re: NHL Free Agency Thread

I just imagine him as the Penguins' Baghdad Bob.

Anyway, now that Grabovski and Kumelin have gone as a package deal to the Islanders, giving them a pretty great 2nd line, the Caps still have a glaring hole a 2C.

they only have $1.5 mil in cap space, but it's pretty easy to create the space by demoting Hillen and Beagle and then trading Erskine for a draft pick. That would give the Caps $4.5 million in cap space to solve the 2C issue.

Now, they could package Green off for a 2C (maybe call San Jose for Thornton), but I think they'll stand pat on defense. The idea of pairing Niskanen with Green as an offensive duo is just too tempting. Or they could trade MoJo or Brouwer for a 2C, but I simply don't know who is willing to tango.

Which leaves us with the dregs of free agency. You have three options: Legwand, Roy, or Ott. Legwand is old but has experience with Trotz. Roy is old and... meh. Ott is the tempting option because if you're trying to add a two-way center, he's pretty much the prototype. I think they'll make a play for Legwand, but I'd love to see them put Ott, who is more skilled than he's given credit for, between Brouwer and MoJo, pushing Kuznetsov up to the top line.