Quoting: MoreOfAnIslesGuy
slightly over the cap and there's sadly no way mojo could be resigned, but this looks good for both sides.
you should just pull a lupul on brooks orpik and ltir him lol
Last year's deadline, at 5.5M? Sure.
Orpik's back on a 1M cap hit now, and I think he actually might be injured, but he's still good enough positionally that they need him to play.
The Caps could have depth on defense and be under the cap if, as a Devils fan proposed last week, Burakovsky brought back Johansson at 50% (2.29M, about), plus Mirco Mueller. Washington can send Siegenthaler back to Hershey, and they end up with four NHL-capable defensemen on each side, including three a side who can play 18 minutes. That's a deal that brings Burakovsky to NJ.
I could see the Caps adding a couple decent prospects to that, like: Tyler Lewington and Mason Mitchell? I don't think giving up a 23 year old RFA for a 28 year old UFA who is only a tiny bit better right now makes much sense.