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Forum: Washington CapitalsFri. at 7:06 p.m.
Thread: 2022-2023 Offseason Thread
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>perrystreett</b></div><div>I have mixed feelings on keeping Kuzy.

I think there is too much scar tissue and he needs a fresh start (not sure if Carbery is enough).

At the same time I could see him getting back to a ppg with Carbery and being the player he used to be.

If he stayed he could block McMike (I know he can play wing but center is preferred) and it would limit us to only being able to bring in one top 6 scoring winger when we need two.

What do you guys want to do with Kuzy?</div></div>

Assuming Backstrom’s outlook continues to look negative, I’d keep him. Would like to see him timeshare 2C with McM (I like Protas potentially at 3C for defensive purposes), and to have him test at the wing for the future potentially.

Now, if Backstrom is coming back, then deal him. I think you can get a far better return than Mantha, and you free up potentially more cap as well. Plus, as you identified, McMichael needs playing time somewhere.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 11:27 a.m.
Thread: Carbery Time
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MeetYourMakar</b></div><div>No troll, the way you're blind and deaf defending Kuz means we probably wont have a reasonable convo on this. one can hope tho.
They both got busted for using coke and it was not just missing a practice. you dont not qualify a young star(at the time) goalie over missing a practice. He got in trouble for braking team rules, doing drugs and obviously didnt listen. Kuz got in **** after his cup win suspension for being his running mate on nights out and doing coke. That means he is not a real leader and is just looking for people to drag down with him. Avs don't need that. As for being a quitter. Dude watch his shifts, he was always horrible defensively but now he just doesn't even try. His game fell off and he's asked for a few trades. A real character guy, plays like a pro through out and doesnt coast and pout until he gets traded.
excuse me while i make a PLD trade. /s</div></div>

1. Provide any sort of evidence beside your warped speculation that Samsonov and Kuznetsov were pounding coke and were suspended for such. Once again, neither have failed a drug test. All this “he runs for coke” and “he got samsonov into it” is not substantiated by a shred of tangible evidence.
2. Samsonov’s non-qualifying offer was more than a year after missing practice. It is laughably obvious that management felt he played poorly and there was a concern about his+Vanacek’s asks. It’s the same reason Vanacek was traded, performance not a far fetched claim of drug use. Also, Samsonov wasn’t even in the NHL when Washington won the cup.
3. I’d encourage you to follow your own advice and watch some of Kuznetsov’s games. I’ll use a game I was in person for as an example since it was one of his worst, the 5-2 win against the Isles. He made 3-4 dumb, dumb passes through the middle that harmed Washington, which was something he would do less frequently dating back to arriving in the US, but if you watch even those moments he doesn’t quit on the play, and had multiple moments down low in which he cut centering passes that could have resulted in Islander goals. His play this year was a mess, but that effort was far from that of a quitters.
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 10:00 a.m.
Forum: NHLFri. at 9:57 a.m.
Thread: 2023 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #1: Beg for Bedard
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>A_Habs_fan</b></div><div><div class="tweet"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We've also confirmed that the following players, in addition to those we listed, came off their teams reserve list today.Stanislav Demin CHINick Leivermann COLTyler Weiss COLBen Brinkman DALJohn Adams DETKirill Tyutyayev DETJack Gorniak MTLGavin Hain PHI <a href="https://t.co/msssTQLZSH" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://t.co/msssTQLZSH</a></p>— CapFriendly (<a href="/users/CapFriendly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@CapFriendly</a>) <a href="https://twitter.com/CapFriendly/status/1664411199969148930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote>

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More reserve list expiries</div></div>

Can’t believe Detroit would let a former US president leave, what a waste of opportunity
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 9:49 a.m.
Thread: Carbery Time
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MeetYourMakar</b></div><div>Gettin Samsonov(on an elc at the time) into it is of bad charcter, feed your habits in private dont ruin the youth. Be a role model and tell them "you don't want no part of this Dewie". The way he has quit on the ice makes him a quitter, I would actually be thrilled if he was a quitter of cocaine.</div></div>

There are so many things wrong with this I have to assume you’re trolling here.
1. Getting Samsonov into what? If you mean cocaine then clearly you’re talking out of your ass, there is nothing to even insinuate that something of that nature occurred. If you mean being late to a practice, that seems far fetched to be of bad character as it never happened again, and the Russians (Kuznetsov, ovechkin, Orlov, briefly Kovalchuk) helped to get Samsonov adjusted to North America.
2. Where did he quit on the ice? At what point did he quit on his team? He struggled this year, yes, but playing bad does not equal quitting on the team. On the contrary to your claim, he’s a large part of the locker room.
3. Kuznetsov suspended once for coke use must mean he’s never quit, even though he’s never failed a drug test after that, apparently. Again, make it make sense.
Forum: NHLThu. at 9:58 a.m.
Thread: 2023 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #1: Beg for Bedard
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>Some interesting names could be free agents at 5pm

<div class="tweet"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MUST SIGN BY - June 1, 2023 @ 5pm ETReminder that today at 5pm ET is the deadline for clubs to sign the following drafted players on their reserve lists to entry level contracts, otherwise they will lose their exclusive signing rights window. <a href="https://t.co/nXfmDT1fO4" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://t.co/nXfmDT1fO4</a> <a href="https://t.co/rQfep5MbVJ" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/rQfep5MbVJ</a></p>— CapFriendly (<a href="/users/CapFriendly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@CapFriendly</a>) <a href="https://twitter.com/CapFriendly/status/1664248917133860864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">June 1, 2023</a></blockquote>

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I liked Huckins and Krebs coming out of the draft, kind of surprised to see them both potentially walk. Not sure of Calgary’s situation, but Washington could have stood to keep Krebs on the left side for Hershey, assuming he signs elsewhere and doesn’t stay on an AHL deal (like Bear Hughes last year)