Top 5 bold predictions for the Capitals heading into free agency

#4 The Caps will trade for J.T. Miller

I know this isn’t related to free agency but one bold prediction is that leading up to free agency the Caps will trade for J.T. Miller. He spent last season with the Vancouver Canucks and will have a cap hit of $5.25 million. He can play at both left wing and center.

Miller had a breakout season with the Canucks with 32 goals and 67 assists for 99 points. He has consistency in his game and can easily fill a top six center position that will be vacant with Nicklas Backstrom’s absence.

His advanced stats were pretty good. Miller had a 51.03 percent Expected Goals For percentage in the regular season at five on five, a 52.36 percent Corsi For percentage and a 48.04 High Danger Chances For percentage per Natural Stat Trick.

Miller is also one hell of a passer averaging .41 assists per game and .63 points per game in each of the past five seasons. My friend Harrison Brown of NoVa Caps writes that he’s by far the best center available at the market and has a team friendly cap hit that the Caps can work with. Especially with all the cap space that they’re going to get.

If the Caps were to pull off any trades before free agency, this is the one to pull the trigger on.