WSH Test

Pens signed Tanev to replace Hagelin, there's not really a spot for him anymore

Next to Derek Grant, Roy could be the best value in the NHL.

The problem is we have only three NHL-qualified RD's on the roster and no one in the system even remotely likely to replace him next season if we trade him. Plus, he shows signs of becoming a second-pairing defenseman with a little more development. And we won't have to expose him in the expansion draft if we decide to go 4-4-1. (After Kopitar, Iafallo and Kempe, it's hard to designate TWO young forwards I'd hate to lose.)

In sum, he's a good quality guy who plays above his weight and whom we'd have to go out and replace if we traded him, so it's hard to construct a trade with teams that need RDs that Los Angeles would be likely to accept.

If you sign Hall do walk away from Ovechkin?

I think you sign Hall to convince Ovechkin to stick around. Not sure if it's the right move on-ice, but adding another recent MVP should be pretty convincing. Hall at 7x7 would actually be a great deal.