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July 9, 2021 at 11:45 am #231983
jm73100
So now that the season is officially over with the lightning winning again, we’re now officially in the off-season! Now we get to see who gets taken in the expansion draft, who gets signed where in free agency, and when the media will finally shut up about where Jack eichel is going to go! Hopefully this offseason is more interesting than last year.
July 9, 2021 at 12:40 pm #232017
Legatus_Legionis
It was reported that the Caps and Ovechkin have a contract ready, but due to timing, will hold off officially signing it till after the expansion draft.

One question for each NHL team heading into a short off-season

Washington Capitals: Uh, Alex Ovechkin is re-signing, right?

In his most recent 31 Thoughts column Elliotte Friedman noted: “I can’t find anyone in the NHL who thinks Alexander Ovechkin’s extension isn’t already ‘in the drawer.'” This could be an expansion draft tactic: if Ovechkin is unsigned he won’t need to be protected and if he has a contract ready anyway he’s not a threat to sign with the Kraken in the meantime. It’d allow Washington to protect one more forward than they otherwise would. Still: he will be back with the Capitals and not testing the market on July 28, possibly moving elsewhere to chase down Wayne Gretzky’s goal scoring record in the coming years. Right?

Playing the game.

It is only illegal if they are caught, right?
July 17, 2021 at 7:35 pm #233180
jm73100
Wohooo! The rangers traded brett howden. Sorry Vegas, you have to deal with his nonsense now!
July 17, 2021 at 8:08 pm #233182
Legatus_Legionis
Two notable goaltenders are not being protected.

Quick and Price (waved no-trade-clause).

Wonder if they are looking at being as successful as Fleury was in his time in Vegas.
July 17, 2021 at 8:21 pm #233185
jm73100
If Im Seattle I take Price no question. Who cares about that contract, you get a great goaltender.
July 19, 2021 at 9:28 am #233353
Legatus_Legionis
And it seems sports writer were surprised by this:

Hockey World Reacts To The Alexander Ovechkin News

The Washington Capitals submitted their full list on Sunday morning, but there was one notable omission from the 2018 Stanley Cup champions: star forward Alexander Ovechkin.

Which many were predicting.

Ovechkin, 35, is coming off one of the worst seasons of his career, but he remains one of the best scorers in the NHL.

One bad season does not end a career.

Not seeing Ovechkin’s name on the protected list came as an initial shock, but there’s a perfectly good reason for the decision. The Capitals star left-wing is an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

The Athletic’s Capitals beat reporter Tarik El-Bashir firmly believes that Ovechkin will be back in Washington on a new deal next season.

“Don’t forget why Ovechkin, a pending UFA, is not on this list. By leaving him off, the Caps were able to protect Sprong. I don’t envision any scenario in which Ovechkin signs anywhere but Washington,” El-Bashir wrote on Twitter.

Especially if they already have a contract agreed to, but the timing for its signing won’t be till AFTER the draft.

Playing the system, as it were.
July 21, 2021 at 7:33 pm #233741
Legatus_Legionis
Jeremy Lauzon (D) is the pick from Boston

Will Borgen (D) is the pick out of Buffalo

Dennis Cholowski (D) is the pick from the Red Wings

Chris Driedger (G) is the pick from Florida

Cale Fleury (D) is the pick from Montreal

Joey Daccord (G) is the pick out of Ottawa

Yanni Gourde (C) is the pick from Tampa Bay

Jared McCann (F) is the pick out of Toronto

Morgan Geekie (C) is the pick out of Carolina

Gavin Bayreuther (D) is the pick from Columbus

Nathan Bastian (F) is the pick from New Jersey

Jordan Eberle (F) is the pick from the Islanders

Colin Blackwell (C) is the pick from the Rangers

Carsen Twarynski (F) is the pick from the Flyers

Brandon Tanev (F) the pick from the Penguins

Vitek Vanacek (G) is the pick from Washington

Tyler Pitlick (C) is the pick from Arizona

John Quenneville (C) is the pick from Chicago

Joonas Donskoi (F) is the pick from Colorado

Carson Soucy (D) is the pick from Minnesota

Jamie Oleksiak (D) is the pick from Dallas

Calle Jarnkrok (C) is the pick from Nashville

Vince Dunn (D) is the pick from St. Louis

Mason Appleton (D) is the pick from Winnipeg

Haydn Fleury (D) is the pick from Anaheim

Mark Giordano (D) is the pick from Calgary

Adam Larsson (D) is the pick from Edmonton

Kurtis MacDermid (D) is the pick from the Kings

Alexander True (F) is the pick from the Sharks

Kole Lind (F) is the pick from the Canucks
July 21, 2021 at 7:57 pm #233750
Legatus_Legionis
Goalies – 3

Defense – 14

Forwards – 8

Centers – 6

Opening Roster can only have 23 on it.

The extras players are either for future trades or to help build their farm system, or both.
July 31, 2021 at 4:56 pm #235087
jm73100
It has been a crazy offseason this year honestly. So many goalies changing hands and weird moves being made by GMs in a flat cap season (unfortunately my team, the Rangers, are included in this silly mix). I didn’t expect this much traffic. Now if only this stupid Jack Eichel Drama could go away, that would be great.
July 31, 2021 at 5:23 pm #235089
Legatus_Legionis
But then the sports writers would have less things to talk about.

Sure, I think everyone would like that particular drama being finalized.

I don’t know if the team is looking at what other teams are willing to trade for, for lesser players, before they get the deal they can live with.
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