The Capitals lost goaltender Vitek Vanecek to the Kraken in last week’s expansion draft. But on Wednesday night, Washington got the 25-year-old netminder back in a trade with Seattle, sending a 2023 second-round pick back to the NHL’s newest franchise.
The Capitals traded defenseman Brenden Dillon to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday for two second-round selections, and they used one of those picks to reunite with Vanecek. Vanecek made his NHL debut last season for the Capitals, thrown into the fire when goalie Henrik Lundqvist was ruled out due to a heart issue.
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