Just imagine Dubois and ovechkin on the same line going on the back check ☠️

I honestly thought this contract was untradable. Confusing trade, but PLD is still young.

Washington is one of the only teams in the NHL where an underperforming Dubois is a massive upgrade in the center position, yes they were that bad, now playing with Ovie instead of 3rd or 4th liners and with more ice time who knows, maybe he’ll go back to 60 points or more. The Caps aren’t in any position to become contenders again, Dubois and Wilson’s contracts won’t be a problem once they end up rebuilding after Ovechkin’s eventual retirement. Let’s be honest, the Caps are the Ovie breaks records no matter what bandwagon and not much else nowadays.

As a caps fan, I’m going to say that I think a coach like Carbury is more likely to get the most out of PLD than the likes of Torts, Bowness, or McLlelan could. That being said, this trade is either going to be great or absolutely horrendous for the caps, there will be no in between

Didn’t know OhNyquist was cultured with Trailer Park Boys🫡

As a kings fan im pretty damn numb. Rob blake has completely tarnished his reputation by trading for Dubois. Im really wishing we had a talent like villardi right now.

Gabriel Vilardi, Alex Iafallo, Ramus Kupari, PLD, and a second for Kuemper. That sounds like a Chuck Fletcher trade.

How long until PLD stops passing Ovi the puck and they bench him.

Love you referencing trailer park boys ,caught me off guard😂

I somewhat understood the trade initially but then giving PLD 8.5 for 8 years without playing a game yet was baffling. Now we can extend Byfield without worry. Thank you Washington 🙏🏼

Capitals get absolutely HOSED

LA pulled a Pierre-Luc Dubois on PIerre-Luc Dubois

One gm might have saved his job, the other might have lost his.... wow... WSH what is going on?

Caps fan from germany here :) I think it's a good trade. The caps don't need Kuemper anymore with Lindgren ans Sheppard (hopefully) in net next season. But they needed someone to take a (backup-) goalie with his cap-hit, so they need to take a risk and gamble on Dubois. We will see how he will fit in, cause the Caps lineup changed a lot (and for good) at the end of the season. You have many young promising players (Lapierre, McMichael, Miroshnichenko, Iorio etc) and i guess Dubois could fit in very well, if he finds his motivation. Even if he won't live up to his contract, the caps will be in a more or less rebuild the next years, where his cap won't hurt that much. In my opinion it's a good trade with many chances. Maybe we got our 1st or 2nd line center for a good couple of years, maybe not. For me, i'm thrilled to see what the caps look like and how they'll play next season. Go Caps go!

Caps fan here. I don't think casuals that didn't watch the caps this season realize how bad kuemper was this season. He was awful. Dubois has a chance to get good playing time in Washington due to their weak center depth, and I'd be happy if he put up 60 points again. I know he'll never live up to his contract, but it could still end up being a good trade for us. Love the content bro

This was weird trade, but good for LA I guess🤷🏻‍♀️ Would be interresting to hear your thoughts on Hronek and Slavin deals, Slavin's contract looks so freaking good imo!

Washington got fleeced

Getting rid of PLD was the number one goal and its accomplished

Congratulations to Kings 👏

As a caps fan I'm actually quite happy with this trade, PLD definitely has some spark he was actually pretty solid on the first/second lines and with the core aging out if carbery can take him another level or at least a better player our first line is non existant and putting him up at wing would be great or 2nd center and move over mcmicheal either way I'm pretty happy keumps just simply has not been good and with lindgren stepping up that 5.25 could be used elsewhere

I was like you when I saw the tweet. I thought someone hacked Lebrun's account 😂😂😂

EVERYONE laughing at the caps Lol

As a kings fan I hated when we acquired Dubois because my mind was, oh we just got an egotistical baby who is just going to walk to Montreal next season, I hated when they gave him that massive extension because Kopitar still looks like the #1 center with Byfield and Danault ahead of him in line for that spot, and I am glad we got rid of him because we got an upgrade in net and we haven’t paid a cent in that extension money yet. I know he said Kuemper was with us in 2017-18, but at that time we still had prime Quick in net (which was arguably his last good season in L.A.) and ended up getting traded halfway through because Jack Campbell was NHL ready.

