Francois Beauchemin

I was reading on Bleacher Report that Toronto may be looking to trade Francois Beauchemin. They are currently over cap and have a surplus on defense. He has a cap hit of 3.8 million through 2012. Does anyone think that he would make enough of a difference for the Caps to make an offer?

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I don’t know much about him, but I think I’ve heard his name mentioned here as a player some people would like to get. I don’t know what Toronto would want in return though. They are barely over the cap ($274K according to capgeek), so they could take some salary back.

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by timmyv38 on Sep 7, 2010 3:25 PM EDT reply actions

$3.8M is a little expensive for my liking...

I’d rather wait to make a move at the deadline…

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by Capsfan07 on Sep 7, 2010 4:01 PM EDT reply actions

Yes, please: solid S@H defenseman, plays tough minutes with low PIM’s. He immediately steps into our top 4…not at a bargain, but at 30 with two years left, a manageable deal. Flash makes good sense for the Leafs, too.

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by bigonetimer on Sep 7, 2010 4:28 PM EDT reply actions

All the way down with this; if Carlson and Alzner are both having nights where they need the sheltered minutes and zone starts, Beauchemin gives the Caps the option to pair them together and roll some combination of Green/Beauchemin/Schultz/Poti as top-4. We already know that Erskine is going to need the kid glove treatment on a lot of nights, so not having three defenders that need limited and soft minutes is a huge boon to the lineup, especially if keeping Green fresh over the course of the season is a major goal.

The guy is a legitimate 3D and forces everyone not wearing 52 down the depth chart on the Caps blueline. If he could be had for a reasonable price, I’d be very happy with that trade.

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by Knee high to a duck on Sep 7, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions

completely agree. If this is the add via trade it would be the first movement towards the playoffs and one that I would openly welcome. It would time perfectly with his contact expiring when the new CBA kicks in also, just in case.

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by kurlNdrag on Sep 7, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions

PPP’s review of his last season (doesn’t that format look familiar? ;)

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by winterion on Sep 7, 2010 6:26 PM EDT reply actions

Roll with what we have for 40 games, bank the space, and see what is out there/what we need in January.

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by macvechkin on Sep 8, 2010 11:57 AM EDT reply actions

How the hell does a team as bad as Toronto get over the Cap???? That’s the question the ownership has to be asking Burke and co.

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by MikeL-Pivonka on Sep 8, 2010 5:10 PM EDT reply actions

$4mil/yr for Jeff Finger will do that to you…

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by TheTick on Sep 9, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes please.

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by D'ohboy on Sep 10, 2010 10:23 AM EDT reply actions

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