Details of Capitals' trade for Kevin Shattenkirk are revealed!

The details of the Washington Capitals' blockbuster trade have been revealed.

According to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun, the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals have agreed to a deal that would send Kevin Shattenkirk to the Capitals in exchange for sending a first round draft selection in 2017, a conditional second round draft selection in 2018 as well as 22-year-old forward Zach Sanford back the other way.

LeBrun also revealed that the Blues have retained salary on this deal, something that would have driven the price up a fair bit, although it's unclear exactly how much St. Louis is holding on to. LeBrun does state that it is less that 50% of his salary.

Shattenkirk is a pending unrestricted free agent, and it’s long been assumed the Blues can’t afford to give Shattenkirk a raise over his $4.25-million cap hit. Shattenkirk is just 27 and one of the game’s premier puck-moving defensemen. He’s the type of commodity who doesn’t hit the open market often.

Needless to say the Capitals have already looked like a solid team this season and the addition of this kind of player would make them a massive threat in the post season.

The Capitals want the Cup, and they're ready for it right now.

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