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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 9, 2022 at 1:13 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 6, 2022 at 11:46 a.m.
Thread: Lets fix the Caps
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Czu8iks</b></div><div>I did quick check on the prospects. I may not know them, like at all.
Iorio was 2nd 55th pick last year - 365 days from 54 teams not selecting him.
Lapierre was had worse point production in MQHL than Sabres prospect Oliver Nadeau.
Hathaway is bottom line winger, who in certain enviroment may not crack the roster - hence AHL bound.


Those are not top tier prospects, who get you 99pts center with cap retention and his linemen from top line of 92 pts team...</div></div>

Hence the "not saying that's the package required to get Miller" comment.

Lapierre is still a solid prospect with top six potential. Iorio has solid upside, and posted 44 points in 60 games as a defenseman in the WHL. Hathaway is a bottom line winger on the Capitals in terms of the lineup, but if you watch the Caps, the fourth line is the Caps' shutdown defensive line. They skate a ton of minutes. He's more of a checking focused bottom six winger, but he's certainly not a fringe NHLer or someone who will be in the AHL.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 6, 2022 at 8:33 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 27, 2022 at 9:43 a.m.
Thread: Backstrom and Wilson out long term
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ArlingtonCaps</b></div><div>The Monahan idea is actually fairly smart.

. But can you explain to me why the Caps would light a 2 on fire to trade Johanson for Graves. Like why give up a 2 and a young 3rd pairing LHD for an expiring contract LHD in a year that you’re tanking. So so so so so dumb.</div></div>

Mainly because one Johansen is only 3 years younger than Graves, and two, if you're bad at the deadline you can still flip all these expiring contracts including Graves. I also think that the front office has committed to remaining competitive (or at least trying to) to Ovi and Backstrom. I also usually tend to "overpay" in trades to avoid comments like "that wouldn't get x player!" comments rather than "the core of this package does or doesn't make sense".
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 26, 2022 at 2:22 p.m.
Thread: Backstrom and Wilson out long term
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>jcambers</b></div><div>CGY doesn't need to add a 2nd Rd Pick to get a 6th Rd Pick for Monahan.
Eliminate the 2nd and you have GMBT listening.</div></div>

Philly had to attach a 2022 2nd and a 2022 7th for Arizona to take on Shayne Gostisbehere's contract and his cap hit was only $4.5M. Calgary also has ~$27M to sign Gaudreau, Tkachuk, and Mangiapane. Not to mention CGY has only 12 players (6 F, 4 D, and 2 G) next season with that. Evolving Hockey's contract projections have Gaudreau getting an 8 year deal with an $11.630 cap hit, Tkachuk getting an 8 year deal with an $11.270 cap hit, and Mangiapane with a 5 year deal with a $5.835 cap hit. Those three contracts alone are $28,735,000. You're going to have to pay to offload Monahan's contract. No one is taking his cap hit for "free", especially not without CGY retaining some of that salary.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 21, 2022 at 4:08 p.m.
Thread: Staying competitive
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>All_Knowing</b></div><div>Please no Holtby. People forget, he was incredible in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2018. But other than that, he was quite inconsistent... and he is older now...</div></div>

I don't disagree about Holtby being inconsistent and on the back half of his career. I do think he would provide a bit more stability on the back-end than what's there now.

For reference:

Holtby: .913 sv%, 3.8 GSAA, .875 5v5 sc sv%, .853 5v5 hd sv%
Samsonov: .897 sv%, -11.5 GSAA, .858 5v5 sc sv%, .795 5v5 hd sv%
Vanecek: .909 sv%, 1.4 GSAA, .879 5v5 sc sv%, .809 5v5 hd sv%

Seems to me, you bank on VV for the future, and then use Holtby as a veteran 1A/1B in that kind of scenario. Doesn't even need to be Holtby, but the Caps need someone to help them win now, and VV and Sammy together aren't carrying the weight.