I see Brown getting maybe 5 years, but not 7 years like Hyman

Connor Brown, former 6th Rd pick for a future 2nd Rd pick, seems fair for a pending UFA.

so much for sens fans saying he's worth a 1st lol

Best time to trade a player is the TD. Worst time to trade a player is FA.

He easily could've fetched a first if he was traded at the TD

While I am not sold on Washington still being a contender, they are having a nice and tidy offseason so far.

Upgrading their goaltending to Kuemper and adding Strome and Brown to their forward group is solid work. The fact that in total they basically did all of that without hurting their future outlook. They got about as much back for Vanecek as they paid for Brown, so they basically added their biggest needs without having to blow up their cap or go longer term than they are hoping their current window is (Ovie's current deal).

I know every team's goal is to win a Stanley cup, but it's probably just as important to stay reasonably competitive while Ovi is chasing the record, and I think they took a good step toward that this offseason. Brown's a solid middle six winger who can do a bit of everything. Good get, and they smartly pushed the pick until 2024, so they can hold the remaining picks they have left for what is supposedly a deeper 2023 draft.

Seems like a fair deal given that he can become a UFA in a year, but how is Washington able to take on so much cap hit this summer? Do they have somebody who’s expected to be out for the season on LTIR? If not, how do they plan to get under the cap?

So now we know Kerfoot's value

And at only 750k in actual dollars gonna be interesting to see if we get a bidding war

As he had 51 points with 0 pp time

Backstrom is probs out for the season per reports. While its not forever probs either see him for playoffs or 2023-2024 season

WSH wins overall.

This trade didn't age well.

Tbf nobody expected Connor Brown to get hurt 4 games in.