Every Caps fan knows the major trades that have gone down since my post yesterday, written after the Dustin Penner trade but before the Martin Erat trade. But to recap:
1. To Anaheim: 2014 4th round Draft Pick
To Washington: Dustin Penner
2. To Phoenix: Martin Erat, John Mitchell
To Washington: Rotislav Klesla, Chris Brown
3. To Buffalo: Michal Neuvirth, Rotislav Klesla
To Washington: Jaroslav Halak, 2015 3rd round draft pick
The Capitals quite honestly didn't improve much, but they didn't become worse either. Overall, it was a safe year for GMGM, and a comparatively good one (see last year; or better yet, don't).
How do these deals change the line combinations for the Caps? Here are the probable lines for tonight's tangle with Philly:
Laich-Backstrom-Ovechkin
Penner-Johansson-Brouwer
Ward-Fehr-Chimera
Stoa-Beagle-Wilson
Alzner-Carlson
Hillen-Green
Erskine-Carrick
Holtby
Halak
At full strength, this is how (I would like) the current Caps team looks like:
Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin
Penner-Grabovski-Brouwer
Ward-Fehr-Chimera
Laich-Beagle-Wilson
Alzner-Carlson
Orlov-Green
Hillen-Carrick
Holtby
Halak
Of course, things could change if Evgeni Kuznetsov starts to play in a week or two, or if the Caps stop their love affair with Erskine and Carrick and bring up some other guys, or...
I digress. All I'm saying is that this team could be getting a lot stronger in a few weeks, or even later this year.
For today, however, we're going with the formidable Stoa-Beagle-Wilson line. #Playoffs (or is it #Playoffs?!).
1. To Anaheim: 2014 4th round Draft Pick
To Washington: Dustin Penner
2. To Phoenix: Martin Erat, John Mitchell
To Washington: Rotislav Klesla, Chris Brown
3. To Buffalo: Michal Neuvirth, Rotislav Klesla
To Washington: Jaroslav Halak, 2015 3rd round draft pick
The Capitals quite honestly didn't improve much, but they didn't become worse either. Overall, it was a safe year for GMGM, and a comparatively good one (see last year; or better yet, don't).
How do these deals change the line combinations for the Caps? Here are the probable lines for tonight's tangle with Philly:
Laich-Backstrom-Ovechkin
Penner-Johansson-Brouwer
Ward-Fehr-Chimera
Stoa-Beagle-Wilson
Alzner-Carlson
Hillen-Green
Erskine-Carrick
Holtby
Halak
At full strength, this is how (I would like) the current Caps team looks like:
Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin
Penner-Grabovski-Brouwer
Ward-Fehr-Chimera
Laich-Beagle-Wilson
Alzner-Carlson
Orlov-Green
Hillen-Carrick
Holtby
Halak
Of course, things could change if Evgeni Kuznetsov starts to play in a week or two, or if the Caps stop their love affair with Erskine and Carrick and bring up some other guys, or...
I digress. All I'm saying is that this team could be getting a lot stronger in a few weeks, or even later this year.
For today, however, we're going with the formidable Stoa-Beagle-Wilson line. #Playoffs (or is it #Playoffs?!).
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