Washington Capitals: Top 3 needs heading into free agency
Goalies
The biggest storyline all season long has been what the future will hold for Braden Holtby, who’s expected to get a raise this summer. But what if the novel coronavirus pandemic (which will keep the salary cap flat) as well as declining stats might be enough to keep Holtby in Washington for one more year?
“It’s still to be decided. I think it’s going to be difficult but sometimes opportunities come up that you don’t expect and I think we’d like to play it out and see what happens,” said Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan.
The Caps selected Ilya Samsonov in 2015 and he had a good rookie season. It is likely he’s the goaltender of the future. Say the Caps move on from Holtby, they would have to do one of two options: Bring up Pheonix Copley or Vitek Vanecek or shop for a veteran free agent goalie.
The Caps might likely go that route of the veteran netminder and there’s some options available. One option is Robin Lehner from the Vegas Golden Knights. Others include Corey Crawford, which will be tough to pull off, Craig Anderson, Jimmy Howard, Jacob Markstrom, Thomas Greiss, Cam Talbot, Anton Khudobin, and Mike Condon to name a few.
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These are the Caps top 3 needs heading into free agency. What kind of moves would you like to see the Caps do during free agency? Let us know in the comments!