Will take a first rounder to get it done I think.

Pass. Mantha is too good on a good cap hit. Just try to sign Forsberg in the offseason.

Preds would probably want a 1st in any deal, but this would be one were they would probably take this deal.

They wouldn't have a chance at signing Forsberg as UFA with Manthas Cap Hit on the payroll.

Forsberg for Mantha, Sprong, Lapierre, 2nd

Mantha is the worst trade the Caps have made since Forsberg, so it would be ironic to trade him for Forsberg. Mantha wasn't the same after the injury two years ago, and now he has a different big injury. Value is sketchy. However, I think that you could take out Lapierre if the Preds like Mantha. Sprong is no value, the second is a 50+ so meh. It all depends if they want a roster guy or picks.

I wasn't a big fan of the Mantha trade but mostly because I really like Vrana. He has a few years left on a pretty decent contract. Sprong is RFA and could be flipped for a pick to a re-building team a la Seattle or Arizona. I'd hate to trade Lapierre but it would be worth it for Forsberg and I would trade this years 1st as well to not include him in the deal.

Bmac was put in a tough spot there because Vrana showed up the coach and refused to play defense. Plus we dumped Panik, who was meh so it cost us more than it normally would have.