Quoting: JayBeagleFanAccount
Connolly and Hagelin are seriously overpaid. Djoos probably won’t sign for that little money for that long and you’re basically trading Niskanen for a 4th.
A 20-goal scorer who's virtually played zero time on the power play is overpaid at $2.8M? I'm not sure I agree. There's going to be a team out there with depth scoring issues that's going to throw money at him. If the Caps can get him at $2.8M over 4 years, I'd be ecstatic.
I agree that Hagelin is overpaid here. He doesn't really score too much, but is a great PKer and energy guy. If he signs for around $1.8-2.1M for 2-3 years, I think that's a good investment. His speed will be an asset, and he can move up and down the lineup if you need him to.
I think Djoos will be in the $1.5M range, but not for 4 years. $1.5M over 2 sounds fair, and is a higher figure than what Bowey, a 2nd round pick got in his first RFA contract.
Overall though, I don't think trading Burakovsky and Vanecek makes a ton of sense. Especially for that return.