In 2017 the priority was to re-sign T.J. Oshie. Last summer, it was to re-sign Tom Wilson. Both players got lucrative contracts but each one was well-deserved. This summer, like Adam Zielonka of The Washington Times writes, the next man in line is Jakub Vrana.
The big question is whether general manager Brian MacLellan believes in the 23-year old left winger to the point of whether he earns either that financial secuity of a long-term deal or instead gets a short-term “prove me” bridge deal.
Whatever the Capitals do won’t come without a price.