That reference from TPB makes me love you even more! ❤️

Capitals fan here. I honestly think this trade can be a win-win. We found our goalie of the future so it made sense to move on from Darcy. LA gets what they need in a seasoned and skilled goalie as well. I really liked him though and I wish him well in LA! He was a class act 🤌🏻 when it comes to PLD, I think that we just have to keep him happy and what would make someone happy? Putting him on the line with the greatest (albeit aging) greatest goal scorer of all time. This is also pretty much PLD’s last shot. If he doesn’t make it work in Washington he will never get a good opportunity ever again. He MUST play inspired hockey and give forth effort. If he doesn’t, no one will want him. So I think the caps will get a guy that will play with a little fire under him and maybe see something we haven’t out of PLD! At least I’m hopeful of that. So, with that being said, it should work out for both sides. It at least fills the needs for LA and DC.

This is exactly where he needed to go: a team that is close to having to rebuild/re-tool with Ovi retiring soon. PLD should fit in a lot better with WSH. Hopefully the Kings can sign Byfield and Roy easily with the extra cap room then gun for a top 6 right handed shot like Marner/Necas/Stamkos (even if two of them are a stretch).

Weird trade. Big risk for the caps and if he continues to play as he has it will be a disaster

La is probably thrilled lol

The WSH GM will be cursed for this move for long long years...

Not sure how this will go. Hopefully it goes well for both teams but as a guy who watches both teams not excited to be honest

I feel like people are over-stating how bad Kuemper is. He had a bad year last year but prior to that he's been pretty damn solid. LA also plays a system that is very goaltender friendly. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Kuemper bounce back with the Kings and be a solid 1A/1B goaltender, which is exactly what they need. And the thing is, even if Kuemper is a total bust with the Kings he only has a couple years left on his deal - The Kings could ship him off to a rebuilding team after next season and retain salary for the last 2 years of his contract if needed and that really wouldn't be the end of the world. Kings get rid of PLD while addressing their need for goaltending - Pretty happy as a Kings fan

lol maybe now PLD can “finally be himself,” on his 4th team.

I was one of the few Kings fans who still believed in PLD; I still think the potential is there for him to be a top line center if he can put in the work and gets the support if the organization, so I'm sad to see him go, but if we were gonna deal him I think this was the best case scenario

Caps take on this contract based on upside only. It's a risk but a risk they should be willing to take if the main goal is to help Ovi get the goal record and make the best playoff run possible with the fan favorites on the roster. When Ovi retires, the rebuild starts and the contracts become less important

As a kings fan, im shocked that we traded Pld. Unfortunately didn't work out with us and would've been hard to trade him if we kept him and didn't show significant improvement. Also didn't have to give up draft picks or prospects to move pld and got a decent goalie in return.

I see some serious potential in a Wilson-PLD-Ovi line just being a big body line that pushes everyone around

I’m super excited to see Dubois coming to the capitals. I think he will be cool to watch

LA still has one of the deepest talent pool in the NHL but they need to be smarter about their NHL roster. I know nobody can see the future, there's risks associated to any trades, but they aren't doing themselves any favours wiht their roster management.

