The Washington Capitals Are ALL-IN After Landing Alex Tuch 🔥 | BB Clips
6/25/202616 min
Boomer, Pinder and Rhett react to the Washington Capitals acquiring Alex Tuch from the Buffalo Sabres in a sign-and-trade before handing the veteran winger an eight-year, $10.5 million-per-season contract. With a roster that already features established stars alongside an exciting young core, are the Capitals making the right move by doubling down on winning now? The guys break down what Tuch brings to Washington, whether the contract will age well, and if this is the perfect addition to help bridge the gap between the Capitals' veteran leaders and the next generation of talent.
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First 90 secondsDean Molberg· Host0:00
[upbeat music] The, uh, the Washington Capitals are in the Alex Tuch business.
Rhett Warrener· Host0:08
They are.
Ryan Pinder· Host0:08
Washington. Washington.
Dean Molberg· Host0:11
After yesterday, a, another sign and trade after years we've talked about it. You would always kind of imagine, there's no, they don't do sign and trades.
Ryan Pinder· Host0:17
This never happens. Why do we talk about it?
Dean Molberg· Host0:19
And then what was the, was it kind of the Matthew Tkachuk?
Ryan Pinder· Host0:21
Tkachuk was the first.
Dean Molberg· Host0:22
That was the one, and then there's been- And then we got a Mitch Marner, and two Troy Livings in a row, and now we've got our first, uh, well, not our first 'cause Raddysh was one.
Rhett Warrener· Host0:28
Yeah.
Ryan Pinder· Host0:28
And now it's two in the same off season.
Dean Molberg· Host0:30
Alex Tuch, a Washington Capital, a, what is it? A third round pick, and David Kampf.
Ryan Pinder· Host0:39
Kampf.
Dean Molberg· Host0:40
[laughs] Going the other way to the Buffalo Sabres.
Rhett Warrener· Host0:43
For Buffalo.
Ryan Pinder· Host0:43
They've done really good work.
Dean Molberg· Host0:45
Eight years, $84 million.
Ryan Pinder· Host0:49
It's ma- you got the Huberdeau deal, boys. Actually.
Dean Molberg· Host0:54
Yeah.
Ryan Pinder· Host0:54
I hope it goes better than that one. I don't know that it will.
Dean Molberg· Host0:57
30 years old.
Rhett Warrener· Host0:59
It could, but...
Dean Molberg· Host1:00
Had 33 goals last year.
Ryan Pinder· Host1:02
Pretty good season.
Dean Molberg· Host1:03
Has had 30 or more in three of the last four seasons. Um, it's one less guy on the UFA market, which is, we can- Great ... discuss, I guess. There's not much to discuss there.
Rhett Warrener· Host1:14
No.
Dean Molberg· Host1:14
It was thin already. Uh, but yeah, the, the Sabres are going to look a lot different. I, 'cause I'm, I did wanna ask you about it. We don't need to get right into Buffalo Sabres, but Bo Byram goes two days ago by way of trade. This is a trade, I guess, but in a way they lose Alex