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Michael Sgarbossa, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

#3 Michael Sgarbossa for Nathan Walker

This is some wishful thinking on my end. Usually I’m against these types of things of brining a player back to their old team with very few exceptions. This is one of them. Another is when LeBron James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers but that was also a little different.

Nathan Walker carries a cap hit of $750,000 and plays left wing. Michael Sgarbossa is a center but can slot to the wing when needed. The Caps wouldn’t lose much at the center position with their top four centers back in the lineup. That’s why they sent Sgarbossa to waivers in the first place but he cleared and is now on the taxi squad.

Nathan Walker, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

Sgarbossa, when he’s in the lineup, has an identical cap hit of $750,000 so this might be a good swap after all. Plus we would get the Australian star back in Nathan Walker as he’s the first and only player from Australia to play in the NHL.

Walker has four goals and one assist for five points in seven games with the St. Louis Blues. Playing time won’t be guaranteed but then again who knows with the COVID-19 issues across the world of sports.

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