Washington Post · Mar 1, 2016
GM Brian MacLellan on trading Brooks Laich: ‘It’s hard to do.’
Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich was expected to be wearing a Maple Leafs uniform Monday night. (Nick Wass/AP)Brian MacLellan’s last conversation with Brooks Laich was Saturday, when MacLellan told the Capitals’ longest-tenured player that he had been placed on waivers. Nothing ultimately came of that move, but Laich seemed to understand the significance, that teams don’t waive the players they’re not willing to lose.
“He expressed that he really wanted to be a part of it and win a Stanley Cup here,” MacLellan said Monday.