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Forum: Armchair-GM10 févr. 2023 à 8 h 15
Sujet: Beyond Bo
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ktownchef</b></div><div>How many changes of scenery does he need before he finds his game?</div></div>

He's been fine in Washington, people who only see "Mantha scratched" are seeing far from the whole picture. He was on a 20 goal and 50 point pace before being perplexingly scratched in favor of Lars Eller and other worse options because Laviolette seemingly doesn't like him, but he was playing fine and putting up points despite being stuck on a 3rd line with an offensive anchor (Eller). This is far from a case of Mantha playing poorly, especially as he's improved his defensive game since coming to Washington. He is not at all comparable to Monahan, who was playing awfully in Calgary and the Flames needed to dump salary, but this isn't the case with Washington who can bring back important free agents with Mantha salary still on the roster. Washington will not be using a 1st to dump him.
Forum: Armchair-GM9 févr. 2023 à 0 h 5
Sujet: Meier Henrique Dowd McCabe Lafferty
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mondo</b></div><div>All this does is really highlight how bad the Capitals depth is if losing a guy I didn't know existed this morning makes the bottom fall out of the team. If the depth of the team is really that poor maybe sell off this season considering it's a deep draft?</div></div>

the caps' depth players are not their issue in the slightest. dowd, hathaway, johansson, milano, sheary, gustafsson, tvr are all having incredible years and playing extremely well. the reason they are not firmly in a playoff spot right now is that besides ovechkin all of their top guys have either been hurt (backstrom, wilson, carlson) severely underperforming (kuzy, mantha) or both (oshie). i think they could still end up selling if things dont go well this month. if they do though, they wont move guys like dowd (or milano) that are signed beyond this season. the gap between what they are guaranteed to bring to the caps next year vs. what they could go for at the trade deadline is massive. sheary for example, who i think they will not have the room to re-sign, is an entirely different story and i would definitely move him for a 2nd or 3rd. for dowd though, it would need to take a massive overpayment for it to be worth it for the caps, who at this point in their cycle don't really care about the extra 4th or 5th.

would also just like to hammer home that dowd is incredibly good (a great article about him and hathaway was just written yesterday https://www.japersrink.com/2023/2/8/23590730/go-fourth-and-conquer-a-closer-look-at-the-capitals-potent-fourth-line-dowd-hathaway). has a legitimate case to be the second best defensive center in the league behind bergeron!
Forum: Armchair-GM25 janv. 2023 à 8 h 38
Sujet: Habs Upcoming Trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Suggestions709</b></div><div>Yeah I can tell given how he’s on pace for 40 pts lol and costs nearly 6M a year. Read the previous replies - Washington is in a cap crunch and may have to move him or somebody who makes similar money just to activate John Carlson. Would’ve had to have been done already if the timing of the Carlson injury didn’t align with Wilson and Backstrom returning.</div></div>

Eller makes far more sense, is less useful, and makes a contract expensive enough to clear the space. Washington is not going to deal a better winger and a 2nd round pick for a completely useless winger in Washington who produces less and has no spot in Washington above better wingers like Sheary, Johansson, Milano, etc.
Mantha is being scratched due to coaching miscues, not due to his ability (see his 20+goal and 30+assist pace before being scratched, even with playing with a guy who doesn't provide any offense), and anything more than the "Mantha scratched" headline could have told you that.