The trade deadline passed without significance, GM George McPhee announced at 4pm yesterday; no trades were made on the behalf of the Washington Capitals. Fans remember that just a year ago, forward Sergei Federov, forward Matt Cooke, and goalie Christobal Huet were acquired to assist in the final push to the playoffs.
Because of the talented offensive core already on the roster, only a few phone calls were made to other GM’s league-wide, all in the pursuit of defensemen. However, when it came time to discussing deals, too much young Washington talent was wanted. McPhee said that the names Varlamov, Alzner, Nuevirth, and Carlson repeatedly came up. “It was just too much to give up,” McPhee said in an interview. “You know, we want to be contenders at the end of every year, not just once in a while, and you don’t contend every year if you give away too much of your younger talent.”
Because of the talented offensive core already on the roster, only a few phone calls were made to other GM’s league-wide, all in the pursuit of defensemen. However, when it came time to discussing deals, too much young Washington talent was wanted. McPhee said that the names Varlamov, Alzner, Nuevirth, and Carlson repeatedly came up. “It was just too much to give up,” McPhee said in an interview. “You know, we want to be contenders at the end of every year, not just once in a while, and you don’t contend every year if you give away too much of your younger talent.”
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