Top 3 reasons why Daniel Sprong needed to be traded

#2 The Caps needed someone they were going to use in games, it wasn’t going to be Sprong

In the end the Caps acquired Marcus Johansson ushering in a reunion for him as he returns to a squad featuring Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and T.J. Oshie. Johansson had six goals and 17 assists for 23 points with the Seattle Kraken.

So far he hasn’t recorded a point in three games with Washington. He’s a -1 while averaging 17:04 minutes of ice time. He started out on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov.

Today the Capitals held a morning skate at MedStar Capitals Iceplex prior to their game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Johansson dropped down to the third line where Lars Eller moves to left wing and Connor McMichael will occupy the center position. Maybe this will help improve his game if he and McMichael can gel.

Johansson’s best season with the Caps came in 2016-17 where he scored 24 goals and 34 assists for 58 points. He’s seen stops with the Caps, Kraken, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, and Minnesota Wild.

In his career with the Caps, Johansson has 102 goals and 188 assists for 290 points. He is also hungry for a Stanley Cup, something he missed as he got traded in the summer of 2017.