Les Capitals de Washington ont échangé le gardien Darcy Kuemper aux Kings de Los Angeles contre l’attaquant Pierre-Luc Dubois. Cet échange 1 contre 1 vise à donner aux deux joueurs un nouveau départ après avoir connu des difficultés la saison dernière. Les Capitals cherchent non seulement à améliorer leur attaque avec Dubois, mais font également un choix clair pour leur gardien partant. Le directeur général MacLellan a exprimé son enthousiasme à l’idée d’acquérir Dubois, soulignant l’aide qu’il peut apporter à l’offensive de l’équipe. Il a également mentionné que la solide performance de Charlie Lindgren a joué un rôle important dans le lancement de la transaction. Les Capitals ont remercié Kuemper pour sa contribution et lui ont souhaité bonne chance à Los Angeles. Ils ont également exprimé leur confiance en Lindgren, en le recrutant comme nouveau gardien de but suppléant après avoir réalisé une solide performance la saison dernière. Kuemper avait signé un contrat de 26,25 millions de dollars sur cinq ans avec les Capitals en juillet 2022, tandis que Lindgren a signé un contrat de trois ans d’une valeur de 1,1 million de dollars par saison pour devenir le nouveau gardien de but suppléant.
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Not a big fan of current PLD, but am a big fan of what he can be. If anyone can bring the star out of him it’s carbary. I really hope this goes well because he could be a beast for us. Let’s hope
He's had 4 changes now so no that's not the case fire everyone who sanctioned this trade. Awful for the Caps
Kuemper was awful in Washington. Losing his contract at any cost was a good idea. He's never starting #1 over Charlie Lindgren. He needs a fresh start elsewhere. Washington needs a backup who can effectively spell Lindgren.
I think this is the definition of a neutral move. Not great by any means but I won’t call it bad either. DK was just awful for the caps and he had 3 years left on his deal at $5.25mil each while currently being 34yo. There was no way to move his contract. I also think hanging on to him could have forced Shepard or Stevenson to maybe push for a trade so they can get their chance which they both deserve. PLD while has had a lot of ups and down in his career but at soon to be 26yo I’ll happily pay an extra $3mil a year to see what he has. At least with PLD maybe Carbs can pull that 20G/60PT player out of him. I’m sure it’s better than what DK was going to be able to provide. I’d also rather pay PLD $8.5mil than Backstrom $9mil next year. Hopefully this isn’t the “big move” of the offseason but I think it’s a good start.
Man I've read so much from the Kings fans…. Not one positive thing, they can't even believe it, and statements.of him causing drama….um, He sounds like their KUZY but worse…. The irony ….
PLD will be a superstar for the Caps!! Let’s Go!!!!
Hopefully he can reach his potential and become what he was supposed to be. Lots of risk with this addition, but gotta be optimistic with any new player. Hope he can be that player they're hoping for
I don't know much about Pierre-Luc Dubois but unloading Kuemper is great as far as I can tell. We spent so much money to bring in a decent goalie and it didn't work. Now we have a good stable of goalies so if we can get a goal scorer, why not?
Thanks Dan for the update!
The only thing i can think of is the fact that hes been "excited" to play for every team hes been traded to aince "the shift" in Columbus. Hes gonna have to jump to a higher level for the caps. Fans will give him a chance, but will sour quickly if he cant put together two solid seasons.
Only giving up Kuemper is good. It's just the cap hit for a long time I'm worried about. However, 17.5m comes off the board in 2 seasons with Ovevhkin and Carlson. I hate to say it but I think the Caps should let Carlson go after that and he may retire anyway. They'll be on LTIR anyway but Backy and Oshie's contracts expire after this season. You can't use LTIR in the offseason though so that frees up a lot of money in the offseason too. The cap hit of PLD is not a big deal IMO
I think it’s a gamble…but one worth taking. Now we can move one of our goalies up to the big team, and we get a skilled center. If he wears out his welcome in a few years, we’ll have to deal with it then…