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Not a huge fan of this. I think the Caps likely keep Dowd since they didn't sell high on him at the deadline, and you could get more for Van Riemsdyk than a couple low picks and a depth defenseman. Elvis-Kuemper swap is interesting but I feel there may still be some beef there, if they can't swing a deal Kuemper can play veteran to Stevenson for the next year.
For Free agents, I don't really see Debrusk or Patches as targets. Patches was fine on a 1 year deal but Milano is more useful in that 3LW role and the Caps have Miroshnichenko who could also potentially slot in at 3LW. Debrusk I don't truly see as a 1st line guy, pretty good playoff performer but his regular season stats make me feel he'll likely be just about what McMichael is, which isn't worthy of 1st line time at this point.
Don't think Carolina would part with KK either, regardless of league view on his contract as a negative or positive, I think Waddell's made his bed and now intends to lay in it regarding KK.