A few years ago, the Washington Capitals traded prospect Filip Forsberg to the Nashville Predators for veteran Martin Erat and a young Michael Latta.
Considering Forsberg is flourishing as a Predator, and Erat was a bust with the Caps (while Latta was let go), Nashville won the trade and the Caps are without a player who had two hat tricks in the last two games he played.
Yet, if it weren’t for this trade, the Caps may not be as good as they are right now.
Let’s start in 2013-14, the last time the Caps missed the playoffs.