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Trading One Problem for Another?

Two of the biggest questions going into the offseason were whether the Capitals were going to make adjustments to their bottom 6 forward group, and whether they would trade Matt Niskanen, who had declined precipitously in the last year. Unsurprisingly, the Capitals took aggressive action to address both by extending Carl Hagelin, signing Richard Panik, Garnet Hathaway & Brendan Leipsic, and trading Matt Niskanen for Radko Gudas.

So, what did the Capitals gain from this flurry of action? What did they lose?