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Burakovsky is a pretty good player. If the Caps aren't going to play him, someone should. McDonagh isn't worth quite that much more than him, but in a bidding war, i could see it getting there, and I think Trotz would lean on McDonagh, with his playoff and Olympic experience, as much as he'll bench Burakovsky for lacking both, so overpaying is almost reasonable to get a very good, kind of old player who will contribute for a very good, very young player who won't, yet.
But if you stick Burakovsky on your top line next season, for eighty two games, you've got a thirty goal scorer, and the Caps fire their GM for getting suckered, here.