CGY won't move Tkachuk but even if they do it, a top6 guy would need to be in the return (Tatar, Drouin)

Caps aren't moving Tom Wilson. It took them forever to find a winger who could keep up with Ovechkin.

"Wilson, Tom
WSH
Danault, Phillip
Ylönen, Jesse [Reserve List]
2020 2nd round pick (MTL)"

No, but thanks.

Wilson and Danault are both great defensive forwards, and they were on pace for the same number of points last year. Wilson is a year younger, with three more years of term, and is a bunch tougher, whether or not that's more valuable than Danault being good at faceoffs. I don't know much about Ylonen, but if he and a 2nd were enough for three years of either Wilson or Danault, we'd probably hear about him all the time on here.

I do think a two-year rental on Danault fits the Caps' remaining window before Ovechkin hits UFA, and they might be interested in trying him out at 2C or 3C. But not at the cost of their 1R. Obviously with him hitting UFA the same year as Ovechkin, the team is going to prioritize its greatest player of all time, so they would have to look at Danault as probably just a two year rental, but those can still bring decent value.

Agreed. Tommy Dubs in the heart and soul of the Caps (outside of OV)