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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 8 at 5:01 p.m.
Thread: Questions Answered More Questions
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Logicalicesports</b></div><div>Bad decisions made at this deadline. Should have pushed for younger talent that is semi-established. Instead we got a handful of EH picks. I would have been happy with a first rounder but instead we got pick 64 this year and some more later picks.

Didn't do anything that will really help us unless by some miracle we get lucky drafting which very rarely happens outside of the first round and early second.</div></div>

What young, semi-established talent did you see moving at this deadline? The only ones I can think of were Byram and Middlestadt, who were traded for each other. Trades like the one BMac pulled off for Sandin last year are incredibly rare at the trade deadline. They can always try to flip those picks for young players this summer when more guys will be on the market.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 25 at 5:41 p.m.
Thread: Selling At or Before Deadline
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NoVaSpartan</b></div><div>I've been a big believer in Stevenson since before he got signed, but I imagine he'll get a longer look in the AHL for a couple reasons. In the past, Caps goalies have looked good in Hershey but if team defense takes a drop the goalie's numbers fall off the cliff. I don't see this in Stevenson but it has happened to Copley and Fucale over the last couple years so worthy of noting. Also, I expect them to really try to make Shepard work before they go to Stevenson, even though Stevenson has a better ceiling (and potentially floor). Shepard's gotten the call over Stevenson the last couple times and the organization seems to really want to make him work before they go to Stevenson. Most importantly though, the Caps don't want to potentially rush him up, and since he'd likely get backup starts behind Kuemper they may not want to bring him up early and ruin his confidence since he alone won't make or break the team.</div></div>

Clay's gonna be 25 by the end of this season, I don't know how much more slowly they can play this. I don't see the similarity to Copley or Fucale either.

Copley had his great (but still well shy of Clay) AHL season in 16-17 at the same age as Clay, and then the Caps didn't give him a single appearance at the NHL level the next season and he fell back to earth. The Caps brought him up to be the backup after his very meh 17-18 season when he was 26 and already looked like his development had stalled.

Fucale never actually had a good AHL season. He got called up a couple times due to injuries during a very pedestrian AHL season, had a couple good games that got the fans hyped, then went back down to the AHL and kept on being mediocre.

I think you might as well give Clay the backup role and start trying to ease him into the NHL. Shepard's 28 and pretty much a finished product. Clay's the guy with a shot a figuring into the team's long term plans, so let's see what we've really got.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 27, 2023 at 3:16 p.m.
Thread: Wilson Update
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JeffW</b></div><div>They debunked that rumour over a week ago.. people on here just do what they want, for instance they think Nylander for Byram or toews is a good deal... it's horrible</div></div>

The one over a week ago was that the Kings were interested in him, which is probably true, but then Friedman asked the Caps about it and they said he's not going anywhere. Then a day or two ago a Sens podcaster said he'd heard the Caps wanted to trade Wilson to the Sens, and that's the one LeBrun asked MacLellan about and was told it was bull****. I can't wait for the Caps to extend him so the constant rumors and proposals can finally end.

Oh, who am I kidding, we'll still be getting Wilson to the Leafs proposals even after they give him an 8 year extension.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 27, 2023 at 3:09 p.m.