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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 26, 2018 at 2:26 p.m.
Thread: Small retool
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Eli</b></div><div>What I see in those WJC clips is a guy like Joe Juneau--he can skate around the perimeter for days and then runs out of space and flings the puck somewhere vaguely near the net. Lots of fun to watch. Not always consistent offense on his own. With a good team around him, translates into some chances, but on Team USA, it doesn't look like it worked out, much. Just a lot of harmless wristers to the goalie's shoulder pads. One great cross crease pass, though.

Yeah, Boqvist seems to have a pretty good scoring touch, and can beat guys one on one skating through them and getting breakaways <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Awl9cY2fqA" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Awl9cY2fqA</a>

I don't think he's half as creative or complete, offensively, as Svechnikov, but the cuts I'm seeing look like he's got much more of a nose for the net than Hughes. Not quite as reliant on a forehand wrister as Zadina, and scores from a wider variety of spots. Who else would you look at? Who would the Caps get in this supposedly deep draft if they don't trade up and just chill?</div></div>

Ryan Merkley, Groulx, or Kotkaniemi if he falls. I just think the caps need to get another 1st rounder this draft than the one they already have
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 26, 2018 at 1:29 p.m.
Thread: Small retool
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Eli</b></div><div>Oh boy. Another talented left handed defenseman. I'm not sure how a kid out of juniors is going to be an upgrade over Djoos right away. Convince me? Karlsson isn't an upgrade over Niskanen, and that cap space is all going to him next summer because of previous goal totals, unlikely to be repeated. Trading away half a franchise to get Erik Karlsson an audition on the Caps' power play seems kind of silly. Maybe just sign Mike Green? Or wait a year and sign Karlsson as a UFA, if he wants to join a better team, with a better power play? I'm just not sure Bowey isn't the answer for the Caps' power play, long term, though.

Hughes has some great stickhandling skills. Fun player to watch (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJiyMMwO-Qg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJiyMMwO-Qg</a>). I'm just not sure he upgrades the Caps. Orlov, Djoos, and Johansen is a pretty good rotation. Hughes probably waits a year or two to make the NHL, so you're looking at Kempny or a UFA. Maybe De Haan or Cole is okay, but then do you have cap space to keep Karlsson, after you traded a franchise worth of talent to rent him?</div></div>

Hughes seems to be a Hanifin type guy right away. He’s bigger than Djoos. Also in my opinion the best skater in the draft. I think it would be a mistake to not try to trade up in this years draft. Maybe for Hughes maybe for someone else like a righty. Boqvist maybe? But he’s small
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 24, 2018 at 2:38 p.m.
Thread: Trying to Compete with Pens, but still keeping future
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Capitalfail67</b></div><div>caps dont need struggling offensive players we need a solid 5-6 lhd and to dump orpik</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BetterBrianMaclellan</b></div><div>again this is a fair point. I think that we actually can put galchenyuk in a position to succeed. We have three good centers, so I think we'd ask him to just play winger. Less responsibilities for him, less pressure, and we ask him to play a simpler game. I think he'd thrive tbh. But your point about the defense is not lost. I think you are 100% right. Would going for Jordie Benn in the trade satisfy that need for a 5-6th d.</div></div>

Both of y’all check my recent post