Washington Capitals: Top 3 free agents to consider in 2020

#2 Chris Tanev

The Caps will likely shop for a defenseman in free agency. Someone who’s high on their list should be Chris Tanev of the Vancouver Canucks. There’s no telling what the future holds with two UFAs and one RFA on the blue line. Brenden Dillon will be due a raise and so will Radko Gudas. Both players have leverage for where they’ll end up going.

Dillon wants to be back with the team while Gudas has doubts that the team will re-sign him with other needs going on. Jonas Siegenthaler will likely get a raise and stay here in Washington since he’s an RFA.

Tenev is a defensive defenseman which the Caps need more of on their blue line. He sacrifices his body often and while it may take a toll on him, it doesn’t stop him from delivering shutdown plays.

Tanev’s contract should be in the neighborhood of three to five years with a cap hit around $4 million. He currently carries a $4,450,000 cap hit with the Canucks.

Tanev scored two goals and added 18 assists for 20 points and has a Corsi For percentage of 46.47 percent. There’s one more player that we’ll look at and of course this last player is a goalie.