Caps Hunt High-End Winger, Eye Trade Bait
The Washington Capitals circle the trade deadline like sharks smelling blood, with GM Chris Patrick publicly hunting a higher-end, skilled winger to juice up the top six. Ovechkin's crew clings to the playoff bubble at 29-23-7, facing a brutal 23-game sprint post-Olympics that could make or break their season. Patrick knows those elite wings don't grow on trees, but with $12.6 million in cap space and some roster pieces ripe for flipping, the Caps gear up to pull off a splash before March 6.
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