But the Caps will be Dubois’ third team in three years, who has seven years left on his contract that pays him $8.5 million per year through 2031, and only scored forty points in his first season in LA. Elias Pettersson, Mikko Rantanen, and Leon Draisaitl will be free agents after the 24-25 season and are set to make over $14 million per season, which make Dubois’ contract seem less a liability, and more like a reasonable contract, especially in year three or four as salaries in the league continue to climb. Trading Kuemper, a 34-year-old goaltender with his name on the Stanley Cup for, Dubois--a 26 year-old potential top-line center who top center potential--could end up being quite the steal for the Caps, and a chance for Dubois to prove Brian Maclellan and Chris Patrick right.