The Capitals don’t do that. A Matt Murray Buy-Out costs $2.6M this season and next which is basically Mantha’s remaining $$. Brodie isn’t enough of a sweetner to make this appealing at all for the Caps. Hard, hard pass.

The Caps are actually taking on salary because Murray Buy-Out + Brodie is more than Mantha’s current Cap Hit.

Would love to know how that trade helps the Flyers at that start of their multi-year rebuild

Well obviously it comes with a hefty, overpaid contract.

In all seriousness. If you want TK or Laughts, crack open your picks and prospect vaults.

A vault which has no value for them

Murray's buyout is only like $670k or something

For that package you get Joel Hanley, not Thomas Harley.

Cap Computation: Murray's $687,500 buyout plus Brodie's $5.5 million > Mantha's $5.7 million

Salary Computation: Murray's $2 million + Brodie's $7.5 million (!!) >> Mantha's $6.5 million

For this year. 2024-25 it's $2M. Not worth it.

The blues decline. A Late first and a B tier prospect isn't enough for them to destroy their defense

The Blues pass, of course, but the Stars spit take all the milk in the world. What on Earth?!?

I'd make a satire fleece trade with an excellent young Toronto player to make the point, but they don't have any.

Caps. Don't. Need. Any. More. Defenseman. Thank you.