The Caps are losing a whole tranche of forwards to UFA this summer, and have a pretty top-heavy cap structure. Maybe they see Sourdif as a utility forward who hasn't done enough to demand much more than minimum salary.
If that's what they're after, I can understand why they would rather have that player now rather than a draft pick who could be that player five years from now. The holes need to be filled. With the cap taking a big jump, I suppose they weren't confident of getting an equivalent UFA at the cap hit they want.
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