Trade dealine: An emotional night for 5 NHL players

An Emotional Night for 5 NHL Players

This year, Kevin Shattenkirk (among Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landesgkog) was the biggest trade bait of the year. After many weeks of rumors and speculations, he was finally traded to the Washington Capitals on February 27th.

On the record, players will always say that it’s part of the business and they were expecting it. Off records, many goes through a lot of emotions and letting your teammates behind is one tough moment.

Several players showed up to Kevin Shattenkirk’s house the night he was traded including Pietrangelo, Steen, Stastny, Reaves. A real classy move from his former teammates.