tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562744185978674633.post5253712665689838891..comments2023-08-15T04:13:04.820-04:00Comments on Caps Blue Line: Stop the Panic! Ovechkin Isn't Going AnywhereDMGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562744185978674633.post-49639531248429102782007-12-04T09:34:00.000-05:002007-12-04T09:34:00.000-05:00Faux: good points(1) That's true and I hadn't cons...Faux: good points<BR/><BR/>(1) That's true and I hadn't considered it to be honest which makes me feel dumb now. Seeing the kind of coverage and attention the Caps get, I shudder to think what it'd be like without Ovechkin.<BR/>(2) Not getting into to talks with Ovechkin over the summer I could understand, but not having talks turn serious now is a major problem. It is the case that in negotiations whoever makes an offer first usually loses out but if the Caps are posturing to save 300k a year, they're making a huge mistake.<BR/>(3) True. The thought had crossed my mind that perhaps Ovechkin wanted to waiting things until the max per player went up. If he does, I can't say I blame him.DMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737116968841961638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562744185978674633.post-26939135209640903172007-12-04T09:09:00.000-05:002007-12-04T09:09:00.000-05:001) It doesn't matter if AO thinks he's worth more ...1) It doesn't matter if AO thinks he's worth more than Crosby or not. He IS more valuable to the caps than Crosby is to the pens.<BR/>2) Without Ovechkin the Caps have no team, period. he organization made/is making a HUGE error by not signing AO to an extension at the same time as the pens did with Crosby<BR/>3) The salary cap went up(a lot) this past summer, and will likely go up to a lesser degree this next summer. This increase also allows a player to demand up to a 20% max. When Crosby signed the max was about 9. This summer it could be 11<BR/>4) The caps have no choice but to give him whatever he asks for, because some team will if they don't.FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.com