As a Kings fan, I was more disappointed in the coaching staff on how they played PLD. Sticking a guy you think will be a top-line center with a rookie all year as the third-line center because you do not trust him as much as Kopi and Danault. I am glad Todd McLellan is gone as he does not trust anybody new on his team and treats the new players like shit if they do not hustle 210 feet. PLD is not a 2-way centerman yet, so from day one, this was a bad coach for him. I think the Caps will be happy with PLD. He will bring speed. Even with what I said above, I am happy with this trade. I do not see the Kings changing their 1/3/1 system, so somebody with speed who doesn't play D is just a liability for the team. An 8.5 Million Dollar Cap hit is too much for somebody who will be misused. Saving 3+ million in cap space will allow us to resign Roy to a long-term deal

Kings fan here absolutely dancing for joy. I wanted no part of Dubois a year ago when it was rumoured Winnipeg would be trying to trade him. I don’t mind losing Iafallo, Vilardi, and Kupari so much, although this is bad asset management and FA evaluation by Kings management. Cheers to Rob Blake: the cause of and solution to all of Los Angeles’ problems

I'm a jets fan my old favorite player was pld I still want his career to be revived

This has to be a panic move from the Caps. When you've got no center, any center is better.

The Washington Capitals bought CapFriendly to hide Pierre Dubois horrible contract 😂

Can we talk about how much the jets fleeced the kings looking back

Now we know why Caps bought Capfriendly

I think you made a mistake in the beginning, the names needed to be switch heh

_2nd fat cat in a short time for the Caps, after Mantha...PLD what the...?_

as a caps fan i like it

PLD is quite the playmaker from up in the nosebleeds. The only stretch passes he is capable of is the popcorn and beer from the Uber guy to his seat.

As a Caps fan I'm content with the move. Although I firmly believe that Kuemper will bounce back next season, you cannot be paying your backup goalie 5.25 million a season and I understand the desire to cut ties. The Caps had a big hole at top-line center, (ideally Dylan Strome should be a 2C). Dubois has a lot of term so there's certainty about his contract, (unlike someone like Ehlers, another player the Caps were targeting). Obviously, tons of risk for both sides, but I think that it's a move both teams needed to make and they were the only trade partners for one another who could swallow the contracts in play.

Kuemper: Stinks Dubois: Stinks Even trade.

Dear god this is all I wanted from the offseason and it’s not even off yet

Honestly don’t hate it too much for the caps. The contract is steep for PLD but he’s still young at 25 and should get top 6 minutes slotting in as the 1C of 2C behind Strome for the Caps. Could be a good get if he hits that untapped ceiling especially for a team heading for a rebuild, but this could also backfire tremendously. Great vid as always!

He can't be any worse than Backstrom was after coming off of hip surgery

How long will you have to wait until you find another Eric Lindros sized 25 year old with 4 20 goal seasons and 7 years of control traded for a backup goalie. Imma guess 30 years.

As a Kings fan good riddance the only thing that hurts is losing Vilardi

Looks like L.A is giving Darcy Kuemper a second chance.

As a kings fan i am stoked, Blake took a big swing last year and it flopped but he got the team out of that contract. The cost to get PLD was a couple guys they wouldnt be able to afford and one they were ready to move on from, at least. Add the fact Vilardi needs to be wrapped in bubble wrap and has struggled with the injury bug. Hes great when he can go, cough Arvy Party cough, but when he can go is a question mark. I think under the kings Goaltending staff Keumper could find some form again. All in all im happy with this move. Good luck to PLD i hope he does become more than flashes of a good player.

Lots of birds getting stoned lately

Wait did I just miss you at rainbow haven?

How funny would it be if PLD finally turned into a franchise player with the caps

Washington really cooking after purchasing capfriendly

PLD will prove all the haters wrong and become a superstar for the Caps. Great trade.

I think while LA fans should be thrilled to be rid of that contract as they’re moving into an era where they should be competing, I feel like this trade isn’t the disaster for the Capitals that people seem to feel. They are in a position where gambling on potential upside isn’t that big of a deal, especially if that upside is potential scoring help, which they massively struggled with. They’ve had a ton of salary come off the books and will be moving towards a more thorough rebuild. Would have been nice if LA could have thrown in an extra pick, but oh well. I will say the one thing that is a bummer about it is one of the bright spots for the Capitals this season was young centers stepping up. McMichael and Lapierre probably deserved more time next year that now they probably won’t get.

as a kings fan right now, i am chugging beers, running through the streets and cheering (i’m under 21)

Ovi and PLD is the best defenses for forwards in the league big w for Washington

TRADE IS ONE FOR ONE Oh yeah the offseason is coming baby

They get this guy R.I.p to the great 8 career it has been a fun ride ovi

The only way this makes sense is if the caps have Dubois get Ovie to 895 this coming season

Caps are absolutely banking on PLD just being in a bad situation and needing a refresh to unlock his potential. Its a massive risk with little chance of paying off, but if he somehow thrives with Ovechkin next years video is going to be about how great a steal this was.

