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Originally Posted by JohnnySkittles
No chance Washington does that IMO. Hudler's great, but Alzner is in his prime and Wilson is an up and coming power forward for them.
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Disagree. I think there could be a fit there. Maybe Hudler for Alzner straight up? That being said I don't know about the Caps D depth or detailed cap situation. If they have some d prospects in the pipe, it could work.
Hudler is ideal trade bait for a team like Washington, who could use a boost in secondary scoring to push them over the edge to being an contender. They are trying to win now. Only one year left at $4M so it doesn't handcuff them long term. Productive, fairly young still, can work wonders on PP. Has won before and developed in a winning culture. He'd be a great fit there and it looks like they have quite a bit of cap space. They even have some middle six RW that are UFA that Hudler would be a huge upgrade on and he could immediately step into the depth chart.
I know Alzner is a prized asset but you have to give up something significant if you're going to trade for a top ten point producing top line RW. Alzner is exactly what the Flames need, a steady #3 two way defenceman who can skate, and that would put our back end as one of the best in the league if not the best. It'd be even better if we could get Carlson but that may be a pipe dream...