Ralph.

And 24th in Average w/ RISP: https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/splits-leaderboards?splitArr=59&strgroup=season&statgroup=1&startDate=2023-03-30&endDate=2023-06-15&filter=&position=B&statType=team&autoPt=false&players=&sort=21,1&pg=0&splitArrPitch=&splitTeams=false&groupBy=season&wxTemperature=&wxPressure=&wxAirDensity=&wxElevation=&wxWindSpeed=

I was reading he'd be out for something like 5 days. Must have just been a precautionary number, I guess.

I hadn't heard of Kaedan Korczak before, could be something there. Doubt the Knights are interested in letting him go though. For this, I voted Peeke.

F#%&ing German, guy just keeps getting cooler. For those that didn't see this last night: https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/yankees-german-ejected-from-game-vs-blue-jays-after-foreign-substance-check/ I think I hate the Yankees more than Heffy hates McDavid.

I hate how much I would love to go to this. I love the Mariners.

I called a 2006 rematch for the cup months and months ago, I'm glad to see that it's still a possibility. After the latest blowout, I heard a guy on the radio (not sports radio, just regular morning show) say, "where the hell did Carolina come from?" All I could think was that they've been good for years... I think Rod wins his first cup as coach this year, if I had to pick. A Hurricanes / Panthers series feels inevitable at this point, and should be a great one.

Springer is driving me nuts lately. I love the guy, but for god sakes, just go one AB without a fly ball right to the defence on the first pitch...

Vladdy also throwing balls to a bunch of kids in the seats pregame... I love this team. Kiermaier probably made that kid's year.

Miller's face is so clean.

Went out for a walk the other night and was amazed to see this in person:

Word of the day.

While I completely agree with you and hope management tries to bring him back, I'm thinking Toronto might try to keep him harder than people might think. Sounds like he's ecstatic to be there, and if all goes well with him and the Leafs through the playoffs I can definitely see them try to work out a new deal for him: https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2023/03/16/luke-schenns-maple-leafs-homecoming-was-a-long-time-coming-this-is-a-dream-come-true.html Excluding Luke himself, the Leafs have 6 forward and 2 other defensemen contracts expiring in the offseason (plus ROR on LTIR). I don't think it would be hard for them to keep him around if the interest is mutual.

What do you think it would take (or, what would you be prepared to offer)?

I say Fantilli. Shorter time frame getting him into the NHL and is such the sort of player we need. I think any team would be stupid not to take him at 2OA.

What was that back check from Karlsson? He... Must have been tired?

I'm finding the power play possibilities exciting. Hughes can get the puck from anywhere to anyone. I'm already picturing him and Hronek switching sides, dancing along the blue line, QH having a nasty one-timer option in FH to the left and a sneak tip magician with Kuzmenko by the net. Throw Petey in there with his own one-timer as a solid option, and wow does that PP look potent, even from the perimeter.

Like Ehrhoff nearly 14 (!! ) years ago. Obviously completely different players/values, but the point is valid. Return isn't always based on solely on that value.

Their 2024 1st rounder.

It includes Yamamoto's return, yes (top of sheet); roster stays at 21 skaters (2F + 2D out, 1F + 2D in via trade, + 1F back in Yam). Obviously running with 21 isn't ideal, but there's technically nothing stopping them. I would definitely agree that they *should* look elsewhere (second trade or involve a 3rd team) to help manage the cap situation, and would expect any competent GM to pursue that. However, this is the same Kenny Holland that gave Darnell Nurse $9.25M for 8 years; some screws must be loose in there somewhere, right? Maybe they can trade Kane back to the Sharks?

Something like this could work. SJ would still have to retain something on Karlsson, but they're obviously rebuilding and can handle it for four years after this one. An example, based on your post: This meets roster requirements and squeezes both teams under the cap for the remainder of the year. Edmonton could still try for a pure cap dump trade with another team as well. I think it would have to be Foegele though, as he's the only one making enough dough who would be expendable from three forward group. Or switch him and Eyssimont out for another D swap.

Obviously I'm hoping for the earliest pick possible, but wouldn't it be just too fitting if now that Bo has switched to #14, that number ends up being the pick the Isles give us?

I would agree with this. The way people are looking at him value-wise is all because of his contract, which I think most of us agree is too high a cost for what he's bringing. It's also why this trade includes the max retention. At half price, he is an exceptional value that I think is worth that first round pick (certainly not a cap dump), especially for two additional years. Any reference to a "dump" in my post should be attributed to Ferland's LTIR contract (which may not fit everyone's definition of a dump these days), or Mantha, as he is underperforming and holds his full cap hit.

