Massive shake up

Équipe: 2021-22 Capitals de Washington

Date de création initiale: 19 mai 2021

Publié: 22 mai 2021

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

I'm not seeing a team that can win a cup anymore as the roster is currently constructed. We need a gigantic shakeup. We need youth, we need speed. We just can't hang with teams in do or die situations anymore. OT/3v3. We look old and slow and gassed constantly in those situations.

Sounds like Kuzy will be moved, and everyone knows it. The Caps leverage is lessened here, but they seem to be done with him and his shenanigans.

I think they hold onto Samsonov, as he's the best goalie on the current roster, and has the most potential.

McMichael gets time with the Caps in 2021.

We have extremely good center depth now with this roster. Dowd, our best center in the playoffs in 2021, suddenly finds himself 5th center on the depth chart. With two new centers that can actually play some damn defense, unlike Kuznetsov. At the cost of some offense certainly, but Ek seems to have found his offensive touch this year. The Caps are gambling that it holds, and Minnesota doesn't have to gamble on this as they're getting Kuznetsov, who can still play offense at a high level.

Edit: Adjusted Ek trade from discussion.

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