I bet Kuznetsov stays

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Created by: staytru20

Team: 2021-22 Washington Capitals

Initial Creation Date: May 27, 2021

Published: May 27, 2021

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I bet the Caps run it back with some slight infusion of youth into the roster. At this point, the Caps aren't going to get a fair value return on Kuznetsov, so you might as well try to get him to turn it around in DC.

Taxi squad probably isn't a thing next season (I hope), so I'm using it more as prospects who are likely to get some playing time next season. Fehervary is going to be a full-time NHL player next season per GMBM. He doesn't want to rush McMichael, so I think he'll get a couple games and continue to develop in Hershey. Alexeyev will get a few games too. GMBM also wants to see more out of Pilon.

I think the fourth line could be experimented with, but you'll have to pry Hagelin-Dowd-Hathaway out of Lavy's cold, dead hands.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Samsonov, Ilya		2	$2,000,000
Pilon, Garrett		2	$800,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Ovechkin, Alex		4	$9,750,000

Trades

WSH

SEA

Leason, Brett
Schultz, Justin
2021 3rd round pick (ARI)

Additional Details:

Leason and a 3rd as a sweetener for SEA to take Schultz. TvR can slot in the regular lineup and likely add more value defensively (Schultz has unreal offensive production rates, but just doesn't make sense for this team at this point)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$81,500,000	$70,087,928	$472,927	$132,500	$11,412,072

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Ovechkin, Alex $9,750,000$9,750,000 LW UFA - 5	Bäckström, Nicklas $9,200,000$9,200,000 C NMC UFA - 4	Wilson, Tom $5,166,667$5,166,667 RW M-NTC UFA - 3
Sprong, Daniel $725,000$725,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Kuznetsov, Evgeny $3,900,000$3,900,000 C M-NTC UFA - 4	Mantha, Anthony $2,850,000$2,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 3
Sheary, Conor $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Eller, Lars $2,415,000$2,415,000 C UFA - 2	Oshie, T.J. $5,750,000$5,750,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 4
Hagelin, Carl $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW UFA - 2	Dowd, Nic $750,000$750,000 C UFA - 1	Hathaway, Garnet $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Orlov, Dmitry $1,275,000$1,275,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Jensen, Nick $2,500,000$2,500,000 RD UFA - 2	Samsonov, Ilya $2,000,000$2,000,000 G UFA - 1
Dillon, Brenden $3,900,000$3,900,000 LD UFA - 3	Carlson, John $8,000,000$8,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 5	Vanecek, Vitek $716,667$716,667 G UFA - 1
Fehérváry, Martin $791,667$791,667 ($132,500$132K) LD/RD RFA - 2	van Riemsdyk, Trevor $950,000$950,000 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Kempný, Michal $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD UFA - 1
Pinho, Brian $725,000$725,000 C, RW UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Pilon, Garrett $800,000$800,000 ($0$0$0$0) C UFA - 2
McMichael, Connor $863,333$863,333 ($0$0$0$0) LW, C RFA - 3
Alexeyev, Alexander $863,333$863,333 ($0$0$0$0) LD/RD RFA - 2

May 27, 2021 at 11:01 a.m.

OilersMcRockin

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Seattle taking Vitek Vanecek

May 27, 2021 at 11:05 a.m.

staytru20

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Quoting: JJstings315

Seattle taking Vitek Vanecek

That's fine. I'm sure the Caps could find a taker for Schultz anyways.

May 27, 2021 at 11:08 a.m.

DirtyDangles

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I think the Caps are tired of his off ice BS. Why not move on from him even if you slightly lose the trade?

May 27, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.

staytru20

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Quoting: DirtyDangles

I think the Caps are tired of his off ice BS. Why not move on from him even if you slightly lose the trade?

The team will be worse without him and there's not a player on this team that can fill his role. Eller is a high-tier 3C, but he's not a sustainable option as a 2C for an entire season. McMichael isn't ready for 2C duties either. I don't think GMBM will trade Kuznetsov unless it makes sense.

Kuznetsov still produced at a .70 ppg pace this season, so it's not like he turned into a pumpkin overnight. That's also with games where he struggled after coming back from COVID. The Caps best chance at contending again is getting Kuznetsov back on track, because he's a top 15-20 center in the league when he's on his game.

May 27, 2021 at 12:08 p.m.

Kylonetic8

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That lineup is basically the same as this year aside from Fehervary at 3LD.

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May 27, 2021 at 12:24 p.m.

staytru20

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Quoting: Kylonetic8

That lineup is basically the same as this year aside from Fehervary at 3LD.

I'm sure more things will happen, but Sprong is expected to get a more expanded role per The Athletic. Schultz is out for TvR. Depending on McM's performance in camp, he could make the roster. Also, Orlov and Jensen as the first pairing should be really good based on their performance while on the ice together this season:

115:04 in TOI / 56.92 CF% / 58.23 FF% / 62.86 SF% / 78.57 GF% / 63.10 xGF%

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May 27, 2021 at 2:37 p.m.

Kylonetic8

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Quoting: staytru20

Yeah but Carlson and Dillon I suspect will be awful together.

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May 27, 2021 at 3:22 p.m.

staytru20

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Quoting: Kylonetic8

Yeah but Carlson and Dillon I suspect will be awful together.

They weren't awful together (49.44 CF%, 49.12 FF%, 51.06 GF%, 49.34 xGF%), but I'd consider putting Fehervary with Carlson if he's ready for top four minutes. Dillon and TvR were pretty good together FWIW.

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May 27, 2021 at 3:28 p.m.

Kylonetic8

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Quoting: staytru20

I mean the Caps were good in the regular season, but I'm seeing a more systemic problem underlying the entire team when the minutes really matter most. OT/3v3/Playoffs. They just don't seem to be able to compete in those situations very well anymore.

Early game period 1/2 of the regular season? They're good. And that gets them into the playoffs, but that's all they can do now.

May 27, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.

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staytru20

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Quoting: Kylonetic8

Yeah, I think a big piece of it is having an aging core. They're not going to recover or play through injuries as well anymore, and that was pretty clear this post-season. Team's pretty slow now too, which is tough to watch. I'd be surprised if there wasn't a bit more speed injected into the lineup as a result.

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