Man, buddy called me at 130 in the morning last night to tell me about Carlson getting traded. Not a total shock, there were reports out there that teams had been calling, and obviously his expiring deal was the biggest chip we had to move. Getting another 1st this year (assuming Anaheim makes the playoffs and we don't get their 2027 1st) could be big to let us pull off a trade for someone hopefully to fill the massive forward void we're going to have. Our cap space is actually going to be pretty insane if neither Carlson or Ovechkin re-sign. Carlson has already stated he'd like to keep playing beyond this year, Ovechkin I get the feeling this will be it.