I ws just reading an article about how Bo Hornet, an impending UFA, is not looking like he is going to resign with Vancouver, and how Vancouver is likely to trade him before the trade deadline.
The Caps are mentioned as a logical destination for him.
Here we go again. With LTIR cap space, and Backstrom and his huge cap hit not likely to be playing during the regular season [if ever again], I could see the Caps once again mortgaging their future to go after unquestionably a very useful talent who could very possibly be a dynamite fit in the lineup. The thing is, I don't think the addition of Hornet alone would make the Caps a legitimate Cup contender this season, so I vote no to acquiring him. But I can imagine that Caps management is actively considering it. The ONLY way that I could ever think positively about the Caps signing Hornet is if I knew they were going to be able to resign him. They could do it if they knew Backstrom was totally finished as an active player, so they would either lose his salary or the Caps would have an ongoing LTIR exemption that would allow Hornet to fit. Otherwise, either Hornet is a rental, or the Caps would need to jettison some serious salary.