Let's GO CAPS!
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sorry but that's a ridiculous over pay on both Holtby and Backstrom. Holtby would most likely get dealt to develop Samsonov anyway, and Backstrom wants nothing more that to complete his career in DC and raise his family. He's said many times he wouldn't stand in the way of having a competitive team as his career winds down and that DC is the home for him.
Sign Backie to a 5 x $7.5M deal and you've got a HoF caliber guy at a solid team friendly price. He wants security over money.
Ovi could also get a matching 5 x $8M to go on his terms obviously as a Capital.
Keeping Holtby is unlikely even at his current $6.1M