3 players worth signing in free agency for the Capitals

#1 Nazem Kadri

I have to give credit where credit is due on this one, so shoutout to my friend Sammi Silber over at Washington Hockey Now for this idea. Depending on what happens to Nicklas Backstrom on his hip injury and what they do with Lars Eller, the center from the Colorado Avalanche that’s playing for a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals could be in the Capitals plans. Nazem Kadri is a name you’ve definitely heard around the hockey world for a while.

Kadri had 28 goals and 59 assists for 87 points in the regular season. So far in the playoffs he has six goals and eight assists for 14 points as the Avalanche take on the Edmonton Oilers tonight in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final.

Silber writes that Wilson goes hand in hand with Kadri and she couldn’t be more right. He’s a tough player who can be a difference maker and like Wilson isn’t afraid to make the big hit.

Kadri has a cap hit of $4.5 million this season and his price may definitely go up. But say worse comes to worse and Backstrom’s out for the year. Boom, they’ll be able to afford an explosive forward like Kadri.