I’ve tossed around the idea that Ryan Suter’s NMC was just so that he wasn’t sent to the minors or waived. I think that he would be open to a trade if the right team called. If you threw in retention from a second team, you could provide a 20 minute a night D for around 1,85m (which is a steal). This could turn into a solid return.

Take out the retention on Mantha and I think Washington might consider it, but any retention is an absolute non-starter. They're going to need as much money as possible if Backstrom is back next year, and that 750,000 would likely harm the chances of bringing back someone like Jensen, Orlov, or Milano.

That Nashville trade is abysmal. We’d rather hold onto Fabbro and Ryjo