#1 Vitek Vanecek for Marc-Andre Fleury
At the end of the season no matter what happens in the playoffs Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan has a tough decision to make. Or does he? Perhaps with the way Ilya Samsonov has heated up it looks like the decision has been made. At least, that’s what we think if this trade were to happen.
The rumors have it that the Caps were interested in a potential veteran backup. If they were to go that route Marc-Andre Fleury would be the perfect choice. That would also create a win win scenario for both parties. Vitek Vanecek would get his opportunity to shine elsewhere.
Vanecek carries the smallest cap hit on the team at $716,667. He almost got his opportunity to shine elsewhere when the Seattle Kraken took him in the expansion draft. Then they elected to with Philipp Grubauer allowing the Caps to trade back for him. Time is a flat circle.
Fleury has a cap hit of $7 million which would make this trade tricky but if the Chicago Blackhawks want to get younger in goal, it presents a good opportunity. Those are the top 5 trades I would make and if you’re mad about this list hey at least I’m not GMBM.