3 logical Evgeny Kuznetsov trade proposals

#1 Evgeny Kuznetsov for Brandon Saad of the St. Louis Blues

The Capitals have always done business with the Blues and in this move it would benefit both teams. The Caps would get a winger in Brandon Saad who’s 30, around the same age as Kuznetsov but a much less cap hit at $4.5 million.

This could pretty much open up a bottom six third line center position for either Connor McMichael or Hendrix Lapierre. Whoever seizes it at training camp.

Saad can play on the left or right wing. You may remember him from those Cup teams of the Chicago Blackhawks. But he wasn’t on that toxic 2010 team.

Last season for the Blues, Saad had 19 goals and 18 assists for 37 points. Not as good as his 24 goals the season prior but still better and more consistent than Kuznetsov’s numbers this season.

The Blues look to add a top six center to their lineup as they traded away Ryan O’Reilly at the trade deadline. They also said bye to Vladimir Tarasenko in their own fire sale.

Kuznetsov would be a perfect fit to speed up the St. Louis post Cup rebuild. Him and Jakub Vrana could lead the charge.