The Washington Capitals offseason is here and with the early stages in full swing we have a lot more questions than answers. As the summer progresses, the salary cap situation will begin to crystallize and we will get a general idea the direction the Capitals are going in.
A big decision is looming, do the Caps do a major retool, rebuild or do they run it back again. While the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results, the direction the Caps SHOULD go in is very complex.
Here are the players who the Caps could potentially lose in free agency.
Forwards
The only free agents on the forward front are unrestricted free agents Marcus Johansson and Johan Larsson. They both were acquired at the trade deadline. Larsson came from the Arizona Coyotes while Johansson was with the brand new Seattle Kraken. The Caps sent Daniel Sprong to the Kraken in that Johansson deal.
Johansson made $750,000 last season while Larsson made $700,000. They are both good veteran cheap forwards that could help any team that is cap strapped. Believe it or not, the Caps aren’t the only ones who have little wiggle room in the salary cap.