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The Capitals Placed Devante Smith-Pelly on Waivers, a Sign that Changes Could Be Coming Before Trade Deadline

It was a strange practice on Wednesday morning in Toronto for the Washington Capitals. It started out with Dmitrij Jaskin not on the ice. Then things got strange for Devante Smith-Pelly.

Things are afoot with the Capitals.
Dmitrij Jaskin is not on the ice for practice.
Winger will be placed on waivers at noon.

Reports floated around that Jaskin would be placed on waivers, however, forward Devante Smith-Pelly then left the ice. It was later learned it would be Smith-Pelly, not Jaskin, heading to waivers.

The way waivers work is that 30 other teams have 24 hours to claim a player.