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Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 28, 2020 at 12:16 p.m.
Thread: New idea
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HabsFan9</b></div><div>I ask honestly unimpressed with him when he’s was on the Habs. Y’all keep saying that he can play 2C, he can play 2C. Yeah, he can play 2C. Not on a good team, though, which is why he’s 3C in Washington</div></div>

Have you watched him play at all for us in the last couple years? He's learned a lot from Kuznetsov it seems, his puck carrying ability is waaay better than it was when he first got here, and he's become more involved in offensive plays. The reason everyone is saying he can play 2C is because when either Backstrom or Kuznetsov is injured, throughout his tenure with the Caps, he's about a point per game player while playing on the 2nd line. I mean look at his point totals from the 18' cup run, 18 points in 24 games, playing 2C when Backstrom was injured in the second round against the pens. So he can easily and successfully play 2C on a good caps team that went on to win a cup.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 23, 2020 at 12:38 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 23, 2020 at 12:33 p.m.
Thread: Taylor Hall
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>deys3232</b></div><div>all Ovi does is score now. hes not good at anything else

Backstrom is no longer a top 3 playmaker in the NHL. hes not even on Ovi's line anymore and hes signed for too much for too long

I'll give you the Holtby one

Oshie isnt getting better and hes now on the 3rd line, playing with 3rd liners, but hes paid like hes a top liner

Orlov's best season was 17-18 where he was insane

Carlson isnt the front runner for the Norris, Josi is. Carlson shouldnt even be top 3 imo

Eller is only going down from here</div></div>

Oshie has played on the 2nd line for his entire Capitals career, including this season. That is just a blatant lie. You are running off of a confirmation bias right from the start. How about looking at this without the lens of 'well they must be declining,' and then trying to find proof of that even when there is none. Could there not be other factors? Maybe a coach that didn't necessarily inspire them? Maybe an older team that misses their families and children while being in the bubble? We'll see how they do next year, I fully expect them to make the playoffs and compete for the cup again.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 23, 2020 at 1:07 a.m.
Thread: Taylor Hall
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>deys3232</b></div><div>The cup window for the caps is closed unfortunately. You guys had a great run, but its over. Its better to go into a rebuild now than end up getting stuck where San Jose is. Ovi, Backstrom, Oshie, Holtby, Carlson, Orlov, Kuznetsov and Eller are all declining. Its better to trade some of them now than wait and have them end up becoming terrible contracts</div></div>

The only players out of the ones you listed that are declining are Ovi and Backy, and Ovi is still one of the best goal scorers and Backstrom is still a 1st/2nd line center. Carlson is 30, Kuzy is 28, Orlov is 29 and Eller is 31. You think those guys are declining? Carlson and Eller had career years. Oshie is 33 but still put up the same numbers as he has since he was 26. Better players who are 28-31 generally do not decline.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 18, 2020 at 5:22 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 17, 2020 at 9:01 p.m.
Thread: Best Defensive Version_Wash Cap 20-21
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AllCaps_BestTeam</b></div><div>As far as McMichael -&gt; you do not want to rush a prospect to the NHL. He has no NHL experience (no AHL experience either). The report on him is that he lacks consistency. Say he has a bad few games, that could ruin a player's confidence. Why rush when you have other options...?</div></div>

I've personally never heard consistency ever being an issue with McMichael, watching him play games in the OHL this year he's always looked good. I'd at least play him in the introductory 9 game NHL stint to see how he handles the faster and more physical play. Then we can decide from there based on those games. But I wouldn't be too opposed to him playing in the O again next season. There are always areas of the game to improve on, even if you're scoring 2 ppg like McMichael was doing. Especially with a really good juniors coach in Hunter.