Quoting: Turner33
So you see the Caps shaking things up this offseason? I heard some guy in wash taking about trading Ovie. But thought maybe backstrom in stead. Think the blues could use a change as well....
I think we need to spend the next two years in a transition. If we can bring Oshie back, that'd be fantastic. But he's the only one we'll be able to bring back. Orpik sucks, I'd send him down to the minors if nobody is willing to take his contract. To be completely honest, if we can get a good haul of youngsters for Ovi, I'd trade him. I love him so much, but we aren't going to win with him. I highly doubt we'll trade him, but if GMBM gets the right offer, he should take it. Backy will never be traded. Top 5 center in the league still in his prime, and has a good 5-7 years of good production left in him.
The Caps need to bring another wave of players that can give us a shot at this elusive championship. We have some of the pieces in Vrana, Burakovsky, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Carlson, Orlov, and then an excellent defense prospect pool with Bowey, Siegenthaler, Johansen and Hobbs. And Samsonov in net. That needs to be how we go forward. If we really want to, I'm sure we could put a President's Trophy group back together. But it's in our best interest to do a retool and be back with a different look in a few years