Offseason

While I think the value is fine, I don't think the Caps will want to retain on TVR and would settle for a worse return to not have to do so

Why would you move KK? Makes more sense to move Staal... too much for TVR. Just sign someone like Kulikov at that price and put Morrow in the top four. TvR didn't work under Rod once.

Pass on JvR and Martinook at those prices. Just bring back Teuvo and give Nadeau or Blake a shot. Probably a touch high on Guentzel and Drury.

Kotkenemi is worth a 3rd at least

Because Drury is a better 3C. Has more pts than KK, played in higher roles, and has been 3x as good defensively. A 4.8m boat anchor that was acquired because management wanted to be petty is an albatross thing to have on this team. I don't care if you cherry pick his PDO. He's scored 40pts once for being a top 5 pick and will eventually round off a bottom 6 scrub making too much money. Pass. Drury can do the same thing for cheaper.

Staal isn't going anywhere. He's not waiving his clause and he's the captain. We are stuck with that contract.

If you can snag Martinook at sub 2m, do it. Can play against top comp and log over 30 points a season.

I'm not keen on throwing Morrow into a top 4 role. Would rather shelter him a bit and see how he performs.

I wasn't trying to gauge value, just trying to see how the cap works with that anchor gone