Kempny is getting more than that, think Matt Hunwick but a bit more aav and since the cap is going up, and more term because hes younger. I say he gets 2.9x4

Ya he probably does take more, realistically more like 2 mil, but I don't think much more than that. His career numbers in the NHL are 18 points in more than 100 games. Up until his trade to the caps he was a healthy scratch half of the time. I think that's about his value, and without his time with the caps, I don't know that he even gets another strong look at the NHL, regardless of how good he actually is and has been in the playoffs. He wasn't utilized very well with Chicago and if he went into the offseason ending with the hawks he'd be making less than a million.

Team looks fine. I'm still giving DSP 12M over 8 years after these playoffs. His three playoff GWG are one ahead of Erik Karlsson. He's a year and a half younger. Karlsson could cost someone 12 per year. They both have major high and low points offensively, defensively, whatever. DSP's the local hero. Only a few hundred Caps fans probably can even spell Karlsson, but tens of thousands remember DSP's playoff goals, and remember looking around asking, "did that announcer just yell TSP? Because last time I painted...." If you offer him 1M for 1 year, he gets offer-sheeted to an 8 year deal with a cap hit of 999,999, and no compensation.

Five stars for having the stones to keep Orpik and play him after his offense came out of nowhere and turned the tide of three games and, thereby, two series, including eliminating Columbus and the first and last win of the Finals. You'd still get five stars for trading him for anything worth more than a 3rd. I just get tired of seeing people pretend he's got negative value due to the term remaining on his contract. It's one year.

Keeping the whole defense together from the win, and most of the forwards, looks like a great plan to me.

Farabee looks like a good defensive forward. Solid poke checking skills at the WJC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJr_YmLqBTw All his goals are forehand wrist shots after a moment's pause, so NHL goalies who study tape before a game are going to stop him in shootouts, but I'm sure he can keep learning things. More importantly... he played on a line with a kid named, "pivonka?" How has no one mentioned this here, yet?

Edit: okay. I looked him up. He fell about a dozen spots from midterm to final rankings according to Central Scouting, which usually means teams will avoid him for almost another round. Possible 4th round pick if he's still out there. Here he is winning a faceoff and heading to the high slot for a deflection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Qncnsf86g

Sandin's got decent vision from the point, but I just watched five minutes of his highlights and only saw a wrist shot and passes. No forehands, no one timers, so slap shots. He has a lot to learn and I'm inclined to think the Caps pass on left handed offensive defensemen in high rounds for the next three years, with Ovechkin still at the top of the game, and Orlov, Johansen, and Djoos perfectly capable of stepping in to help out a bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHKcNaszURk Nothing too exciting There's a truism that LHD is the most scarce and valuable position in hockey. GMGM took like a dozen in the expansion draft and was able to trade for.... two second round picks. Because the market is saturated. There were 50% more LHD than RHD in the NHL this year with at least 1 game played. So if Sandin were right handed, maybe he makes the cut. Who else is good at that spot?

I'd like to add that if you read ten Penguins builds on here, you'll see ten Matt Hunwick trades. Penguins fans seem pretty unanimous that Hunwick is overpaid and replaceable. So if that's the comparable, the above value is fine. If it gets outbid, maybe Pittsburgh can trade Hunwick to Washington, 50% retained? But they'll have to throw in some kind of a pick.

Team looks good and trades are fair. Only thing is Philly would take Farabee at 12, but you guys could get a great player in Kravtsov at 14!

Thanks for the comment, and yes you're right, I should have taken DSP's playoff performance into account regarding his salary. Maybe a couple years around 2 mil is more like it. I just worry that he returns to his old self in the regular season, but as long as he plays like a monster in the playoffs like he did this year, the money is worth it.

And yes, Orpik was incredible for us in the playoffs, and I think it'd be great for him to finish out his contract with us. Such a great leader in the locker room.

Thanks! And ya I might be reaching with Farabee. If he's not available, Joey Veleno would be another good one, as well as Kravtsov. Just as long as it's a forward

Works for me. No defensive highlights, but a little more variety of offensive weapons including the one touch wrister and the "accidental" kick-in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP10gxMvLB8




Pass on Veleno. Half of his highlights end with him looking for two seconds to see if the goal went in, and then celebrating like he totally knew it would. If he's already feeling the need to pretend to keep up in juniors, he won't make pro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POmfjeAYL88 Manages to score a bunch of goals and set a bunch up, but I think he's just flinging pucks near the net and getting lucky. Do not want.