Dream trades for Capitals this offseason

The Washington Capitals along with the rest of the NHL are on the eve of Free Agency as we write this. But even so as we write this, trade are happening across the league. More trades will happen as you read this.

But right now the Caps are silent. What’s going on?

Well for starters the Caps aren’t trading Tom Wilson so you can put that rumor to bed.

According to Tarik El Bashir of The Athletic (subscription required), Washington would like to shake up or upgrade their top heavy forward group via trade. The big issue of course is big contracts. It’s a major “stumbling block” in discussions.

The dream trade would be some kind of deal to send Anthony Mantha away without losing Evgeny Kuznetsov.…