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—HOLDING

9th in the Eastern Conference · Mixed signals · Shed salary but acquired picks

Cap Space

$209.89M

Projected Space

$4.37M

Picks Owned

20 (-1)

Traded Away

5

Draft Capital

2026 Draft

5 picks (-2)
OWNED
R1 (14*) ANAR1 R4 R5 R7
TRADED AWAY
R2 → FLAR3 → OTTR6 → VAN

2027 Draft

8 picks (+1)
OWNED
R1 R2 R3 SJSR3 ANAR4 R5 R7 R7 OTT
TRADED AWAY
R3 → CBJR6 → FLA

2028 Draft

7 picks (+0)
OWNED
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7

Washington Capitals Trades

Trade with Senators, WASMar 5, 2026
— Even exchange

Capitals IN

Wyatt Bongiovanni
Wyatt Bongiovanni

C · $775,000

Capitals OUT

Graeme Clarke
Graeme Clarke

RW · $775,000

Capitals traded Graeme Clarke to the Senators for Wyatt Bongiovanni

Trade with WAS, CanucksMar 5, 2026
— Added $1.1M, sent 2026 6th

Capitals IN

David Kampf
David Kampf

C · $1,100,000

Capitals OUT

•2026 6th round pick

Capitals traded 2026 6th round pick to the Canucks for David Kampf

Trade with WAS, SharksMar 5, 2026
▼ Added $3M, sent 2026 4th

Capitals IN

Timothy Liljegren
Timothy Liljegren

D · $3,000,000

Capitals OUT

•2026 4th round pick

Capitals traded 2026 4th round pick to the Sharks for Timothy Liljegren

Trade with Ducks, WASMar 4, 2026
▲ Saved $8.0M, acquired 2026 1st, 2026 1st

Capitals IN

•2026 1st round pick
•2026 1st round pick

Capitals OUT

John Carlson
John Carlson

D · $8,000,000

Capitals traded John Carlson to the Ducks for 2026 1st round pick and 2026 1st round pick

Trade with Golden Knights, WASMar 4, 2026
▲ Saved $2.1M, acquired 2029 2nd, 2029 2nd

Capitals IN

Jesper Vikman
Jesper Vikman

G · $858,000

•2029 2nd round pick
•2029 2nd round pick

Capitals OUT

Nic Dowd
Nic Dowd

C · $3,000,000

Capitals traded Nic Dowd to the Golden Knights for Jesper Vikman, 2029 2nd round pick, and 2029 2nd round pick

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