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Originally Posted by Vinny01
What you are saying is if the Caps traded Ovie for Kopitar in 2012 they would have the 2 cups not the Kings?
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Not at all. I am saying that goal scoring wingers like Laine, Ovechkin, and Iginla are luxuries that end up being difficult contracts to build around in the cap world. Maybe before 2005, a big money team like the Rangers could have really capitalized on Ovechkin's talents.
Overall his style of play as a relentless shooter does become predictable for elite goalies if he is your best forward, and it's caused their team to be unable to come through late in close playoff games numerous times over the years. Teams built around guys like Kopitar, Thornton, Datsyuk and Crosby seem to more closely resemble "teams" in tight games late in the playoffs, in my opinion.
I would still love either Matthews or Laine on the Flames. But if given the choice, even with our hole at RHS winger, Matthews is the better choice foundationally and then you figure out the rest later.