Steven Stamkos Traded To Capitals In Blockbuster NHL Pitch

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The Washington Capitals find themselves in a tough place as the NHL freeze comes about, hovering around a postseason spot. This is a farcry from where the team was a year ago when they finished the year 51-22-9, winning the Eastern Conference.

However, the team stumbled in the playoffs, and for the entire offseason, the biggest focus was on adding more offense to the team. Washington was ranked second in the NHL in scoring last season, averaging 3.49 goals per game, but in the postseason, they went cold.

Now the Capitals are seen as a middle-of-the-pack offensive team, and they have dealt with multiple injuries to their rotation. One of the biggest was center Pierre-Luc Dubois, who has been out since October after having surgery to repair abdominal and adductor muscle injuries.

As the NHL trade deadline approaches, we could see Washington look to make some moves to get itself back into firm playoff contention. Offense is the priority, but how the organization plans to go about this remains to be seen.

Washington Capitals Targeting Wings?

Capitals general manager Chris Patrick spoke on the plans for Washington ahead of the NHL trade deadline, giving more insight into his thought process.

“With as many teams in the mix right now playoff-wise as there are, I think teams are very much trying to figure out their timing and what they need to do and when they want to do it and how aggressive they get or do they stand pat,” Patrick said. “But we view our biggest need as kind of a higher-end, skilled winger, and those aren’t always available at the Deadline.

“It’s when they become available, they become available. So, we’re going to keep trying to pursue those guys if they’re out there.”

Steven Stamkos Traded To Capitals In Blockbuster NHL Pitch

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