What started as an inquiry the day before the deadline, turned into a blockbuster reported a few minutes after it. The Washington Capitals and Edmonton Oilers were able to finalize a deal for Jonathan Toews minutes prior to the deadline, but due to a technical glitch were unable to report it until a conference call with the league. The Capitals sent Tyler Bozak, prospects Dylan Larkin, Kyle Rau, Connor Carrick and their 1st and 2nd draft picks in 2017 to the Oilers for Toews and Michael Frolik.
“At first it was only an inquiry and then discussions continued throughout Saturday morning and afternoon. We were able to come to an agreement a few minutes prior to the deadline. We are extremely happy we could acquire a player like Toews. He will bring great leadership to this team. We are sad to see Larkin go, but it is the price you pay for elite players,” GM Torrie told the media.
Toews and Frolik will add more depth to an already deep lineup. Toews will likely line-up with Corey Perry and James Neal on the first line, while Frolik will lineup Nick Bonino and new acquired Benoit Pouliot.
Prior to the deadline, the Caps made several trades to improve their team’s chances in the playoffs. Over the past month, the Caps have brought in Brent Seabrook, Mike Green, Mike Hoffman, Pouliot, Boyd Gordon, Andrew Campbell, Brad Boyes and Kimmo Timonen. The team has improved their chances of making a deep run in the playoffs with the new additions.
Projected lines
Neal-Toews-Perry
Hoffman-Bergeron-Eriksson
Pouliot-Bonino-Frolik
Miller-Gordon-Condra
Bflyguien-Seabrook
Russell-Green
Irwin-Campbell
Quick
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