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Originally Posted by Vinny01
The Caps certainly do not make the deal with thoughts of a rebuild as they have many good pieces there today. They could use code so space however so signing Oshie and Shattenkirk could happen if they can clear a good chunk of Ovie's cap hit (THN trade with Calgary had them netting $5M in cap space in the deal).
If the year want a star in return the Perry suggestion is likely the type of deal they would be looking at.
Tough thing with a player like Ovie is he is a guy you would really want out of the conference or at the very least division. That eliminates several suitors.
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I agree that the Caps aren't in a rebuild. But with that in mind, what good does signing Oshie and Shattenkirk (presumably for more money) do if you don't have Ovechkin? They lost in the second round with all three of those guys. So you net $5M - use some of that to pay Oshie and Shattenkirk more and have something left to sign a lesser winger to replace Ovechkin? It makes no sense for the Caps.