Kent Hughes will be able to enjoy a little cushion under the salary cap next year, and he'll have to use it wisely. A Sean Monahan trade, for example, would be pretty good for future training. Frank Seravalli has come up with a pretty good idea to do just that. Anthony Mantha does not meet the expectations set for him in Washington and the Capitals would like to get rid of his contract. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>Washington Capitals' Anthony Mantha will be one to watch in trade talks <a href=https://t.co/PhSLx2gKjM>https://t.co/PhSLx2gKjM</a>- Daily Faceoff (@DailyFaceoff) <a href=https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1660697420483919872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>May 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> So Kent Hughes could get something good in return, like a first round pick, for example, to agree to take Anthony Mantha for a year before he becomes free as a bird. It will all depend on the strategy in Washington. Ovechkin, Backstrom and company are aging and the team didn't even make the playoffs this year. If the organization feels it's time to rebuild, this deal will surely not happen. However, their best option might be to go <i>all in</i>, pay up and sacrifice from the future to get rid of Mantha and thus welcome a good player. Credit: <a href='https://www.marqueur.com/news/index.php?no=238937' class='link_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>marqueur.com/news</a>