Capitals Eye Auston Matthews in Wild Offseason Speculation

This is the kind of offseason chatter that makes agents grin and rival executives roll their eyes. Auston Matthews is the name at the center of it, which means the bar for seriousness is high and the fantasy factor is even higher. Washington has talent to dream big, but dreams and cap realities rarely live in the same building for long. Still, when a target this large enters the conversation, people around the league start doing the math whether they admit it or not.