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What Caps should do next year

Created by: firegmcphee
Team: 2017-18 Washington Capitals
Initial Creation Date: Apr. 30, 2017
Published: Apr. 30, 2017
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Original Team
Waivers Exempt
Right Handed
Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
Caps should not resign Alzner. This frees up the $ needed to sign Oshie (could pay him up to $6.4M if necessary) and Kuzn and also allows caps to protect Lars Eller from expansion draft. To resign Oshie, Kuzn, Orlov, and Schmidt, caps MUST buyout Orpik. Grubaeur will be lost to expansion draft (or maybe Beagle) in my scenario. The defense will be weaker with no Alzner or Orpik but Orlov and Schmidt have improved a ton this year and give the caps mobile defense needed in today's NHL. Caps have had no problem putting Orlov against Leaf's and Pen's best forwards and Orlov has only made great defensive and offensive plays. Obviously do not keep Shattenkirk. No Williams as well, but Tom Wilson and Burakovsky continue to improve. Unfortunately not enough $ to lock up Burakovsky or Kuzy super long term but it's worth it to use the $ for Oshie and make another run.

Caps don't have many trade-able assets (draft picks or top-tier prospects), so I don't think they should, or will make any big moves, especially given how the Shattenkirk deal turned out. Any players with reasonable contracts (Burakovsky, Orlov, Carlson) that other teams would want, Caps would not be willing to trade. Biggest weakness will be 3rd defensive pairing. I don't know if Hunwick will actually be available. Caps will need to sign a defenseman price range $1M-$1.8M for 3rd pairing. Anyways, this team could still easily be competitive for a cup with this roster. But knowing the Caps, they will resign Alzner and keep Orpik thus losing Oshie and Eller. They will then be a wildcard at best.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$1,500,000
2$1,400,000
4$5,700,000
2$2,500,000
3$3,200,000
1$1,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$900,000
2$1,800,000
2$1,600,000
3$6,000,000
2$800,000
Trades
WSH
VGK
  1. Grubauer, Philipp
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2018
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2019
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2020
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
20$73,000,000$70,760,107$4,978$0$2,239,893

Roster

Left WingCentreRight Wing
Ovechkin, Alex
$9,538,462$9,538,462
LW
M-NTC
UFA - 4
Bäckström, Nicklas
$6,700,000$6,700,000
C
M-NTC
UFA - 3
Oshie, T.J.
$6,000,000$6,000,000
RW
UFA - 8
Johansson, Marcus
$2,750,000$2,750,000
LW, RW
M-NTC
UFA - 2
Kuznetsov, Evgeny
$5,700,000$5,700,000
C
UFA - 8
Wilson, Tom
$2,000,000$2,000,000
RW
UFA - 1
Burakovsky, André
$2,500,000$2,500,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
Eller, Lars
$3,500,000$3,500,000
C
UFA - 1
Connolly, Brett
$1,500,000$1,500,000
RW, LW
UFA - 2
Winnik, Daniel
$1,800,000$1,800,000
C
UFA - 1
Beagle, Jay
$1,750,000$1,750,000
C
UFA - 1
Carey, Paul
$900,000$900,000
C
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Orlov, Dmitry
$3,200,000$3,200,000
LD
UFA - 6
Niskanen, Matt
$5,750,000$5,750,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 4
Holtby, Braden
$6,100,000$6,100,000
G
M-NTC
UFA - 3
Schmidt, Nate
$1,400,000$1,400,000
LD/RD
UFA - 2
Carlson, John
$3,966,667$3,966,667
RD
UFA - 1
Hunwick, Matt
$1,600,000$1,600,000
LD
UFA - 3
Chorney, Taylor
$800,000$800,000
RD
UFA - 1
Copley, Pheonix
$800,000$800,000
G
UFA - 2

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Apr. 30, 2017 at 8:45 p.m.
#1
ClockReads2113
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I agree Alzner should go.

But Orlov, Bura, and Schmidt will all cost more.
Apr. 30, 2017 at 9:44 p.m.
#2
firegmcphee
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Probably right. Might need to really shorten the terms 1-2 years max for those guys. Orlov might require closer to $4M for 2-3 years. But if you look at Schmidt's minutes from last year and the numbers Bura put up they can't command that much more. Burakovsky can't ask for $3M+ for a 2 year deal given that he only put up 13 goals.
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