Back to the Washington Capitals Newsfeed

Capitals Trade Deadline Moves in the Ovechkin Era

Believe it or not, Rasmus Sandin is one of the better trade-deadline picks by the Caps (Caps Outsider)

Today is the NHL Trade Deadline, and the Capitals were sellers this season as they traded away Evgeny Kuznetsov, Anthony Mantha, and Joel Edmundson for draft picks.

Since the Alex Ovechkin era began in 2005-06, Washington typically gets short-term rentals prior to playoff runs, with the most successful acquisition being Michal Kempny in the 2018 Stanley Cup season, considering that they actually won that year. Even the Rasmus Sandin trade, which happened last year, is one of their better moves considering he just signed a contract and will be around for the foreseeable future.