#2 Lars Eller for Michael Rasmussen
A lot of people think Lars Eller won’t last till the end of the season. That’s not to say he’s a bad center, in fact he’s the best third line center in the league. That’s why this particular trade was a hard one to write about or propose.
Michael Rasmussen has just three goals and seven assists for 10 pints in 29 games this season for the Detroit Red Wings, who for some reason have liked to do business with the Capitals lately. This would basically be a third line center swap.
Eller has six goals and nine assists for 15 points in 26 games. After a slow start and a bout with COVID he has heated up with three goals in his last five games. Eller has won 49.1 percent of his face off draws while Rasmussen has won 50 percent of his draws. Not too far off.
Had Eller not heated up lately their numbers would be nearly identical but here’s where this type of trade could benefit the Caps. Rasmussen carries a cap hit of $1.46 million. Eller’s cap hit is $3.5 million. Plus I feel like the Red Wings owe us not only for sweeping the Caps in the Stanley Cup Final but taking Jakub Vrana away.