3 Capitals prospects who could be traded this offseason

There are several Washington Capitals players that could be available in the pipeline among potential suitors.

There’s Hendrix Lapierre but no need to worry about him. He’s untradeable and has a bright future with the team. But there are several names who could be up for being traded who have potential.

There are also several names that are entering free agency. You won’t see those names on this list. The names you will see have small cap hits from the AHL and have a few years left on their contract.

#3 Hunter Shepard

Among the goaltenders the most likely trade candidate would be Hunter Shepard. Pheonix Copley enters the summer as an unrestricted free agent. Clay Stevenson was just signed so I doubt he goes anywhere. Zach Fucale has been a stud in his NHL call ups. So I doubt he goes anywhere either.

Shepard is currently on the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. In nine Hershey Bears games he’s 5-3-0 with a .922 save percentage and a 2.06 goals against average. In 18 games with the Stingrays, Shepard is 8-8-2 with a 2.86 goals against average and a .918 save percentage. He carries a cap hit of $750,000.

Who else among the Caps prospects could get moved?