Abel to Yzerman · Apr 25, 2021
Why The Mantha/Vrana Trade?
from Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun,
Size must really matter in Washington.
On the surface, that would appear to be the big reason the Capitals agreed to throw in so many extras when they traded Jakub Vrana (6-feet, 197 pounds) to the Detroit Red Wings for Anthony Mantha (6-foot-5, 234 pounds) at the deadline.
There’s not much else separating the principal pieces of this season’s blockbuster.
The 25-year-old Vrana, selected 13th overall in 2014, had 11 goals and 25 points in 39 games at the time of the trade.
In 2019-20, his best of five seasons with the Capitals, he scored 25 goals and 52 points in 69 games.