In case you missed it, the Washington Capitals placed favorite Smith-Pelly on waivers earlier today, but just minutes prior to the announcement a team official confirmed that they would place Smith-Pelly’s teammate Dmitrij Jaskin on waivers.
All morning it was reported that Jaskin would be headed for the waiver wire… but then Smith-Pelly was pulled from practice and placed on waivers in Jaskin’s place.
That’s… suspicious? Well it turns out that a trade is in the works… at least that’s according to a report from Washington Capitals insider Ian Oland of the popular Caps blog Russian Machine Never Breaks.
Check it out:
Okay.. so what’s the deal? Stay tuned.
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Ian Oland