Who adds what?
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As a Caps fan, obviously I'd like to believe that Matthews is only trying to start something up in response to Ovechkin, Kuzentsov, Orlov, and Samsonov being suspended.
As a realist, I'd say Florida is playing above expectations, early this year, and a has an equivalent center they need to either extend or trade. Cue flame war, but Barkov's defense and Matthews' goal scoring put each at a really high level. Finding a way to balance the cap makes it tricky.
The Wild are also having a great start and could offer a couple of top-four defensemen and some futures for a 1C.