Laine isnt worth all that.... you could make an argument he's borderline cap dump

Chychrun trade Caps might need to add another pick / something but its very close imo

If it was the 24 1st and a prospect and the caps could dump some money out, I'd do it for Laine. Agreed on Chychrun, just don't really need another lefty right now.

I think I'd do it because they need to make big swings but man moving that 25 1st for Laine makes me nervous

If you approach trade negotiations with that attitude you will not get him. We are in no hurry to dump him, and are basically playing with house money w/r/t whether or not he bounces back, so any trade for him needs a return commesurate with that of a top-line scoring winger. Especially if retaining.

That return as listed might do it, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

not enough for chych, ott declines

A cap dump requires the team to actually be up against the cap. We're in no rush to move him. You want him? Great, but you have to pay for him. You don't want to pay for him? Great, we'll keep him. Given he's been nearly ppg when in the lineup, and most of this year was lost because of dirty hits, chances are good he'll bounce back.

i was just speaking in general. why would i risk 8.7m in cap space for a player that hasnt been healthy and seems to either have a bad attitude or feels disengaged on most nights. Capitals want to win and need more Oshie type players that give you great effort

id risk (2) 2nd round picks on him with no retention

cap dump means you dump a sizable amount of cap? now CBJ doesnt need to dump cap but if they would rather use that space on other things it would make sense. Most id risk on Laine would be 2 2nd round picks but he hasnt played a full season in what 3-4 years?

Cap dump means you shed a sizeable amount of cap in order to remain cap-compliant/make additional moves and stay cap compliant. Otherwise it's just a salary/money shed. If anything it's a salary dump for a small-market/small-budget team, but it's not a cap dump since we're going to have no shortage of cap space. It's semantics, but I'll live and die on that hill.

The whole team is young RFAs who are going to get cheaper bridge deals until we know what they are, so we don't really need the space to go out and sign, say, a Stamkos or Marchessault. There's not really any option other than wait for the new core to develop, otherwise it's more random stars without a supporting cast.

If you're only willing to risk 2 2nds, it doesn't make sense for us. We've got plenty of picks and prospects. We need high-end talent, and it's more logical to keep the 26-year-old winger who has shown that ability as recently as last season. (And he played 46/56 games in 2020-21 btw; only 107/1019 players, or 10.5% of the league, played a "full season" of 82 or more games this year).