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GDT #2: 13/10/22 - Panic

Why? Play the worse roster. Wins are a noisy stat. And keep expired corpses on the roster so that we can remember how they used to be good. It’s a waste to trade that for players who can contribute.
 
The surgery he got is considered a bit of a longshot. Good news is that he’ll probably have a normal civilian life but too soon to determine if it will hold up to the rigours of pro hockey
 
zeke said:
Pretty sure his career is over, no? They've used up all his capspace at least. I guess he could come back for playoffs tho.
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As the Washington Capitals opened training camp Thursday, there was newfound optimism about organizational pillar Nicklas Backstrom, who said he was “pain-free” for the first time in years after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery in June.

Backstrom will start the year on the sidelines but said he is “optimistic” he will play at some point this season. The 34-year-old center said the surgery was a “life-changer” that both gave him a better chance at extending his NHL career and helped his quality of life. He once again can pick up his own socks, tie his own shoes and play with his kids without discomfort.
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Yep, that's where draft and develop has to be a constant focus. They won their cups largely because of the 08-14 drafts

-Carlson
-Holtby
-Orlov
-Kuznetsov
-Grubauer
-Wilson
-Burakovsky
-Vrana

Since picking Vrana in the 1st round of 2014, all other Washington draft picks have scored a total of 42 goals in the NHL. That's almost 10 full drafts

But after the 2014 draft they stopped churning out quality kids and then capped it off by starting to trade away their youth for bad value.

- 26 yr old Grubauer for a 2nd
- Vrana for Mantha
- Burakovsky for scrub + 2nd + 3rd
- Forsberg for Erat in 2012 plays into this as well

Imagine they we rocking the old boy core of Ovy & a few of the gang, with Forsberg, Burakovsky, Vrana riding shotty and learning from them? Probably would have been more than 1 cup.
 
BG said:
Got their Cup, no regrats.
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Yeah, no regrets. If I was a Caps fan I would shrug my shoulders and keep it moving. There would be a voice in the back of my brain asking what could have been. Not too dissimilar from how I feel about my Raptors....yeah, got chip, don't care...but what if Kawhi stayed?
 
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