long term. I think the Caps part with Burakovsky to upgrade one of their top four defensemen.
https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/scandma01.html
https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/o/orpikbr01.html
I'd hesitate to take on the tail end of Demers' contract, but Trotz has a history of benching young defensemen in the playoffs, so it's a risk worth taking, short term. He hasn't shone, playing 22 minutes a night in Arizona, but he should still be solid playing 20, this year and next. I don't think his contract is big enough to keep them from re-signing Carlson, although once Carlson is signed, they might not have anything left to give Lars Eller a raise. Ideally, if the Caps do well in the playoffs, they'll raise Demers' trade value enough to flip him in the summer for a 3C who's half as good as Eller, and stay competitive.
Quoting: MW6
If the other teams agree to those deals, then we’ll done. I approve as a Caps fan!
Thanks!
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