If they want to keep Carlson, they're going to have to shift money around and lose some contracts. Burakovsky is probably one of the more replaceable players they have that would actually make a dent in their cap, assuming that they don't have buyers for Orpik or Orlov.
True, true. My thought was it might make the Caps ask a bit stronger given the recency of his heroics. Orpik seems like the guy to move, Orlov gives them so much from the blueline.