Comments on: 2011 Capitals Draft Roundup; Troy Brouwer traded to DC http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2011/06/25/troy-brouwer-trade-washington-capitals-2011-nhl-draft/ A cheerfully demented Washington Capitals site with a healthy fixation on Alex Ovechkin and his Russian bros. CRASH THE NET! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Chocolate Fix 6/29/2011 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2011/06/25/troy-brouwer-trade-washington-capitals-2011-nhl-draft/#comment-21543 Chocolate Fix 6/29/2011 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:42:03 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=19024#comment-21543 [...] A little event happened at the end of last week that you might have heard about. It’s called the NHL Entry Draft. Here’s the Caps roundup [RMNB] [...]

]]> By: SeanL http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2011/06/25/troy-brouwer-trade-washington-capitals-2011-nhl-draft/#comment-21540 SeanL Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:26:00 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=19024#comment-21540 The Capitals regularly pick up goalies in the draft, particularly in the middle rounds. Søberg is no different than Grubauer or Dunn. He’s of more concern to Dunn and Anderson than he is to Varlamov. If he reaches the NHL level, it won’t be for 3-4 years (when the goalie scenario is likely to be very different than now). I highly doubt McPhee or Prior are making any calls about Varlamov based on drafting a guy who’s still years away.

]]> By: Markus http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2011/06/25/troy-brouwer-trade-washington-capitals-2011-nhl-draft/#comment-21508 Markus Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:13:36 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=19024#comment-21508 @Ian thanks for the response mate! Just wondering, does this Soberg trade hint at Varly’s future with the caps?

]]> By: Devin Shannon http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2011/06/25/troy-brouwer-trade-washington-capitals-2011-nhl-draft/#comment-21462 Devin Shannon Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:49:20 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=19024#comment-21462 I like the Brouwer trade. Instead of drafting a player who may or may not make the team for several years the Caps are getting a player who can play on the second or third line and give the team 15-20 goals per year. Plus, he adds some toughness. Even though he is due for a pay raise, I think he will be cheaper than Brooksie. I love Brooksie, and I hate the thought of seeing him go somewhere else. However, this is his time to make some serious money in a summer when the UFA talent pool is concsidered to be moderate. Brooksie will be sought after and he will get a nice contract. The Caps have put themselves in a nice position to replace him should he go elsewhere. I would love to think that we could have Brooksie and Brouwer on the same team. However………….

]]> By: Sean http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2011/06/25/troy-brouwer-trade-washington-capitals-2011-nhl-draft/#comment-21460 Sean Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:47:28 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=19024#comment-21460 Boyd was the youngest player in the 2011 draft.

Those stats for Soberg were from the U-18s, not the U-20 WJC. At the WJC, he posted a 3.57GAA and .913sv%.

]]> By: Ian http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2011/06/25/troy-brouwer-trade-washington-capitals-2011-nhl-draft/#comment-21430 Ian Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:03:10 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=19024#comment-21430 @Markus – Brouwer was signed under a two-year deal which expires on July 1st. The Blackhawks dumped him knowing they couldn’t afford to re-sign him with the team so close to the salary cap limit. Brouwer, in fact, can sign a contract with any team on July 1st, but the Caps can match any deal if they so choose. Since GMGM, has close to $10 mil to work with, expect him to be on the roster in October.

]]> By: Markus http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2011/06/25/troy-brouwer-trade-washington-capitals-2011-nhl-draft/#comment-21424 Markus Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:11:09 +0000 http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/?p=19024#comment-21424 What does it mean to have negotiating rights? That assuming he accepts their offer he can be traded? Great article by the way!

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