Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic recently wrote (mailbag): Again, Braden Holtby gets asked about frequently and for good reason. The goalie won a Stanley Cup and has been such an integral part of the team.
With the signings of Sergei Bobrovsky and Andrei Vasilevskiy, it appears a market has been set. This appears to be a decision Washington makes at the end of the 2019-20 season. Ilya Samsonov remains the heir apparent for the 2020-21 campaign.
Then, there is Nicklas Backstrom. He is 32 and still producing quite well.