Full marks on Trochek, a veteran Trotz would use in the playoffs, over Burakovsky and a pick who each might not make a difference in the Ovechkin era. They are fair value for Trocheck, even though he's got 17 goals in the firrst 44 games of this year:
https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/t/trochvi01.html
That's a pace for 32. Most players don't get traded in the middle of great seasons, but in two years, he'll score 20 and Burakovsky will score 30, and Florida will debut that first pick, so they probably take the long view and pull the trigger on a heavy offer like that.
https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/brodijo01.html
Brodin plays 22 minutes, mostly in the defensive zone, and does pretty well. Solid upgrade to the top four, and at 24 years old, on a good contract, he'd be a great long term addition. Hate to part with Stephenson when he's playing well, as a rookie, all around the middle six. Probably pull back him or the first. Which might mean Minn says no, in which case, the Caps can probably give less than that, keep Orpik, and get another team to retain partial salary on one of Edler, Hjalmarsson, or Brodin.
Or, if the Caps are looking for a talented, young, left handed defenseman with more playoff experience than Djoos, they should really talk to McPhee about Shea Theodore, who has been a healthy scratch over a dozen times this year, but still has 12 points:
https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/t/theodsh01.html or just whichever of Vegas' seven NHL experienced lhd are available.
Chorney is left handed, as are Ness and Johanson who plays top pair n Hershey, so I think Hobbs and Lewington are vying for fourth on the Caps' RHD depth chart. They're not in a
position to move either without bringing in a right handed reinforcement. Doesn't have to be much. Roman Polak 50% retained for a 6th?