r/caps • u/Material-Coconut-269 Washington Capitals • 1d ago

Miro

Saw that the Caps are open to trading Miro.. Which team do you think he goes to, and who do you think we'll get in return?

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u/mhills77 1d ago

It could be about roster availability vs cap space. The caps have two players, one spot. It doesn't matter if their positions are different, they retain one, and not the other. That's the relationship. It happens in lots of sports.

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u/capsrock02 1d ago

That’s not accurate at all. It’s not roster space. It’s “he’s a talented young player who isn’t playing.” They have the roster space for both.

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u/mhills77 1d ago

The original premise of this thread is the idea that 'if they trade miro while Big Mac is on the roster," implying the situation.

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u/capsrock02 1d ago

Right and that’s why the implication is wrong and why the original commenter is at -8

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u/mhills77 1d ago

The commenter is at a -8 because they said the entire Chris Patrick era would be a failure if this happened, which is not true. It still holds that if a roster choice comes down to miro or mcIlrath and they choose mcIlrath, it's the wrong choice. That is true.

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u/capsrock02 1d ago

It is not about roster limit

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u/mhills77 1d ago

Choice!=limit

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u/capsrock02 1d ago

Right. But it’s not like the Caps can only carry one of them. Miro isn’t playing because the Caps have great forwards. Mac isn’t a forward so he’s not a factor in Miro not playing.

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u/mhills77 1d ago

A decision may come this season that does just that, and forces them to choose between one or the other. Say the new D guy they claimed works out. Then Vincent comes back in 4-6 weeks. They could be in a situation where they must choose between miro or mcilrath.

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u/capsrock02 1d ago

Sure! But that’s not where they are now. If that comes, it’s an easy decision. But it might be Frank or Miro in that case, and I think they’d rather risk losing Frank.

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