Caps trying to get Ovi someone to get the goal record. Hoping for them to get that in PDL

I see a lot of people saying LA won this trade so far but I think Darcy Kuemper rebounding at his age and considering his last couple years is a bigger gamble than PLD who is going to have a bigger role and at least give 40-50 points with the trade-off of him being an absolute tumor in the locker room. LA has bigger expectations right now than Washington does so the Kings are relying on him to play at a much higher level than Washington probably will be of PLD.

Trades are fun because everyone has such definite opinions on what is going to happen. More often than not wrong opinions. The only way to tell is wait 2-3 seasons. The league is full of players who improved or revamped their careers after being traded….

Can't believe Caps didn't force some retention on Kings for this. 8.5 mil for 7 years!? yes they need more centers and more scoring but I doubt that PLD will be worth his cap hit of 8.5 and it will not be movable due to length. They did good finding a way to offload Keumper, I was worried about that since trade deadline, but now they have even more cap space locked up for a longer term. At this point I am just struggling to think of any trade the Capitals have "won".

Honestly, I believe this will be a win-win. Both are players who can hokd up, they just need to step up.

I got a horrible feeling about this trade man, he’s gonna pop off next year just watch

Best move Blake could have done on a worse move trading for the guy in the first place.

Thank God it wasn't the Habs

NOT shocked that L.A wanted to unload that guy.

As a caps fan, I’m glad we get rid of Kuemper, with that said, we grabbed the wrong guy

They got DuBois to run Capfriendly.

People forget that capitals already have a kumeper replacement in clay stevenson in the AHL who's quite young and just tore it up this past season. This move by caps is strictly to get younger while shuffling a bad looking contract in an aging kuemper out. I didn't expect it to be PLD, but trading for him has upside potential. I don't see much upside going after kumper, he's more of a temporary bandaid. He'll fill a need, but is not a needle mover in any way

I was so shocked when i saw the trade love the Ricky quote Bahahahaha Also Let's GO OILERS

This is only a good trade for the Kings if they use the cap space they acquired effectively. Low key steal by the Caps IMO. PLD roll on the team is going to be 'get Ovi the puck' for the next two years. He should bounce back, and if he doesn't, well it is an unmovable contract on a team who should be attempting to bottom out in the next 2-3 years so his $8.5 helps the team hit the cap floor.

