A Trade Ive Been Asking For A Year Now

I like it tbh, Mantha could be an intriguing fit next to Petey and Kuz if he worked out in VAN

I feel like if this was on the table it would have been completed by now

I don't like it for a few reasons.

For Garland a good chunk of his value comes from being a power play guy but he wouldn't get PP1 time here, and he only had 34 points at 5v5 last year. I worry he will just be a higher paid version of Sheary in Washington, someone who's decent and speedy everywhere line the lineup but isn't a gamechanger, and I can't justify that type of player at 5 million for the next 3 years. His extra term on his contract also makes it harder to navigate the cap situation next year with Sandin's extension, since you can't count on Oshie or Backstrom to retire and give Washington extra cap space. Also, he would keep a top 6 spot away from Miroshnichenko and Leonard for 2 more years, it just makes the next two years even more of a pain than it needs to be in terms of cap space and roster spots, as I feel it further perpetuates Washington's seemingly eternal winger logjam.

I feel like it might cost more to get Mantha out for Garland. I agree the move makes sense contract wise, but I don't think Mantha alone has the value. Maybe throwing in a 2nd or 3rd+ could be enough.

looking at how people are valuing mantha over garland in the comments rn is definitely making me question my opinion