tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120324700375501235.post4393008623902750711..comments2023-12-25T00:28:45.620-05:00Comments on Red Line Station: GMGM Do's and Do Not'sRed Army Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681239971963019297noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120324700375501235.post-37270439496896030862011-02-23T08:39:39.337-05:002011-02-23T08:39:39.337-05:00Anonymous: centers are inherently more valuable th...Anonymous: centers are inherently more valuable than wingers. As for a lateral move, Hemsky is more patient with the puck, I think. He won't be firing long shots with no traffic, he'd rather hold onto the puck. <br /><br />Cap room will be a huge consideration next year, since Green and Carlson will go RFA. I'm just looking ahead. Plus, it can't hurt if the Caps get a bit extra cap room and sign an FA to a Hossa-Detroit-type deal, right?Red Army Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681239971963019297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120324700375501235.post-91832147479220368492011-02-22T21:49:38.967-05:002011-02-22T21:49:38.967-05:00I don't understand how trading Semin AND seeki...I don't understand how trading Semin AND seeking a strong 2nd line center are complimentary. <br /><br />Isn't the whole point of needing a strong 2nd line center based around the need to find a good compliment to the obviously talented Semin? <br /><br />Trading Semin - to me - simply isnt a smart move considering the offensive threat he adds combined with his special teams role. <br /><br />And besides, why trade when: 1) cap space really isnt a problem (yet) and 2) he's signed for a 1 year deal leaving the option of letting him opt for free agency on his own.<br /><br />A lateral trade for Semin simply isn't going to work in terms of meshing with the system - at least not this late in the season. Say what you will about him, he has a synergy with the current 1st and 2nd lines - and if anything, is only weakened by not having a Backstrom-lite to feed him passes on the 2nd line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120324700375501235.post-33720066357685566472011-02-22T12:27:45.066-05:002011-02-22T12:27:45.066-05:00Agree with most of it except getting rid of Stecke...Agree with most of it except getting rid of Steckel and Erskine. Their contracts are fine. The one contract that will hurt bad going forward is Jeff Schultz. Paying him $2.5-3 million a year for four more years is terrible. He is a pylon and soooo overpaid. HOrrible move to sign him to that contract. It will come back to hurt the Caps. Need to move him now.<br />NLNelly 11noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120324700375501235.post-6630261417933480542011-02-22T09:17:24.154-05:002011-02-22T09:17:24.154-05:00I see our center situation like this:
Backstrom i...I see our center situation like this:<br /><br />Backstrom is most effective in easy minutes.<br /><br />Perreault is most effective in easy minutes.<br /><br />Johansson gets killed in somewhat tough minutes, and probably needs easy ones to be successful at this point (as do most rookies).<br /><br />Richards at this point gets easy minutes. He may or may not still be tough-minutes-capable.<br /><br />There aren't that many easy minutes to go around. Our 4th line already takes tough assignments and tough zone starts.<br /><br />For cap room, I'm not so concerned about 2011-2012. 2012-2013, right before which Green and others will be RFA, is the one that really concerns me.Red Army Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681239971963019297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120324700375501235.post-27648913207880684652011-02-22T08:10:53.430-05:002011-02-22T08:10:53.430-05:00Good blog. Just a couple thoughts of disagreement...Good blog. Just a couple thoughts of disagreement but mostly you are dead on. <br /><br />I dont want to see Theo again. I dont want Steckel traded away as he is invaluable in face <br />offs. And I think MP85 is taking way too <br />much abuse. The Caps would be with tremendous depth if players were put in the correct position. Imagine a veteran 2nd line center, Johannsen as 3rd, and Perreault as 4th line--either as a center or winger. <br /><br />I still would rather trade Semin straight up for Richards for this season and then have the additional 6.7 in cap space this offseason. I know that will look like a waste of value, but <br />we will need the space moving forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com