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Waiting on Barbs reaction. Caps trying to go all in it seems. Doesn't seem like a steep price at all. Don't know much about the goalie though but a 3rd and Brouwer isn't much.

Edit: and there he is.

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Why is no one taking Bickell?

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Well, it only took a couple days to address the winger issue.

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Totally agree. The kid is just packed with skill. Excited to see what he can do with a pivot like Backstrom.

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So, now that I have a minute to actually look at the trade, another good move from BMac in my opinion. Oshie is an upgrade from Brouwer, and the goalie is a decent kid but he's nothing special, plus we really don't need another goalie prospect. Throwing in a third is fine. This is a great move for several reasons. I'll expand my thoughts later when I have more time, but this a great move.

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I like the move as well. It's simple: The Caps had a need, and they addressed it. Without mortgaging the farm, we should add. That is the essence of what trades in sports are for. Washington achieved that here. Good move.

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Good article on how the Kings are probably full of shit and not going to get away with blatant cap circumvention.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmacr...-his-contract/

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Eh, I guess. It's all hearsay and allegations at this point. Until we get full details, we have no idea how "full of shit" the Kings are or are not.

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Yeah I know. I mean he's totally on the same level as Oshie and Williams.

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MacLellan bringing the heat.

I'm very happy about both acquisitions. This gives the Caps real options at forward, not just band aids and hopes. The top 6 could look like this:

Ovie - Nick - Oshie
Johansson - Kuznetsov - Williams

Or this:

Ovie - Nick - Burakovsky
Johansson - Kuznetsov - Oshie

Or this:

Ovie - Nick - Oshie
Burakovsky - Kuznetsov - Williams

Or several other combinations. You get my point. Adding two viable options at RW in the top 6 is massive. No matter what they do, Williams/Oshie/Burakovsky is better than Ward/Brouwer/Fehr. They can choose not to rush Andre into a top 6 role right away this season because now they've got options. They can use a player like Justin Williams in the bottom 6 if they so choose because they've got options. If Johansson gets cold they can comfortably slide him down a line because they've got (you guessed it) options. Options foster competition, competition fosters better hockey. These are two really impressive moves and provided real answers to an issue that was apparent all season last year.

Nice job, BMac. Looks like the Caps are definitely out on Patrick Sharp now.

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man, caps are legit.

about time they, you know, got some north american players on their team who actually won something.

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With Lombardi having a degree in labor law I would assume he has to be fairly certain that this wouldn't come back negatively. As Chris says, that article is all hearsay. I hope Lombardi isn't that dumb or thinks that the NHLPA is that dumb.

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Someone is sporting some serious wood tonight :lol Christmas in July, huh.

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man, for those of you who know me in real life or on the book of faces, you'll know I work at a pretty cool history museum.

today we had over 10,000 visitors.

so needless to say I'm getting blackhawk drunk on zimas right now.

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What history museum?

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Cool. History was always my favorite subject.



This mom and any parent who films their kids like this should get their asses beat.

http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/789922

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Let's say it's a place (center?) that has something to do with a document that sounds like Monstitution.

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:lol :lol :lol

Kev, bud. Since we didn't do Camden this year we have to get together. Let me know.

JRS, you're invited too. We can make fun of Becca, who actually thinks he has a shot at the playoffs this year. :lol

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that video is painful.

a much better video, which I cannot find, is the "I'm not bud, I'm Voracek."

It's like a five year old in a living room with a hockey stick and a net, and the dad goes "hey bud...", and the kid goes, "I'm not bud, I'm Voracek."

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This is spot on, but you forgot something. The amount of new sexy ass women who will be walking around in Oshie jerseys next season :thumbsup:thumbsup

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He works at the Prostitutions Center

Im pretty booked for the small window I'm up in Bucks until I have to head back to VA. Maybe next time I'm up this way for sure. Blue Jackets suck :lol

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I mean Williams has value .... Oshie does not so not sure what you are going for here

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Lombardi was the same guy who did not use a complaince buyout on Richards just last year.

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He doesn't get to celebrate in June so....
He's got more value than Bickell. 55 points compared to 28.

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Oshie doesn't have value? Dude has never had a season averaging less than 0.63 points per game, with a career average at 0.70. Bickell's BEST season was 0.48 points per game, with last year at 0.35 and the year before that at 0.25.

Oshie also has a pretty good reputation for having a lot of untapped potential, and a very high ceiling. His talent was enough to get him on Team USA last Olympics. Bickell is just a fat man that happened to be in the right place at the right time during one playoff run.

Bickell will get traded, it's just going to be Bowman waiting it out until he feels he has his best return. Let the free agent market dry up, there will be someone around feeling left out. I just want someone to do it to get it over with, but understand it's potentially going to be quite the waiting period.

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Speaking of free agent market. Still nothing on Ward, Franson or Oduya?

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It was strange how practically no one of note was signed yesterday. It was very quiet. Must be a lot of cap situations with RFA, etc trying to be still sorted out before some of these other guys get signed.

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:twak:ugh

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My only remaining goals for the Flyers are to resign/extend Scorachek and Del Zottl and for none of them to play golf

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MDZ is looking good. I was talking with Carchidi about that Wednesday night at an all star football game. Also thinks B Schenn has the best shot at being traded and that it doesn't look like Lecavalier will be.