The Washington Capitals had a trade deadline for the ages. After an embarrassing loss in the Stadium Series that was the climax of a cold stretch, the Caps began the fire sale.
One rumor we wish did happen was the trade of Anthony Mantha but oh well. But the Caps traded the likes of Dmitry Orlov, Garnet Hathaway, Lars Eller, Marcus Johansson, and Erik Gustafsson for Rasmus Sandin and draft picks.
They lost Conor Sheary this summer to the Tampa Bay Lightning in free agency but that was expected. But anyway here were the rumors I heard back in March that I’m glad didn’t materialize.