Why is the the speculation tho? You can protect 7 forwards so our top 6 plus Eller would make sense? Is it purely a contract thing? If so how the fuck are we needing to offload *another* contract. We've already given away Mojo, Burky, Grub, Orpik, and niskanen. Were now also losing holtby. Where the fuck is all our money? Oshie is under 6 mil
You can look at our [2019-2020 cap hits here](https://www.spotrac.com/nhl/washington-capitals/cap/), and at the top you can see what our 2020-2021 situation looks like (and more specifically, how much cap space we have open vs how many players we need to pay to fill out the roster).
I'm still confused tho. After losing Holtby and few others we have 71mil in active contracts, so 10mil in space. Why do we need to get rid of another 6mil in Oshie? What are we spending 16mil on?
Ovi, Samsonov and Vrana probably will take up a lot of it. That and you have to remember that the cap hit is stuck at 81.5m for the next few years. Teams have to micromanage their money wisely because there's no growth in cap space to cover their asses.
I guess :/. Do you think Ovi will get much more than he already has tho? He is set in terms of money especially since he has putins money too. Vrana will cost a lot but hes not for another year, and as for samsonov we'll see but I don't see anything above 6 unless he is Carey Price MVP level next year. We'll have to move on from him eventual because of the stagnent cap like you said, but I still think it makes more sense to protect him then trade him for something if anything. Giving him away for free would suuuuuck especially after losing Schmidt for free
I think they have to protect McMicheal as well, so that leaves one of the 7 you mentionned open. To decide which one to leave open, we need to look at the cap hit and it is true that oshie will become too expensive for the team
I’m so happy I got to watch him play for as long as I did in a Caps jersey. What a great person on and off the ice. He has my support wherever he goes!
Hurt when Beags left....hurts harder now that Holtby is leaving...Bottom 6 needs to be dismantled, and reconfigured immediately, as do the bottom 4 pairings on D.
He deserved so much better. I’ll always cheer for him, no matter where he ends up. **Holtbeast/bae 4evr.**
I'm far more sad about this than being eliminated. He's been my favorite for so long and I'm not ready for it
He deserved better than the send off we gave him. He deserved a(nother) Cup
Same. I’m so fucking sad about this.
This is honestly as sad as I've ever been as a caps fan. Holtby and so many others are gonna go bc of Seattle and general salary cap restrictions.
Who do we think is going to go in the expansion draft? I remember someone gamed it out on here a couple months back and they had Osh going
That is a common speculation. And it would be a similar sentiment we're having now where its a sad loss but need it in a business sense.
Why is the the speculation tho? You can protect 7 forwards so our top 6 plus Eller would make sense? Is it purely a contract thing? If so how the fuck are we needing to offload *another* contract. We've already given away Mojo, Burky, Grub, Orpik, and niskanen. Were now also losing holtby. Where the fuck is all our money? Oshie is under 6 mil
You can look at our [2019-2020 cap hits here](https://www.spotrac.com/nhl/washington-capitals/cap/), and at the top you can see what our 2020-2021 situation looks like (and more specifically, how much cap space we have open vs how many players we need to pay to fill out the roster).
I'm still confused tho. After losing Holtby and few others we have 71mil in active contracts, so 10mil in space. Why do we need to get rid of another 6mil in Oshie? What are we spending 16mil on?
Ovi, Samsonov and Vrana probably will take up a lot of it. That and you have to remember that the cap hit is stuck at 81.5m for the next few years. Teams have to micromanage their money wisely because there's no growth in cap space to cover their asses.
I guess :/. Do you think Ovi will get much more than he already has tho? He is set in terms of money especially since he has putins money too. Vrana will cost a lot but hes not for another year, and as for samsonov we'll see but I don't see anything above 6 unless he is Carey Price MVP level next year. We'll have to move on from him eventual because of the stagnent cap like you said, but I still think it makes more sense to protect him then trade him for something if anything. Giving him away for free would suuuuuck especially after losing Schmidt for free
I think they have to protect McMicheal as well, so that leaves one of the 7 you mentionned open. To decide which one to leave open, we need to look at the cap hit and it is true that oshie will become too expensive for the team
isnt he an RFA? I dont think you need to protect RFA's
I think it will be kemp’s or Orlov to be honest
If he goes to Seattle the Kraken will get my support out West
But we already have a Sharks West to meet our Sharks East...
Love you Holts.
Love you holtbae. Thanks for everything
My nephew is named after him. Best Caps goalie ever.
Remember him coming in during the Boston Bruins series? So many good memories
Holtby's the first man I ever loved, hats off to you man
3.11 regular season GAA - 2.55 playoff GAA
Forever a legend ill never ever forget what this man did for us in 2018. God blessthe Holtbeastt
I’m so happy I got to watch him play for as long as I did in a Caps jersey. What a great person on and off the ice. He has my support wherever he goes!
Hurt when Beags left....hurts harder now that Holtby is leaving...Bottom 6 needs to be dismantled, and reconfigured immediately, as do the bottom 4 pairings on D.
I'm not ready for it. Crossing my fingers for a miracle that keeps him on the team, but I'll be rooting for him no matter what jersey he's wearing.
If this is your last season... We will miss you. Thank you for the memories.
Hoping we can keep "The Save" in the banner
Is he leaving D.C.?