There's a chance that this trade works out well for the Capitals, but most likely it's going to cripple their efforts to rebuild after Ovechkin and Carlson retire. Dubois has the upside to be a #1 Center, but he's probably not going to play that way. I would still prefer Strome to be the top line Center, and not Dubois. Although I have to admit that Ovechkin - Dubois - Wilson is a big and fast line. It would have two guys prone to being lazy on defense, though. I don't think the Capitals will do this, but I think the best move for the Capitals and Dubois is to put him back at Left Wing, and put him next to another French Canadian in Hendrix Lapierre. The Capitals have plenty of depth at center, and they need wingers. The Capitals have plenty of top 6 or top 9 forwards, but they don't have anyone who belongs on the top line. Ovechkin, Strome, Dubois, and Wilson are all solid 2nd line players, but none are good enough to be a top line forward. Lapierre and Miroshnichenko are NHL ready prospects, but they look to be solid 2nd line players, and not top line players. Leonard and Cristall at least still look like they could be top line forwards, but they're still at least a year away from being NHL ready. If the Capitals do want to use Dubois at Center, I think that means that they're trading their RFA McMichael, which is a bummer, or that they're trading Dowd, which makes sense because he's older and he has one year left on his contract. I thought that McMichael and Protas did better in the first half when they played together (and with Mantha) than they did after Mantha was traded and they were often separated. McMichael, Protas, Mantha was a solid second or third line. Dowd and Malenstyn played well together on the fourth line. The Capitals have fantastic depth at forward on their roster and at Hershey. They just don't have any top line caliber forwards. The Capitals' main problem was not their 2nd through 4th lines. Their two main problems were their poor top line and their poor performance on their power play. Dubois has the potential to change that. But unless he surprises us, he won't play to his potential, and he'll give the Capitals more of what they have plenty of - solid second line caliber players. The Capitals are paying Wilson and Dubois like they're top line players, but both guys are overpaid and are really more of a 2nd line player. At least Dubois is much younger than Wilson and has much more upside than Wilson. But both are under contract for a long time. Dubois does have the upside to be worth his contract, but it's hard to expect that out of him. Ovechkin is also overpaid now, but his contract is nearly up, and he wasn't overpaid for most of his contract. I do like that Shepard will be given a chance to be a backup in the NHL. He's earned it.

If LA can keep Matt Roy due to this move and get Arvidsson back for cheap, then it's worth it. We have young guys that need NHL time including Akil Thomas and Alex Turcotte at center and it appears they all have good attitudes.

Buy low for LA... GM is playing fantasy hockey

bad news. as a ducks fab i wanted la to be stuck with this bum for years

Caps fan here. Getting rid of half effort Kuzy just to jump on quarter effort PLD. Perhaps PLD will grow up and use his potential but 8,5m a year is already in the bank. On the bright side the Darcy contract needed to be moved.

Right now, I'm trying very hard to ignore the "LOL Browns" taunts from Yinzer Penguins fans. I get why the Capitals signed Kuemper back then, but I did not like the contract terms ($5.25M over 5 years for a then-32 year old who had been known as a decent backup up till then). I always knew it was a matter of time before Kuemper fell back down from his red-hot Avalanche run, and honestly, if not for Lindgren's performance, the Capitals barely even made it to the playoffs at all this year. I'm kind of willing to give Dubois a chance over here. Our center depth is very thin beyond Dylan Strome and Connor McMichael. There is a high chance Backstrom never takes the ice again, and even with potential reinforcements coming in, primarily Hendrix Lapierre after putting on a banger in Hershey, I will take any help just to ensure we can roll on all 4 lines. $8.5M in the books for the next 7 years, though ... as if Yinzers aren't lacking in ammo to laugh at us.

Wtf!!! Why would they want kuemper ? I get it they wanted rid of that contract but why that guy ?

Is this PLD’s last chance? So much potential, only 25, so messed up. He will rebound offensively, but is not a #1 center yet.

As a caps fan, I hate this move. Now we have to play Protas, McMicheal, and Lapiere on the 3rd and 4th line where they won't develop, and we need offense which PLD brings the opposite of (and an awful back check). Plus losing DK with no salary retention, this is awful...

I hope PLD bounces back and has a 70 point season. Cause it would be so funny

This works if Pierre Luc Dubois doesn’t suck ass in 6 years when the Caps probably want to become good again, still they should’ve got a pick for this.

Dubois fits washingtons timeline no? Ovi will play 2-4 more years and after that they will probably rebuild 2-4 years. After that dubois contract is gone and they can reevaluate. Not like washington needs the cap space until that

You'll talk to us again soon? This guy thinks he's the hockey guy!

At the end of the day. I don't care. I just want Red Wings News.

I called the PLD trade terrible in one of your Ask Me Anything vids before the season (I was WalkerTheLAFan), and I was correct.

PLD has basically been pitchfork-level run out of town from 3 cities in 3 years. How on EARTH do you bring that in your room for 7 years at top dollar? SMH.