Logan Thompson Saved More Goals Than Any Goalie in the NHL and Washington Still Missed the Playoffs. The Answer Was $84 Million for a Winger.

Washington missed the playoffs by three points with Logan Thompson saving 29 goals above expected, the best in the league, in front of a defence that allowed chances at the 25th-best rate. It spent the summer on wingers: $84 million through 2034 for Alex Tuch, whose plus-25 was plus-3 by chances, and a cheaper trade for Jordan Kyrou, who actually fixes the problem.