The prospects in this weekend's NHL draft likely won't make an impact on the ice next season -- that's the nature of a hockey player's development. But the Washington Capitals say they could package this year's draft picks to trade for an impact player.
The prospects in this weekend’s NHL draft likely won’t make an impact on the ice next season — that’s the nature of a hockey player’s development. But the Washington Capitals say they could package this year’s draft picks to trade for an impact player.
Washington has eight total draft picks — including three third-round selections — after offloading aging players Evgeny Kuznetsov, Joel Edmundson and Anthony Mantha at the trade deadline. “We have more flexibility going forward here,” general manager Brian MacLellan said last month of the team’s offseason plans. “We’ll see what the market is. … We’ve acquired some draft capital. I would anticipate we’re going to have some room to use that, so we’ll see what it brings.”
“There’s a belief among those I’ve talked to that they’re going to target a this year after taking Ryan Leonard and Andrew Distal last year and Ivan Miroshnichenko the year prior,” The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler wrote.
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