I read the description and agree. Could be any team with cap space, so I preface with...I'm just going off CHI's history because while I read CHI is a placeholder...it's a likely spot for a dump. Let's just see what it'll cost.

Josh Bailey is the recent comp. There are plenty before him, but recency matters too. JB cost a 2nd round pick to spend $2,333,333M over 2 years. Mantha will cost $6.5M. (assuming the buyout window is closed and can't be reopened with arb filing etc...)

25 points 64 games and 44 points in 74 games the year prior.
27 points in 67 games and 23 in 37 games the prior year. Extrapolated mean 46 points in 74 games.

Over 2 years pretty much the same.

I think this is why he's still with WAS and likely will stay there. I'd agree with the argument that a 28 year old Mantha with something to prove looking for another contract has more motivation than a 33 JB, but motivation and injury history don't link too much.

I'll admit I was previously willing to take the BOS 2025 2nd for Mantha. With how expensive dumps have been lately. I'm now thinking it'll costs (2) 2nds, but it could also be more because there are less teams to available with the cap space to afford to take him on.

I heard the price to dump salary (as related to Chicago) has gone up. They are ready to do business but you have to make it worth their while… I’m not sure this trade does enough of that.

I like the 2025 2nd, it’s seems like Davidson has been stockpiling picks in later drafts since the McCabe trade, but I think you need one more quality piece for Chicago to do this. I’m thinking either another 2nd in 2026+ or a prospect equivalent.

I'd rather just keep mantha at that price

Not sure if this gets it done with CHI, but it's a huge improvement over Caps fans telling me Mantha isn't a cap dump and it would cost at least a 1st to get Washington to think about moving him.

I think Anaheim would take this offer, but it may not have quite enough sweeteners for the Hawks. The people saying that Mantha can get actual trade value in exchange drive me crazy

A 2nd and a 4th should be enough to move Mantha, but I can't see the Hawks adding another forward now. But to another team, sure.

The only issue is the caps won’t do this. They’re looking for a “hockey trade” which I assume would be mantha and an asset going to another team for a cheaper forward.

ANA doesn't need to add anyone to hit the cap floor, with Zegras and Terry extensions imminent. They'd probably want more than this too.