Backstrom is stepping away

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Created by: brady_t12

Team: 2023-24 Washington Capitals

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 1, 2023

Published: Nov. 1, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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It's a sad day for Caps fans. Just thinking about what the lineup might look like with everyone else healthy and Backstrom gone.

Buried

Nicolas Aubé-Kubel: $75,000 ($1,225,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$68,696,667	$20,000	$2,162,500	$14,803,333

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Ovechkin, Alex $9,500,000$9,500,000 LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 3	Strome, Dylan $5,000,000$5,000,000 C UFA - 5	Wilson, Tom $5,166,667$5,166,667 RW M-NTC UFA - 1
Pacioretty, Max $2,000,000$2,000,000 ($2,000,000$2M) LW NMC UFA - 1	Kuznetsov, Evgeny $3,900,000$3,900,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Oshie, T.J. $5,750,000$5,750,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 2
Milano, Sonny $1,900,000$1,900,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	McMichael, Connor $863,333$863,333 LW, C RFA - 1	Mantha, Anthony $2,850,000$2,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Protas, Aliaksei $789,167$789,167 ($82,500$82K) RW, LW, C UFA - 1	Dowd, Nic $1,300,000$1,300,000 C UFA - 2	Phillips, Matthew $775,000$775,000 RW, C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Fehérváry, Martin $2,675,000$2,675,000 LD/RD RFA - 3	Carlson, John $8,000,000$8,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Kuemper, Darcy $5,250,000$5,250,000 G M-NTC UFA - 4
Sandin, Rasmus $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD UFA - 1	Jensen, Nick $4,050,000$4,050,000 RD UFA - 3	Lindgren, Charlie $1,100,000$1,100,000 G UFA - 2
Edmundson, Joel $875,000$875,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	van Riemsdyk, Trevor $3,000,000$3,000,000 RD UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Alexeyev, Alexander $825,000$825,000 LD/RD RFA - 2		Bäckström, Nicklas $9,200,000$9,200,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2
Häman Aktell, Hardy $870,000$870,000 ($80,000$80K) LD RFA - 1
Malenstyn, Beck $762,500$762,500 C, LW RFA - 1

Nov. 1, 2023 at 10:54 a.m.

edeangel84

JimmyPaek

Joined: Apr. 2019

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I guess “stepping away” makes him LTIR eligible?

Nov. 1, 2023 at 10:55 a.m.

brady_t12

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Fantasy Hockey Pro

Joined: Jun. 2016

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Quoting: edeangel84

I guess “stepping away” makes him LTIR eligible?

It sounds like it's a decision he's making due to his hip issues. This might be a retirement announcement in disguise, similar to other players who have LTIRetired. Don't really know what the cap implications are at the moment.

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Nov. 1, 2023 at 11:03 a.m.

dprodriguez

Joined: Mar. 2017

Posts: 10

Likes: 5

Sad day that he couldn't go out on his own terms.. Gonna miss seeing him sauce it up

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Nov. 1, 2023 at 11:03 a.m.

NoVaSpartan

Craig Laughlin Fan

Joined: Nov. 2019

Posts: 5,322

Likes: 5,746

I’d agree with these being the likely lines. Would much rather see Mantha on Line 2 with Patches. I think Oshie being with Milano will be better for his game than being with Patches.

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