Edited Sep. 20, 2019 at 12:26 p.m.
Quoting: Sleeping0ut1992
Caps don't need Hyman
True. At best Hyman would challenge Hagelin for 3L, and make Hags a nearly $3M 4th liner. At worst Hyman would rotate with Boyd, Hathaway, and Leipsic for a 4W spot, and be a a $2.25M fourth liner.
Gudas lighten's Carlson's shutdown and PK minutes so Carlson can score more points and get the power play back to the top of the league, and that's 100 times more valuable to Washington than one more good checking wing in a summer when they already added three.
But we haven't heard what Toronto's adding, yet. Is there a price at which Washington trades Gudas for prospects? Maybe. Is there a price at which they also take Hyman's contract back? Yeah. Especially if they can flip Hyman out West for more prospects/busts. Would you trade Gudas for Hyman after adding Hagelin, Panik, and Hathaway who are each basically Hyman? Heck no. But Gudas and a 3rd for Liljegren, Bracco, and an out-of-shape Jake Virtanen (that you get for Hyman)? That's not really an all-in move, but how do you pass it up?
Leafs fans, please respond similarly to my Oshie for Nylander example, with what would make it work, but bear in mind that Oshie got 27 more points than Nylander last year (54 to 27), that Oshie was on pace for 30 goals if he hadn't missed a dozen games, and that his contract declines with age, ending up, if not great, at least easy enough to trade to a rebuilding club saving money below the floor.
Assuming Oshie's 3M signing bonus has already been paid this summer, he's only owed 27.5M over the next six years, for an actual annual payment of 4.6M, and falling. Cap hit at 5.75 could be something or nothing, depending on the next tv contract, international markets, and whether Oshie stays healthy or not.
https://www.capfriendly.com/players/tj-oshie
I guess the value depends on how sure Toronto is that Nylander can get back from the doghouse. If that doesn't look good, he's still got old friends in Washington.