Washington Capitals: Free Agents to Watch in the Stanley Cup

It is finally here hockey fans, the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals! Sadly your Washington Capitals will not be playing. But that doesn’t mean we can’t still watch and perhaps ponder if any future Caps players are on the ice.

It is always fun figuring out what kind of free agents would best fit the Caps. It is easier said than done with their tight salary cap and a big re-signing they hope to get done. Before we get to that bulk of the offseason where we look at free agents from around the league, let’s look at the free agents that are currently competing for the Stanley Cup.

In this post we’ll take a look at four players each, two from the Tampa Bay Lightning and two from the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens took care of the North Division while the Lightning prevailed in the central

In the third round the Lightning defeated the New York Islanders in seven games in a game that only required one shorthanded goal which was practically the first shorty the Islanders allowed all season.

The Canadiens meanwhile defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in six games winning Game 6 in overtime on a game winning goal from Artturi Lehkonen.