Quoting: DogDayCaps2
That value is closer to Eichel than Hertl they want the equivalent of 4 1st
Lappy = 1st
Kuzy = 1st +
I said add a 1st
V V = 2nd /3rd
Yeah that’s damn close to 4 1st
Again not 🚀 science. Just know your players value. I said Canada didn’t pick him bc of his injuries. The kid scored 12p in 9 playoff games that’s great.
What are the odds?
Capitals selects rounds 1-3 note worry
Alexeyev Fehérváry Mcm Leason Protas Lappy. They been killing it late in the draft. Kuzy was also a late pick…. Odds aren’t terrible considering all these guys will be huge parts of the future
Capitals are 12th in xgf% and HDGF%. That’s not good at all.
My point is teams value players differently. A team like Buffalo (if they decide to move Eichel), Det or SJ know that Kuzy won't be there when they're competitive again and are looking for future pieces. They may not value him as a 1st and are going to ask for good future pieces with him.
On the other hand, teams like VGK, Min or MTL might look at him as a guy with a good playoff history and talent to help them win now. Because of that, they might value him closer to a 1st as they may take a chance on him returning to 2018 form and helping them climb the contender status ladder.
But then comes his off ice stuff, that could make those win now teams scared and force them to look somewhere else for help. The reality is the off ice stuff decreases his value and we can only speculate as what his behaviour is inside that locker room.
Even Lapierre might be valued lower than a 1st round by some teams scared by his injury history.
Going after Eichel is a pipe dream. Caps don't have those assets. LAK can offer Turcotte, Villardi, Thomas and a 1st. VGK can throw Tuch, Glass, Hague and a 1st. NYR can offer Schneider/Lundkvist, Chytil, Kakko and a 1st. Car show Suzuki, Necas and a 1st. Caps can't come close to any of those offers.
That's why, considering that Lapierre won't help the team win during Ovi final years, that I'd be willing to part with him, VV and Kuzy in an overpayment to get an already established and very good player with a contract extension in place than wait another year to see if Kuzy returns to great status, which I personally think it's unlikely.
Agree that all the players listed are part of the future. But outside of McM, who can be a game breaker? Alexeyev and Fehervary top out as 2nd pair guys and with luck and the right partner may play on the top pair. McM is a top 6 in the making with potential to be one. Protas as a middle 6 guy. Leason had a poor first pro season and really improved this past season. May become a middle 6 winger. Lapierre has the skills to be top 6 guy but I see him as a boom or bust type of guy. AJF may become a PK specialist and speedy 4th liner. After his year in Sweden, Nardella may become a solid third pair guy. On the current roster, who'll play with them in 5 years? Mantha, Wilson, the goalies, Carlson? Orlov? That would be a bottom third of the league roster. The game breakers will come from the early picks this team will result in that can be plugged immediately or in short time in the lineup. Dark times are coming but they're also fun. Even Hertl could be later traded after the window closes to recoup some of the value lost with his trade. He'll still be of service when Ovi, Backy and Oshie are gone.
Sorry about the long text again. I should really learn how to summarize my thoughts but English is not my first language and it's hard.