Why trade eller? when just to sign eakin?

You lost me at Gudas for $5Mx4.

Eakin is not a better player than Eller, either. Eakin had bad possession stats on a dominant possession team in Vegas, and shot way above his career shooting percentage. I'd be extremely surprised if he scored 22 again. I'd rather keep Eller.

The Caps' cap situation is not good enough to justify having a $5M center and a $5M third pairing defenseman.

Trading Eller to bring in Eakin is bad. BUT that being said, if Caps could get Bellows and a 2nd for him I'd do that in a second. But no way NYI does that.

You chose to take the savings from not signing Holtby to make moves that don't make the team better. Seems legit.

lmao Brian Maclellan would be on the street quick with the gudas and eakin signing. i'd say gudas is worth no more than 3, and eakin no more than 3.5

Gudas was and is one tough SBO. His analytics are solid. He will get paid at least 5 mil in next contract. He is a RD in a system bereft of quality RD in the pool. If Gudas is signed, Orlov is the dead weight to go to make room for our stud LD prospects. NYI needs a quality 3rd center. Bellows is a risk but with a 2nd a good trade. Love Eakins tenacity, speed and younger. 5mil may be too much but he is getting close to it somewhere. Overall Caps need draft picks, to get younger and play a heavy game.