WASHINGTON John Carlson leaned against the wall at the Capitals final media day, officially bringing to a close theirStanley Cup season. Hes more relaxed than usual, though completely aware of the elephant in the room: Where will he be in a matter of weeks? When asked, he took a deep breath, not fazed. His composure didnt falter one bit. I havent had any talks with anyone, and I dont know what youd like me to say, Carlson said of his future with the team. I wish I had all the answers, and itll be a proce s to get those answers. Carlson, set to become one of the NHL's most highly covetedunrestricted free agents July 1, has been with the Capitals organization Boston Bruins Jersey for the duration of his career,drafted 27th overall nearly a decade ago. He raised a Calder Cup with Hershey back when he was still an up-and-coming prospect, and has since grown into a top-pairing defenseman and, finally, a Stanley Cup champion. 2018 UFA Patrick Brown Jersey RANKINGS: | | However, the most important thing to Carlson is the fact that this has been my home. Its where his two sons were born. He lives in D.C. nearly year-round, and hasspent his career playing with the same core group, including players he developed in Hershey with. Ive lived here every summer since Ive been here and this is my home base, Carlson said. Obviously, the guys Ive been around and the experiences weve had, and I love the area. This is all I know. Its no secret Capitalsgeneral manager Brian MacLellan also wants to see his top blueliner return next year. However, its not going to come easy. Were going to be limited to a certain extent to what we can offer," he said Wednesday, "but Jaromir Jagr Jersey hopefully, we can find a spot that satisfies both parties. That may be a bit hard to pull off. Washington only has $11 million left in cap space for next season with 10 total free agents restricted or unrestricted including Carlson, as well as the likes of Tom Wilson, Devante Smith-Pelly, Jay Beagle and Michal Kempny. NHL DRAFT 2018: | Right now, it appearsPhilipp Grubauer will be headed somewhere else; MacLellan touched on the future of his Cam Neely Jersey backup goalie and admitted he can be a starter for another team and deserves to be. Players like Alex Chia son and Jakub Jerabek arent shoo-ins for an extension with Washington, and on-the-rise players in Madison Bowey and Travis Boyd wont be requiring a big pay raise. But Carlson will. The 28-year-old put up a career-high 15 goals and 68 points this season, and his 24:51 average TOI ranked 11th among all NHL skaters. Not to mention, seeing that Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Lar son just earned an eight-year, $64 million extension, Carlson will likely be seeking a similar deal. I love it here and all that, Carlson said. I want to stay here, but theres more to it than that. With only so much left in cap space and a handful of players looking for a deal, its going to be nearly impo sible for the Capitals to give Carlson a deal that pays that much. Its going to be a stretch, especially if Washington plans to hold onto as many players as po sible; not only that, all of their free agents played big parts in their championship season. MacLellan said he and Carlson didnt get to meet too much during the regular season, and decided in the middle of the campaign to push discu sions off until the season ends. He anticipates the Georgii Merkulov Jersey two will start discu sions next week. Wed really like to have him back, MacLellan said.
WASHINGTON John Carlson leaned against the wall at the Capitals final media day, officially bringing to a close theirStanley Cup season. Hes more relaxed than usual, though completely aware of the elephant in the room: Where will he be in a matter of weeks? When asked, he took a deep breath, not fazed. His composure didnt falter one bit. I havent had any talks with anyone, and I dont know what youd like me to say, Carlson said of his future with the team. I wish I had all the answers, and itll be a proce s to get those answers. Carlson, set to become one of the NHL's most highly covetedunrestricted free agents July 1, has been with the Capitals organization Boston Bruins Jersey for the duration of his career,drafted 27th overall nearly a decade ago. He raised a Calder Cup with Hershey back when he was still an up-and-coming prospect, and has since grown into a top-pairing defenseman and, finally, a Stanley Cup champion. 2018 UFA Patrick Brown Jersey RANKINGS: | | However, the most important thing to Carlson is the fact that this has been my home. Its where his two sons were born. He lives in D.C. nearly year-round, and hasspent his career playing with the same core group, including players he developed in Hershey with. Ive lived here every summer since Ive been here and this is my home base, Carlson said. Obviously, the guys Ive been around and the experiences weve had, and I love the area. This is all I know. Its no secret Capitalsgeneral manager Brian MacLellan also wants to see his top blueliner return next year. However, its not going to come easy. Were going to be limited to a certain extent to what we can offer," he said Wednesday, "but Jaromir Jagr Jersey hopefully, we can find a spot that satisfies both parties. That may be a bit hard to pull off. Washington only has $11 million left in cap space for next season with 10 total free agents restricted or unrestricted including Carlson, as well as the likes of Tom Wilson, Devante Smith-Pelly, Jay Beagle and Michal Kempny. NHL DRAFT 2018: | Right now, it appearsPhilipp Grubauer will be headed somewhere else; MacLellan touched on the future of his Cam Neely Jersey backup goalie and admitted he can be a starter for another team and deserves to be. Players like Alex Chia son and Jakub Jerabek arent shoo-ins for an extension with Washington, and on-the-rise players in Madison Bowey and Travis Boyd wont be requiring a big pay raise. But Carlson will. The 28-year-old put up a career-high 15 goals and 68 points this season, and his 24:51 average TOI ranked 11th among all NHL skaters. Not to mention, seeing that Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Lar son just earned an eight-year, $64 million extension, Carlson will likely be seeking a similar deal. I love it here and all that, Carlson said. I want to stay here, but theres more to it than that. With only so much left in cap space and a handful of players looking for a deal, its going to be nearly impo sible for the Capitals to give Carlson a deal that pays that much. Its going to be a stretch, especially if Washington plans to hold onto as many players as po sible; not only that, all of their free agents played big parts in their championship season. MacLellan said he and Carlson didnt get to meet too much during the regular season, and decided in the middle of the campaign to push discu sions off until the season ends. He anticipates the Georgii Merkulov Jersey two will start discu sions next week. Wed really like to have him back, MacLellan said.