Top 5 bold NHL offseason predictions for Capitals

#2 Caps will attempt to trade for William Nylander

After failing in the Alex DeBrincat sweepstakes the Caps will try to swing big for William Nylander. Now before you flame me in the comment section I didn’t say they would execute the trade. I said they will ATTEMPT it. Big difference.

Would the center be willing to move to wing is the question? He does have a right hand shot. Nylander is coming off a 40 goal season which was a career high.

Nylander has a cap hit of just under $7 million. But his trade value is worth more than Kuznetsov right now. I just can’t understand money and how this trade can be executed. But GMBM has the magic touch.

Adding a 40 goal scorer who’s still in his late 20’s could be what the Caps are looking for. Not too young, not too old, just right at 27. And if God forbid Nicklas Backstrom suffers another setback, Nylander can slide to that center position.