Proposal: WSH - CGY

[Potty John]

The trade would be Bennett for Wilson.
Calgary adds a good right shot forward to add to the bottom 6.
Washington gets a good young forward who still has potential.
Who adds?

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[north49er]

Yikes....no from Caps.

 

[Deam78]

No way the caps does this.

 

[Spazkat]

Calgary adds a piece much better than Bennett and then the Caps *might* not laugh and hang up immediately.

 

[Spirit of 67]

wut?

 

[Lunatik]

I don't think either team does this. Wilson is the better player currently, but I feel he's reached his potential, if not exceeded it this year. Bennett, while he's had his struggles, is a better goal scorer than Wilson and has a higher ceiling.

 

[Dr Quincy]

I don't think either team does this. Wilson is the better player currently, but I feel he's reached his potential, if not exceeded it this year. Bennett, while he's had his struggles, is a better goal scorer than Wilson and has a higher ceiling.

I don't think it's posasible to ecxeed your potential.

 

[Drake1588]

I know he's a lightning rod, but the Caps value Wilson a lot. The only way he hits the market is if the team gets sticker shock in salary negotiations with the pending RFA. It's possible.

 

[Haatley]

Flames pass.

 

[Lunatik]

I don't think it's posasible to ecxeed your potential.

I expect Wilson to be a regular 10 goal-25 point banger. I don't think he will have another 35 point season.

 

[DFF]

Calgary adds a piece much better than Bennett and then the Caps *might* not laugh and hang up immediately.

Why? Bennett is actually a better player at the same age.

 

[Johnnybegood13]

Wilson (24) is a bottom 6 player with little to no upside, Bennett (21) has out scored Wilson at 19, aside from cheapshots does everything better at the NHL level and still has upside, now that the moron Glen Gulutzan is gone I want to see Bennett under a different coach before he's traded for spare parts.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Wilson (24) is a bottom 6 player with little to no upside, Bennett (21) has out scored Wilson at 19, aside from cheapshots does everything better at the NHL level and still has upside, now that the moron Glen Gulutzan is gone I want to see Bennett under a different coach before he's traded for spare parts.

Can always tell the posters who don't watch Tom Wilson on a regular basis from posts like this.

 

[CraigsList]

Caps say hell no, and with good reason. Bennett has yet to prove that he has the value like Wilson. I still think he can, but that's just my take.

 

[Johnnybegood13]

Can always tell the posters who don't watch Tom Wilson on a regular basis from posts like this.

So he's a top 6 player in your opinion?

 

[BleedBlue14]

So he's a top 6 player in your opinion?

Seems to be fitting in pretty nicely with Ovechkin and Kuznetsov.

 

[peterthegreat12]

So he's a top 6 player in your opinion?

Yep

 

[CaptainCrunch67]

nah, at this point, I'd rather keep Bennett and see what happens with new coaching. Under Bob Hartley he had a 36 point season including 18 goals and then fell off the map under GG and his wacky system of incompetence.

 

[Lunatik]

Calling Tom Wilson a top 6 player is worse than calling Micheal Ferland a top 6 player.

 

[rent free]

Doesn't make sense for the caps

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

So he's a top 6 player in your opinion?

He's a young guy who is developing nicely into the player the Caps hoped they were getting. I'm not going to call him a bonafide top 6 player just yet though he's a terrific fit on a line with Ovechkin. He does a lot of things well and is improving noticeably year over year. My main issue was with you saying he has little to no upside, which is flat out wrong, in my opinion. I also think it's inaccurate to say that Bennett does everything better than Wilson.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Nope. Capitals aren't doing this trade. Absolutely not.

 

[Stuzchuk]

No from the Flames, WAS would need to add on that one

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

What would you Caps fans want for Burakovsky? Honestly I think he’s a more realistic target for us.

 

[StephenPeat]

Calling Tom Wilson a top 6 player is worse than calling Micheal Ferland a top 6 player.

You’re not understanding. Tom Wilson is a de facto Top 6 F on the Capitals TODAY. It’s a role Bennet absolutely COULD NOT replace AT THIS MOMENT. Therefore, Wilson is a Top 6 F and the Caps would not entertain this specific trade.