Top 5 trades the Capitals need to make in 2022

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#4 Justin Schultz for Radim Simek

This one will be a little tricky as Justin Schultz is in the last year of his contract. Still it might be a good swap from blue line to blue line. Schultz has a cap hit of $4 million and with two other right handed defensemen on the San Jose Sharks in Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson making more the Sharks may not want to take this.

If they do want to take it, however, the Caps could be getting a bargain. Radim Simek makes $2.25 million a year. He’s also 29. Schultz is 31 and has two goals and four assists for six points in 28 games. He’s currently in COVID protocol. Simek has one goal and one assist in 20 games so far this season.

Schultz’s advanced stats aren’t too shabby. He has a Corsi For percentage of 51.49 percent, a 53.65 percent Expected Goals For percentage, and a 53.13 percent Scoring Chances For percentage.

Simek’s advanced stats are a little smaller but he also played in eight less games than Schultz. He has a Corsi For percentage of 49.27 percent which is still decent. His Expected Goals For percentage is 52.02 percent while his Scoring Chances For is 55.22 percent.

Would this move make sense for the defense or would you rather see someone else get moved?

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