Washington Capitals HQ - SpezDispenser GM

Silly cap-problems

Diddle the cap...

...and I haven't even put perry, getzlaf and ryan on the block yet :^^^^:

Yeah...no chance I have of getting them anymore I don't think.

Amnesia021 wrote:...and I haven't even put perry, getzlaf and ryan on the block yet

You make brock, I make rucky deal for you!

Okay, Willie Mitchell has been moved unfortunately.

Next up: Pavel Demitra.

But, I don't want your rubbish please, this guy is going to be quite good in a sim. I need a 3rd liner on a relatively low contract. He should be gone by Friday, so make your offer and I'll consider them all.

SpezDispenser wrote:Okay, Willie Mitchell has been moved unfortunately.

Next up: Pavel Demitra.

But, I don't want your rubbish please, this guy is going to be quite good in a sim. I need a 3rd liner on a relatively low contract. He should be gone by Friday, so make your offer and I'll consider them all.

I disagree with that statement, round-eye.

Diddle off Wang. You got a nice deal.

The Washington Capitals have made another trade.

The Caps welcome Jeff Halpern - a skilled 2-way forward to their ranks and say a goodbye to Pavel Demitra wishing him the best.

The Caps are now cap compliant - so back off vultures!

SpezDispenser wrote: The Washington Capitals have made another trade.

The Caps welcome Jeff Halpern - a skilled 2-way forward to their ranks and say a goodbye to Pavel Demitra wishing him the best.

The Caps are now cap compliant - so back off vultures!

SpezDispenser wrote: The Washington Capitals have made another trade.

The Caps welcome Jeff Halpern - a skilled 2-way forward to their ranks and say a goodbye to Pavel Demitra wishing him the best.

The Caps are now cap compliant - so back off vultures!

Boring, it's way more fun being cap-compliant with 13 million in caproom

I thought you were giving it till friday

Doesn't mean I'm closed for business Amnesia, just that I wanted to get cap compliant before doing much else.

Okay...the Washington Capitals are pleased to announce they've acquired Steve Valiquette and Thomas Hickey from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Rick DiPietro and Shoan Morrisson.

There will be another trade to announce this afternoon - a massive one, once all the paperwork has been filed.

SpezDispenser wrote:There will be another trade to announce this afternoon - a massive one, once all the paperwork has been filed.

sounds juicy.......

Can't comment....yet.

You better not have traded Backstrom or Ovie without taking offers from the Ottawa Senators!

(If you are working on deal to move one, maybe have your organization leak it to the press )

M_Christopher wrote:You better not have traded Backstrom or Ovie without taking offers from the Ottawa Senators!

(If you are working on deal to move one, maybe have your organization leak it to the press )

Ah...a leak!

I bet Chuck wang is involved....he always is

M_Christopher wrote: I bet Chuck wang is involved....he always is

Chuck Wang wants to get involved with someone, ANYONE!!! Believe me.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

M_Christopher wrote: I bet Chuck wang is involved....he always is

Chuck Wang wants to get involved with someone, ANYONE!!! Believe me.

Me likey Schubert - long time...

SpezDispenser wrote:

M_Christopher wrote:You better not have traded Backstrom or Ovie without taking offers from the Ottawa Senators!

(If you are working on deal to move one, maybe have your organization leak it to the press )

Ah...a leak!

E2! I heard from some near the situation that it is was going to be Kipprusoff and Sairch for Heatley

AS per GMH.com - Darryl Sutter has denied that any such deal has even been discussed.

Oh oh, maybe thats why he traded me Rick DP........

M_Christopher wrote:Oh oh, maybe thats why he traded me Rick DP........

The Leaks are pouring out now!!!!!!!!!!

Pronger to Calgary E4

M_Christopher wrote:The Leaks are pouring out now!!!!!!!!!!

Let me say this much: I wouldn't complain if I had Giguere and DiPietro. So any way you slice it, you're good to go.

Yep its a solid use of 10 million cap

A crazy day in Washington has finally seen the major trade go down.

Ryan Miller is now a part of the Capitals organization - and we're very excited to have him.

Two excellent players in Dan Ellis and Ryan Shannon are leaving us sadly, as well as Orlov - a top D prospect and a previously acquired 1st round pick, but also coming to Washington are Patrick Kaleta and Scott Walker.

so....Ek was wrong again?!?!? :handsup:

Pending league approval, the Washington Capitals have made what they hope will be their final trade of the year.

Washington will welcome Rusty Klesla, B.Morrison, Mason Raymond and a Vancouver pick and will say goodbye to Keith Tkatchuk, Jeff Halpern, Thomas Hickey and Cody Bass.

