Tag Archives: Justin Trudel
“Retool” or “Rebuild”?: Reviewing The Last Six Months Of The Capitals Roster Mangement
After the Washington Capitals decided to be “sellers” at the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline for the first time in more than a decade, the team and General Manager Brian MacLellan decided to embark on a journey of significant restructuring of … Continue reading
Evaluating The Value Of Tom Wilson’s Seven-Year Extension
On August 4th, the Capitals and rugged winger Tom Wilson agreed to a seven-year extension with a $6.5M cap hit that will expire after the 2030-31 season when Wilson is 37 years-old. This deal likely solidifies Wilson as a career … Continue reading
Assessing The Top Three Player Contracts For Each Team In The Eastern Conference
After Sebastian Aho signed an 8-year extension that carries a cap hit of $9.75M on July 26th (that’ll take effect next season), we started thinking about how we can quantify the value of the top contracts for each team in … Continue reading
Assessing The Changes In Metro Team Strengths Since End Of Season Utilizing Goals Above Replacement (GAR) Projections
In order to set the context for how the Washington Capitals have progressed through their intended retool-on-the-fly strategy for this off-season, we’re going to take our annual look at how the current Capitals’ roster stacks up to opponents in the … Continue reading
Evaluating The Capitals Acquisitions Of Max Pacioretty and Joel Edmundson
Photo: News Observer On the opening day of unrestricted free agency, the Washington Capitals made two moves in hopes to improve the team after missing the playoffs for the first time in a decade. The moves addressed both offensive and … Continue reading
Why Offer Sheets To Restricted Free Agents Have Become So Rare, And Could They Make A Comeback?
Photos: NBC via Getty A typical off-season in the NHL includes at least some murmurs of whether or not a top-tier restricted free agent (RFA) will receive an offer sheet from another NHL team. Restricted free agents, especially the top … Continue reading
Should the Capitals Re-sign Conor Sheary?
Screen cap: TNT When the Washington Capitals and General Manager Brian MacLellan scooped up Conor Sheary in unrestricted free agency back in December 2020, it was clear that the Capitals were looking for a bit of a reclamation project. After … Continue reading
Capitals Potential Player Acquisition Target: Tyler Bertuzzi
Photo: Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In our latest post identifying players that could be potential acquisition targets for the Washington Capitals this off-season, we’re going to take a look at pending unrestricted free agent forward Tyler Bertuzzi. … Continue reading
The Pros and Cons of Signing Dmitry Orlov In Free Agency
Dmitry Orlov was a stalwart on the left side of the defensive corps in Washington in recent years, especially contributing to the Caps’ shutdown pairing with Matt Niskanen on the 2018 Stanley Cup winning team. After spending ten-and-a-half seasons with … Continue reading
Capitals Potential Player Acquisition Target: Elias Lindholm
Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images In our latest post identifying players that could be potential acquisition targets for the Washington Capitals this off-season, we’re going to take a look at Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm. With the Capitals … Continue reading