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Created by: Eli
Team: 2021-22 Washington Capitals
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 11, 2021
Published: Jul. 11, 2021
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Mostly tongue in cheek.

Looking it over, I think Buffalo gets a 1st thrown in on that trade. STL bargains for a 2nd, but takes a 3rd.

Protection list is Tank, Eichel, OV, Kuzya, Backstrom, Wilson, Mantha. Choices are Sheary, Schultz, a 4th line forward, Copley. WSH would throw in a 4th to lose Sheary over Schultz, but at most a 7th to guarantee Schultz early and stop worrying, since losing Schultz is not really a good outcome.
Free Agent Signings
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
4$10,000,000
7$7,000,000
7$9,000,000
1$1,000,000
Trades
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WSH
  1. Eichel, Jack
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Eichel as a #1C about to get neck surgery.
BUF
  1. Eller, Lars
  2. Lapierre, Hendrix
  3. Oshie, T.J.
  4. Samsonov, Ilya [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
Oshie as a leading scorer/1RW--had three more points than anybody on the Sabres last year.
Eller as a #2 center behind Reinhart
Lapierre as a future #1 C who has been healthy for a year after a neck injury, but should develop in the AHL for a year or two.
Samsonov as a 1a ahead of Ullmark.
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3.
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2021
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2022
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2023
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22$81,500,000$70,550,428$472,927$265,000$10,949,572
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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$10,000,000$10,000,000
LW
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$3,900,000$3,900,000
C
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$789,167$789,167 (Performance Bonus$132,500$132K)
RW, LW, C
UFA - 3
$7,000,000$7,000,000
LW
UFA - 4
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$9,200,000$9,200,000
C
NMC
UFA - 4
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$2,850,000$2,850,000
LW, RW
UFA - 3
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$1,500,000$1,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
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$863,333$863,333
LW, C
RFA - 3
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$5,166,667$5,166,667
RW
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UFA - 3
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RW, LW
UFA - 2
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$750,000$750,000
C
RFA - 2
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$725,000$725,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
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$750,000$750,000
C
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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$791,667$791,667 (Performance Bonus$132,500$132K)
LD/RD
RFA - 2
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$8,000,000$8,000,000
RD
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UFA - 5
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$716,667$716,667
G
UFA - 1
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$1,275,000$1,275,000
LD
M-NTC
UFA - 2
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$2,500,000$2,500,000
RD
UFA - 2
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$1,100,000$1,100,000
G
UFA - 1
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$750,000$750,000
LD
UFA - 2
$9,000,000$9,000,000
RD
UFA - 7
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$950,000$950,000
RD
UFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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C
UFA - 5
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$1,000,000$1,000,000
G
UFA
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$2,500,000$2,500,000
LD
UFA - 1
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$3,750,000$3,750,000
RW
NTC
UFA - 2

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Jul. 11, 2021 at 8:31 a.m.
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Stl def declines
Jul. 11, 2021 at 8:31 a.m.
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laugh laugh Sure dude and you put both Eichel and Tarasenko on LTIR, So basically you're way over the salary cap. You can't afford both Eichel and Tarasenko and those pieces don't even land them anyways.
Jul. 11, 2021 at 8:33 a.m.
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Easy no from Buffalo. Nothing they need for a rebuild so all the wrong pieces except maybe Samsonov.
Jul. 11, 2021 at 8:35 a.m.
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Quoting: DiehardRedWingsFan58
laugh laugh Sure dude and you put both Eichel and Tarasenko on LTIR, So basically you're way over the salary cap. You can't afford both Eichel and Tarasenko and those pieces don't even land them anyways.


Not very far over. Just 20M. Will that be enough to keep up with Tampa next year? I'm not sure.

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Stl def declines


They've been declining ever since Tarasenko got hurt.
Jul. 11, 2021 at 8:38 a.m.
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Not very far over. Just 20M. Will that be enough to keep up with Tampa next year? I'm not sure.



They've been declining ever since Tarasenko got hurt.


Touche on that.
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Jul. 11, 2021 at 8:39 a.m.
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Quoting: Eli
Not very far over. Just 20M. Will that be enough to keep up with Tampa next year? I'm not sure.



They've been declining ever since Tarasenko got hurt.



I'm talking about the trade
Jul. 11, 2021 at 8:51 a.m.
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Quoting: GoodIdeaAtTheTime
Easy no from Buffalo. Nothing they need for a rebuild so all the wrong pieces except maybe Samsonov.


Pre-draft comments on Lapierre:

"Hendrix Lapierre is a very skilled, very good skater, possession player, one of the elite playmakers in the draft." — Blackhawks Vice President of Amateur Scouting Mark Kelley

"The left-shot forward has great hockey sense, compete and playmaking qualities. He was limited to 19 games because of an upper-body injury but may have the highest ceiling of any player projected to go in the first round." — Mike G. Morreale, NHL.com

"Great background work will have to be done on this player. If health is a non-issue, and that’s a big question, there’s a steal waiting to happen." — Sam Cosentino, Sportsnet

https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/blackhawks/2020-nhl-draft-profile-c-hendrix-lapierre

Since the draft, he's got 31 points in 21 games, back in the Q. He and Samsonov are the kind of players you rebuild any team around.

If this trade happens after Oshie gets a $3M bonus this summer, then Oshie's salary this year is $3M with a $5.75M cap hit. If Buffalo is building down to the floor in a total rebuild, that lets them spend 2.75M below the floor. He'd also come in as their leading scorer. Total, he's owed 16M over four years, for an average savings of 1.75M below cap. Definitely something rebuilding teams value, if they're saving up to spend big in a few years.

