Who adds what?
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I wonder if the Devils would throw in a B forward prospect, here? The Caps have enough depth at LHD to trade Lucas Johansen for whatever's available. If all that they can get for him is 950k of cap space on a trade of similar players, while giving up term? Not ideal.
With Johansen playing a shutdown role in the AHL, that's probably his current trade value. So leaving him in that spot seems questionable. If they want to keep him, send him to the E to carry pucks and rebuild the skill that got him drafted in the first round. If they want to trade him, bring him up to play a few games in the NHL and show off that solid positioning. A bottom four role in the AHL is no place for a first round pick. Waste of an asset.