Caps need a 75ish RW or C

[Knut]

Due to an injury to Bob Lang (gone for a month), the Caps need to bring in a 2nd line LW or Center.

Up for grabs:

Daniel Carcillo
Dan Ellis
Shawn Belle
2 1st rounders

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[Knut]

Caps have brought in someone to help get through their injury issues. Details to follow shortly.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Fedotenko??!

[Knut]

The Caps have mortgaged the future to remain up in the top of the standings...

Daniel Carcillo and a 2008 LA 1st rnd pick were shipped off to Chicago for Mike Sillinger and cash.

The deal was necessary because of a long term injury to leading scorer Bob Lang.

[CMPunk]

Wow...

[Sylvanfan]

Well should be interesting to see if the Caps have to do something in a couple months when Sissy Spacek comes off IR. Not a bad move though, as Carcillo is sort of tough to get a read on. Type of guy who might be a second line winger but will always have a bad DI rating. I've always maintained, picking 25-30 spots into the CPHL draft carries no guarantees no matter how good the draft crop of players is. Given the chance a contending team is always better off to move a pick like that for right now help.

[Hanna Sniper]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

I've always maintained, picking 25-30 spots into the CPHL draft carries no guarantees no matter how good the draft crop of players is. Given the chance a contending team is always better off to move a pick like that for right now help.

yep, I say have fun playing the game for 6 months then hoping some pick you select 7-8 months from now pans out 3 years down the road. Nobody says you can't have that pick back before then... have your cake and eat it too

[Knut]

Fact is.... I consider the Caps a contender... and sometimes you have to sell the future to remain a contender.

Losing your top scorer for a month means sacrifices have to be made.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by Hesla

Fact is.... I consider the Caps a contender... and sometimes you have to sell the future to remain a contender.

Losing your top scorer for a month means sacrifices have to be made.

And fact is...if you don't have the guts to make a move like this a contending team will end up in the middle of the road and never be able to win a round in the playoffs. So if you feel you have a shot at it, than why not make a move like this? Really did you give up any prime assets to add a guy who can play any position on your top two lines?

I don't think you did. You gave up two pieces that were going to offer you little or nothing in terms of help this year to bring in a guy who should really help you out now, and could pay off big time in the playoffs.

Good move for the Capitals.

[Knut]

While Sillinger makes a lot of money... he has good DF, OF and EX/LD ratings.

If anything now the hole is in my forward depth.... the caps need a 70ish rated guy