Top 3 Capitals takeaways after the NHL Trade Deadline

The Washington Capitals made just two moves on Trade Deadline day last Monday. Many NHL pundits predict they won’t go far based on the moves that they made. They’ll look to prove those doubters wrong by continuing the hot March into April.

The Caps already were cap strapped meaning they didn’t have much money to spend as is. Many of the veteran core is off limits as are future assets. The Caps didn’t go for any big names but went with two choices they feel will help out the forwards. Here are 3 takeaways from last week’s trade deadline.

#3 Not much was given up

The Caps didn’t give up any first rounders in this year’s trade deadline and their only significant loss was Daniel Sprong who is blossoming into a bigger role with the Seattle Kraken and has already broken out.

They also parted ways with a 2022 fourth rounder and a 2023 sixth rounder in the trade with the Kraken for Marcus Johansson. In the trade for Johan Larsson was a 2023 third rounder.

Again these losses aren’t too significant. And for those that argue that the Sprong move was costly hear this, he wasn’t going to get a bigger role with the Capitals. Not with the way head coach Peter Laviolette prefers to play veterans.