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Tom Wilson is just too valuable to the Caps, especially after last season. I mean, he put up a career high in goals and points in 63 games played. If he continues developing his offensive game and continues the trend of not making huge, dangerous, bone-headed hits, he could legitimately be a 30 goal scorer and 60 point guy, who could potentially play the PP and the PK. That's also with his rights locked up for another five seasons at a pretty competitive price.
Not to mention, his existence in the 2018 playoffs against PIT caused Jim Rutherford to have an aneurysm and decide that he needed to stock up on "grit" in lieu of talent, so there's that value too.