I wouldn’t take Josh Anderson for free and he’s overpaid by at the very least 2 million he’s a third liner. I’d 100% rather keep Bailey for 2 years than Anderson for 5 years

Woof, that's a terrible deal. Josh Bailey is a flawed player, but he at least produces - he's outscored Josh Anderson in every. single. season. that Anderson has been in the league. And GSVA says that, despite his reputation as an offensive-minded player, Bailey actually was less awful on defense than Anderson was. I'd rather ride out the last 2x$5M of Bailey then sacrifice a 2024 1st to raise that cap hit to $5.5M and stretch it out over 5 years.

I also don't see Washington trading an asset for Dvorak after they signed Dylan Strome to a $3.5M deal this summer. I think they're going to ride with him as opposed to giving up a 2023 1st for a guy who's not that much of an upgrade.