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Wilson has more value to the Caps than his stats show due to extreme fan favoritism. Think Brendan Gallagher. Gallagher has better hands, but DC loves them some boarder-line cheap play so they love Wilson. He is also clicking with Ovechkin. This year he is with Ovechkin about 65% of his 5v5 time, last year it was pushing 70% of his 5v5 time.
I obviously do not see NJ even having a discussion including Hughes or Hischier, but the drop for them is significant. Not only do I not see anything on NJ that would get the deal done, but I doubt any team would offer the gross overpay that the Caps and the fan base would need to send Wilson away.