In a quick interview, GM SpezDispenser has this to say about the recent transaction:

In the grand scheme we would have liked to keep guys like Keith, Jeff and Cody - and especially Thomas Hickey, but when you're playing with a hard cap, there are sacrifices that have to be made. We hope that these guys can mesh well, we know that Klesla will love it here - and Mason Raymond will have every opportunity to show us what he's got.

SpezDispenser admits he never wanted to let Morrison go

Well no, when a guy is signed to an attractive contract like that - and can play at a high level, we didn't want to let him go, but as I said, it's a salary cap age - and that's the bottom line. We're very pleased to have him back now. With this transaction the Caps lose some depth, but gain some great experience on the blueline. We felt it was a necessary step to take to get us to our final goal of competing for the Cup.

Likes dealing with the Canucks

I won't lie to you, we've dealt with the Canucks a couple of times now, and we've come away from both transactions feeling pretty good about the way it was handled. Dave is a good guy who knows what he wants - and we will absolutely approach him in future about other deals.

with filed from the AP

SpezDispenser wrote:Pending league approval, the Washington Capitals have made what they hope will be their final trade of the year.

I think you'll think differently when the Ducks start offering up some players after the FA period

Amnesia021 wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Pending league approval, the Washington Capitals have made what they hope will be their final trade of the year.

I think you'll think differently when the Ducks start offering up some players after the FA period

Notice it said 'what they hope'.

SpezDispenser wrote:Pending league approval, the Washington Capitals have made what they hope will be their final trade of the year.

Washington will welcome Rusty Klesla, B.Morrison, Mason Raymond and a Vancouver pick and will say goodbye to Keith Tkatchuk, Jeff Halpern, Thomas Hickey and Cody Bass.

In a quick interview, GM SpezDispenser has this to say about the recent transaction:

In the grand scheme we would have liked to keep guys like Keith, Jeff and Cody - and especially Thomas Hickey, but when you're playing with a hard cap, there are sacrifices that have to be made. We hope that these guys can mesh well, we know that Klesla will love it here - and Mason Raymond will have every opportunity to show us what he's got.

SpezDispenser admits he never wanted to let Morrison go

Well no, when a guy is signed to an attractive contract like that - and can play at a high level, we didn't want to let him go, but as I said, it's a salary cap age - and that's the bottom line. We're very pleased to have him back now. With this transaction the Caps lose some depth, but gain some great experience on the blueline. We felt it was a necessary step to take to get us to our final goal of competing for the Cup.

Likes dealing with the Canucks

I won't lie to you, we've dealt with the Canucks a couple of times now, and we've come away from both transactions feeling pretty good about the way it was handled. Dave is a good guy who knows what he wants - and we will absolutely approach him in future about other deals.

with filed from the AP

:happydance:

:^^^^:

The Washington Capitals have made their biggest trade in franchise history today, acquiring marquee center Mike Cammalleri as well as powerplay specialist Mathieu Schneider, young goal-scoring D-man Anton Babchuck as well as one of the most promising of the young players in today's game Nikita Filatov.

Also in the deal: young prospects Mayorov and Matthias as well as veteran NHLer Taylor Pyatt.

Leaving the Caps' organization is Nik Backstrom, Slava Kozlov, Sami Salo and Swedish prospect Gustafsson.

Conditional picks were also involved, but GM SpezDispenser didn't want to get into the details.

"Not right now, this was a major trade that came together in the last 3 weeks or so. It serves two major purposes for us: first off, it give Ovechkin a major marquee center to set him up - and also a center who has the shot to finish off Ovechkin's passing abilities. Alex is extremely excited - as is Dany (Heatley), who unfortunately is injured at the moment, but we talked to him as well to make sure this was something that would make all three of our top stars happy."

Face-lift for the D.

"For sure it is, yeah. It's a major re-working of the D. We like what Derek Morris brings - and obviously Chris Pronger is a delightfully nasty D-man, but we felt there was a chance to bring more offense from the back end with this deal. Outlet passes are the key to the new NHL. Getting the puck from our zone to Ovechkin, Heatley, Cammelleri, Laich and the group of forwards is very important - and once they have the puck, the know how to finish plays off."

Massive young talent.

"Mind-boggling the amount of talent Filatov has. We were extremely excited to have him, we talked to him briefly this afternoon, and although he won't be ready to return for six or seven weeks, he's very excited about the Washington Capitals. And really...right now, who isn't?"

The final pieces of the deal has been agreed to, with Ottawa sending Minnesota's 1st Round Pick 2010 to Washington in return for their 3rd Round Pick in 2010.

To WSH:
Scnhieder
Cammaleri
Babchuk
Filatov
Mayorov
Pyatt
Matthias
Minnesota 1st Round Pick 2010

To Ott:
Backstrom
Salo
Kozlov
Gustafsson
Washington 3rd Round Pick 2010