I agree Eller doesn't fit a rebuild at all. Great two-way player with Eric-Staal level offense, the last three years, but younger and faster. Great penalty killer. Scored a Cup-winning goal. Throw in a 2022 1st instead.
Jul. 11, 2021 at 10:23 a.m.
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Washington voted against requiring a salary cap in the playoffs when TB proposed it so Washington capitals and these clown post have no one but their team to blame is it TB's fault they were smarter than your GM
Jul. 11, 2021 at 11:18 a.m.
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Washington voted against requiring a salary cap in the playoffs when TB proposed it so Washington capitals and these clown post have no one but their team to blame is it TB's fault they were smarter than your GM


It sounds like we agree the loophole is ridiculous now, regardless of what the team I cheer for might have voted on at some meeting, sometime in the past. Teams are going to have guys come back from LTIR during the postseason, and rosters are slightly bigger in the playoffs, so maybe make the postseason cap 10% higher than the regular season cap. Keeping it on an honor system and letting the defending champs go over by 23%, plus call-ups, was absurd.

That said, how do you like the above team? I like the extra forward depth, if Eichel and Tarasenko can really get healthy in time for the playoffs. I'm not sure Hamilton on the third pair makes sense, but they can always move him to Carlson's left whenever they need a goal. I really hope Lundqvist and Kempny have one more year in them.
Jul. 11, 2021 at 12:20 p.m.
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There's not a single reason the Blues would go for that. I mean, cmon.



Quoting: Eli

They've been declining ever since Tarasenko got hurt.



Ehh what? The Blues were top of the West when COVID hit.
Jul. 11, 2021 at 12:31 p.m.
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Ehh what? The Blues were top of the West when COVID hit.


Okay. WSH was on top of the East at the time. I was just being flippant because an Oilers fan said the Blues "def decline" and I thought the offer was fairly close.

Tarasenko probably still has a higher ceiling if he's at 100%, but it's been a while. Dillon and Eller each got more points last year than Tarasenko, and the year before they each outscored him too, and their combined cap hit is slightly lower than his, and I think they're each better defensively. But neither of them is going to score 30 goals next year, and there's an outside chance Tarasenko might. And goals are very valuable. But if it made sense to pick up guys who used to score 30 goals, but haven't in a little while, Buffalo would be a playoff team.
Jul. 11, 2021 at 12:36 p.m.
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Okay. WSH was on top of the East at the time. I was just being flippant because an Oilers fan said the Blues "def decline" and I thought the offer was fairly close.

Tarasenko probably still has a higher ceiling if he's at 100%, but it's been a while. Dillon and Eller each got more points last year than Tarasenko, and the year before they each outscored him too, and their combined cap hit is slightly lower than his, and I think they're each better defensively. But neither of them is going to score 30 goals next year, and there's an outside chance Tarasenko might. And goals are very valuable. But if it made sense to pick up guys who used to score 30 goals, but haven't in a little while, Buffalo would be a playoff team.



I'm sure lots of people who played twice as many games as other people had more a couple points. It's not exactly a fair comparison. Try points per game and get back to me.

Anyway, the Blues have no use for yet another LD and for yet another 4th liner, especially at those cap hits. It would do more for the Caps to offload them than it would for the Blues to bring them in.
Jul. 11, 2021 at 12:56 p.m.
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I'm sure lots of people who played twice as many games as other people had more a couple points. It's not exactly a fair comparison. Try points per game and get back to me.

Anyway, the Blues have no use for yet another LD and for yet another 4th liner, especially at those cap hits. It would do more for the Caps to offload them than it would for the Blues to bring them in.


Senko's the cap dump. Eller tied his points/game this year. Within 0.1 at less than half the cap hit, while playing on a checking line. Could Tarasenko bounce back? Yes. WIll he? I don't know.

Dillon had as many even strength points last year as Suter, Subban, and Weber, but more hits than any of them, at a lower cap hit. No. He is not a cap dump. Do you just randomly make up insults and hope they stick? This one doesn't.
Jul. 11, 2021 at 1:32 p.m.
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Senko's the cap dump. Eller tied his points/game this year. Within 0.1 at less than half the cap hit, while playing on a checking line. Could Tarasenko bounce back? Yes. WIll he? I don't know.

Dillon had as many even strength points last year as Suter, Subban, and Weber, but more hits than any of them, at a lower cap hit. No. He is not a cap dump. Do you just randomly make up insults and hope they stick? This one doesn't.



Just for starters, Eller is not in the offer, so I have no idea what he has ot do with this. Secondly, I have made no insults in my comment, so I have no idea what that's about. And you've ignored each of my relevant points to the Blues' situation. They aren't going to trade cap of something they need to spending cap on things they don't need.
Jul. 11, 2021 at 1:42 p.m.
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Just for starters, Eller is not in the offer, so I have no idea what he has ot do with this. Secondly, I have made no insults in my comment, so I have no idea what that's about. And you've ignored each of my relevant points to the Blues' situation. They aren't going to trade cap of something they need to spending cap on things they don't need.


Whoops. I forgot what I offered. Good catch. Seemed high, anyway. smile Hagelin and Dillon is a lot better, but could still be a loss if Tarasenko is just done. Both are good shutdown players and this year's playoffs were a gentle reminder that Tarasenko isn't.

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