Let's make a splash. Been a long time since I've made a thread, but oh boy are things getting interesting with this team. Lots of changes, and it's pretty clearly time for some significant ones to be made. We all know where this team struggles, and what has to do be done to get back on track; Obviously it won't happen over night ("rebuild the defence!"). I've been trying to look around the league for young, upcoming RHDs to try to poach, which is never easy as they are essentially gold. However, I think there might be something to be done with the Capitals surrounding Vincent Iorio, a player I really like and, to me, could be a central piece of a trade (as well as a draft pick, in this case). We have some cap space to use now, and they need to make some to bring back Carlson soon. So, without further adieu, here is an idea: First off, move Pearson to LTIR already. He's not coming back this season. After that, a nice juicy trade for the media: Lots of moving pieces, but it solves some problems for both sides. Why Washington considers this: Boeser replaces Mantha on their third RW (according to recent dailyfaceoff lineups). Mantha has not been producing at the level I think Washington expected when they traded for him in 2021. Similarly to Boeser, he takes up a lot of cap for what he's bringing. Considering Kuznetsov is their acting 3C (Strome playing with Ovie & Sheary on line 1, Backstrom as 2C between Oshie & Johansson), Boeser at the price would be a very welcome upgrade. This sheds $2.375M in cap, while potentially upgrading their winger depth. Schenn, well, everyone here knows what he brings and how any team would be lucky to have him. With Carlson coming back, Schenn would bolster their RHD depth while they try to keep winning while they still have their Ovechkin-era core, at least for this season. With his experience, he could even move up to their 2nd RHD spot ahead of Van Riemsdyk and Jensen. Both sides of their D are aging out, and Iorio is really their only substantial, signed prospect. While he could/should be worth more than Rathbone (RHD vs. LHD), they'll need LHD as well. Swapping these two basically allows them to add more perceived value to Vancouver, as we desperately need to rebuild our right side. This while they still end up with a D prospect for either side that they will need to step in, regardless of L/R. Fehérváry is included in this trade essentially to make room for Schenn on their right side, as he has been playing there with Matt Irwin on the left. However, he is 23 and listed as a LD, so if they want to retain some youth with him and move him back to the left, swap him out for one of their other expiring LDs (all of their D expire this year, except for Carlson). Basically, the Rathbone-Iorio aspect of this trade is relatively neutral to Washington, and positive for Vancouver. Rathbone is closer to the NHL, and as mentioned, most of their D expires after this season, leaving it wide open for him to make the team next year. Why Vancouver does this: We're tanking, Mantha is underperforming. That's fine, if we plan on sucking this year and next anyway. At 28, he's a stop-gap, resulting in better picks for us. Or, he ups his game and becomes another deadline sale next season. His contract expires after 2023-24, when we need to re-sign Petey and Kuzmenko, so it will be $5.7M we can reallocate at that point. We basically "weaponize cap space" to shift a great LHD prospect to a great RHD prospect. Iorio is 20 years old, 6'-3", 201 lbs, and from Coquitlam. Isn't the highest point-getter, but certainly fits the mould of "tough to play against." All this drama surrounding Boeser ends. I think most of us love the guy, it's just he's not bringing what we all expected at this point and could use the change of scenery. A necessary casualty of the "culture change." His dead cap for the next two years basically replaces the dead cap we have expiring from the Virtanen/Holtby buyouts + Bo's retention. 2023 1st round pick – this is where I think the value balance is decided. I'm sure many of you will say, "No way! A first rounder for our junk parts? You're dreaming!" I have listed this as a First Rounder because obviously for us, that is ideal. However, I think there could be a fair debate that this pick could be anywhere from a 1st-4th rounder (in 2023-2025), existing to balance out the rest of the trade. So before hanging me for overvaluing our "junk," consider that it's a pretty open variable of the trade; downgrade as you see fit. It's listed on "Why Vancouver does this" list because obviously, a pick is always positive. So. Running this through all the CapFriendly calculators and such, this all fits under our cap, meets trade and roster requirements, and allows the Capitals to activate Carlson to their active roster. Potential lineups for both teams would be (of course, switch wingers and defensemen around based on whatever is going on with either team): Washington: Ovechkin - Strome - Sheary Johansson - Backstrom - Oshie Milano - Kuznetsov - Boeser Aubé-Kubel - Eller - Hathaway Wilson Gustafsson - Carlson (on return) Orlov - *Van Riemsdyk Matt Irwin - *Jensen *Schenn Kemper Lindgren Rathbone to AHL Ferland to LTIR Vancouver: Beauvillier - Pettersson - Mantha Podkolzin - Miller - Garland Joshua - Dries - Kuzmenko Di Guiseppe - Aman - Lazar Studnicka Hughes - Myers OEL - Bear Fehérváry (back on LD) - Dermott Stillman-Burroughs Martin Delia Iorio to AHL Late 2023 1st Rounder I think that's a pretty good playoff roster for Washington if they're looking to keep up with some of the teams around them. We can muddle around a bit more this and next year. We will have to find a way to make some space in the offseason, however. Trade Myers for magic beans, and/or Garland for another pick. Loosely, I see this as: Mantha + 2023 1st Rounder = Boeser (cheap) and Ferland on LTIR (ability to activate Carlson without further... headaches) Schenn + Rathbone = Iorio + Fehérváry (or Irwin) Ehhhhh? * I should add that I know people are probably going to say, "Mantha was traded for Vrana + Panik + a 2021 First + 2022 2nd! No WAY they trade him for Boeser and an LTIR dump!" To that I say – well, that sounds like a WSH problem. They goofed a trade just like we did with OEL; doesn't mean they were valued properly at the time, and it shouldn't have any bearing on their value now. They need to clear space for Carlson, Mantha is probably the easiest out. It's him or Oshie/Wilson (both of which have M-NTCs), and we could take either one of them in exchange if they wanted that as well.

I really like Iorio. I've been contemplating something between VAN-WSH, surrounding him and probably Mantha (underperforming, I'd say) to help them clear space for Carlson to come back.