Could Sam Reinhart be the game changer the Washington Capitals are looking for

Could Sam Reinhart be the game changer the Washington Capitals are looking for

[Music] your locked on capitals your daily podcast on the Washington Capitals part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day but just to get it going here talking about Sam Reinhardt wow if you want to talk about going out and trying to get I’m gonna go ahead and say the biggest fish probably on July 1st that is it and it’s summer it’s May and I’m not afraid of dreaming I would love nothing more right now uh than to be able to come to you guys in the near distant future probably around July 1 or so and say the capitals did something crazy they acquired Sam Reinhardt how much of an absolute Game Changer could that be for the capitals any team but for the capitals they would be next level right out of the gates we’ve seen and if you watch any of the post season hockey you see how clutch he is for the Panthers as of July 1st Sam Reinhardt will be 28 years old and holds the position we know of rightwing uh with a salary cap hit of 6.5 mil Reinhardt has enjoyed a remarkable season achieving an impressive 57 goals and 37 assists resulting in a total of 94 points again let’s underline that a little bit but how much better would the capitals be with a 57 goal score amazing I could only it’s a Dream It’s a fever dream at this point this exceptional performance has captured the attention of Florida Panthers who are eager to secure him to a long commitment to the team again I understand it’s not going to be easy but Brian mlen is going to have to get his creative pencil out and figure out a way to try and get this done Panthers GM Bill Zito commended reinhardt’s achievements expressing pride and happiness for his outstanding year zitto acknowledged reinhardt’s exceptional achievement of 50 goals in a season a milestone accomplished by only around a 100 players in NHL history he also emphasized reinhardt’s focus on winning and highlighting his contract negotiations may take time the Panthers are committed to finding the right contract for both reyan Hart and the team there’s one thing I know for sure for sure is regardless of what team he goes to he is going to be getting a substantial raise and I know the first thing capitals fans are going to say that there’s not enough cap room to accommodate a player like this oh yes I under do I do understand I do understand that a lot of players would have to get moved out to facilitate something like that I understand that but how how eager are you as capitals fans to make this team better in the fall I understand everything that I’ve seen I’ve read from insiders that the capitals are going to have to be patient we’re going to have to wait for McMichael and Lop here to grow in into really great NHL players but until then we’ll have to be patient nonsense I say I say Mack go out there swing for the fences we saw what you did uh acquiring Darcy camper which you know now doesn’t seem like a big deal but at the time him coming off off of Stanley the cup win was a big deal let’s try and pursue a player like Sam Reinhardt or not like Sam Reinhardt how about going after Sam Reinhardt himself despite Reinhardt being one of 13 ping free agents on the Panthers He has expressed a strong desire to continue his tenure with the team of course we always hear that he’s playing on a team that’s in Stanley Cup contention I would be most surprised unless you’re a player like a Vander Kane that you’re going to come out say yeah my team sucks and I want out it’s just not the way things go negotiations for his contract extension are currently ongoing with both parties demonstrating a commitment to reaching an agreement reinhardt’s primary focus remains on the ongoing playoffs and he aspires to secure a long-term contract with the team I’m going to go ahead and say it there is only two players that I can think of on the team that I wouldn’t want to move uh to bring in a player like that and I’m going to go ahead and say that’s Alex oette and Tom Wilson and maybe John Carlson anything else other than that move it out to get a player like Ry har in here I I don’t know if capitals fans realize it it would be an absolute Game Changer the Panthers possess the flexibility to retain key players provided that core members are willing to accept slightly reduced salaries aligning with an internal cap structure this would involve Reinhardt accepting a a contract less lucrative than the of higher earning players such as Alexander barov and Matthew kachuck despite the potential for a bidding war if Ryan Hart were to enter the open market he has unequivocally expressed his his desire to remain with the Panthers again of course he’s going to say that but again I just can’t get over you know the thought of a 50 plus goal scorer playing on the capitals uh the possibility is just it boggles my mind and inclusion despite the complexities of contract negotiations and impending free agencies Reinhardt and the Panthers are both committed to securing a mutually beneficial agreement their shared Focus remains on ongoing playoffs reaffirming their dedication to achieving success both on and off the ice so what is you know some of the things that I know from following hockey for a long time is that once you add Stanley Cup winner to your resume your value gets exponential potentially larger so if he can tack on that he won the Stanley Cup in 2024 uh I think that all of a sudden his asking price is going to go way up and I know that he is saying right now while he’s under contract with the Panthers that he wants to stay here he’s a businessman at the end of the day and there is the possibility that he could be on the Move why not consider a move to Washington to play with the likes of Alex oetkin and Tom Wilson and John Carlson those kind of players I think that you know the the the capitals are still a great destination to go to and I think that often times as capitals fans we don’t think we can have nice things but it is definitely possible uh that it could happen again these things are not easy is GM Brian mclen the guy to get a deal like this done that I’m not sure I was talking to someone on YouTube about this that I don’t know necessarily if GM Brian mclen is the guy to take this team to the next phase I know that he took a promotion last summer and I don’t see him going anywhere but I wouldn’t be a pulse to that I just you know I think in order to facilitate something like this you have to have uh you have to have a a good ability to be able to position things and finagle things that I don’t necessarily know if Mack has in his tool set I’d like to think he does and something like this could really redeem himself in the face of a lot of capitals fans to go out and get a player like Sam Reinhardt or Brandon Montour or any other player that I’m going to talk about in in the upcoming weeks here that could change and I know that the script for the capitals is you know no major rebuild till oetkin is here I want to FastTrack this team and this team would be markedly better with a player like Sam Reinhardt capitals fans let’s not be afraid to dream uh I know I’m going to hear comments I can already see him being typed on YouTube and and Twitter right now Dan there’s no chance it’s going to happen it can happen and I’m not afraid to believe

Sam Reinhart, a talented NHL player, was selected second overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2014 NHL Draft. He demonstrated exceptional performance throughout his career, achieving significant milestones such as being traded to the Florida Panthers in 2021. Reinhart’s outstanding goal-scoring abilities and achievements, including becoming the second Panthers player to reach the 50-goal mark, have garnered praise from his coach, Paul Maurice. Reinhart’s remarkable performance, including scoring 60 goals in a season and playoffs, has solidified his position as one of the top players in the league. Despite his achievements, Reinhart remains focused on the team’s goals.

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