As the scuttlebutt has been all day, the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets finally made a trade.
Some anticipated that it might involve Karl Alzner and Nikita Filatov (to those of you who are sitting at your computer screens snickering…I had the same reaction) while others didn’t speculate and just reported what they knew. In the end, it ended up being a little less dramatic, but still a good trade for both sides.
Washington Gets:
LW – Jason Chimera
Columbus Gets:
RW – Chris Clark
D – Milan Jurcina
Let’s be honest. Anytime a team trades it’s captain (Clark), it’s going to be scrutinized.
But let’s look at this for a second. The Caps just signed Alexander Semin to a one-year, $6 million extension. Clark is scheduled to make $2.5 million next season, with a $2.633 cap hit, while Chimera is scheduled to make $1.875 million both in reality and against the cap.
It’s not much, but every little bit counts.
Not only that, but this paves the way for Alex Ovechkin to take over the role that he has been groomed for as the team’s captain.
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