The Washington Capitals made some trades over draft weekend to bolster their lineup ahead of their 50th anniversary season. Here are three trades we're glad didn't happen this summer.
#3 Jake Guentzel
You knew the Carolina Hurricanes weren't going to give away Jake Guentzel like candy which is a shame considering what the Caps had to give up in the Evgeny Kuznetsov trade. In the end Guentzel, the former Pittsburgh Penguin, is now with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Now that you think about it Guentzel on the Caps is like an awkward first date. Other former Penguins made things work as best as they could like Carl Hagelin before he retired. Conor Sheary also brought speed to the lineup night in and night out.
Don't get me wrong, the 29 year old can score. He had 30 goals and 47 assists for 77 points last season including two game winning goals. He was traded midseason by the Penguins to Carolina in an attempt to win the Stanley Cup that fell short on their part.
Another reason why we're glad this didn't work is the asking price would've been too high. And we highly doubted Connor McMichael and/or Hendrix Lapierre were going anywhere.