Overview
- Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman first reported this week that the Capitals have given Miroshnichenko and his agent permission to talk to other teams about a trade.
- Insiders say several clubs have shown interest, with David Pagnotta naming the Canucks, Blackhawks, Flyers, Kraken, Flames and Kings as potential suitors.
- Washington has told teams it wants a legitimate return and will not simply place Miroshnichenko on waivers because he is unlikely to clear.
- Estimates of market value diverge, with some likening a fair return to the Egor Chinakhov deal of mid-round picks plus a player while Jeff Marek reported the Capitals may ask for at least a first-round pick.
- Miroshnichenko is a 2022 20th-overall pick who has been a high scorer in the AHL but has limited NHL chances and production, and Washington’s crowded forward group plus his lack of waiver exemption shape both the trade urgency and possible landing spots.