As for Backstrom, the team anticipated that the salary cap would continue to go up and that No. It’s up to the team to make it work.įrom my perspective, Alex Ovechkin was always going to be re-signed by owner Ted Leonsis. I never advocate for players to take “team-friendly” deals players should take what the market says they’re worth. He’s a unicorn on the ice and a big part of the team’s culture off of it.
And if the Caps were starting a ground-up rebuild, I’d agree with your sentiment because he’d no longer be on the right “schedule.”īut since they’re attempting to retool on the fly, I think you’ve got to re-sign Wilson by creating cap space elsewhere. You’re right - Wilson would bring in quite the haul. We are already feeling the pain of high-priced contracts for underperforming over-the-hump players - Justin K. Tom Wilson is often referred to as the future captain but I can’t help but question whether or not he should be used as a trade piece to kickstart the “retool.” He is almost 30 and plays an extremely physical style of play that won’t exactly extend his career, if not shorten it. What I’m wondering is this: As a key piece of that championship team, will Backstrom be afforded the opportunity to train all offseason and then see where he’s at heath-wise come training camp, or will a decision about his future be made for him this summer because the Caps can’t wait? The Caps are a loyal organization, particularly when it comes to the people whose names are etched into the Stanley Cup. The part that really stood out to me was MacLellan acknowledging he’s not sure how much Backstrom’s resurfaced hip will improve, even with a good offseason.
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