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Capitals trade a 3rd pick to Montreal for Ilya Kovalchuk
Capitals trade a 3rd pick to Montreal for Ilya Kovalchuk
The Montreal Canadiens shipped forward Ilya Kovalchuk to the Washington Capitals for a 2020 third-round pick, the Capitals announced Sunday.
"Ilya is a talented offensive player who we feel will provide us with additional depth and flexibility up front," Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said. "He is a skilled forward who can make plays and contribute to our offensive game."
Montreal will retain 50% of Kovalchuk's $700,000 salary in the deal, meaning he'll cost Washington only $77,151 in cap space for the rest of the regular season, according to Cap Friendly.
Oilers have acquired defenceman Mike Green from Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Kyle Brodziak & a conditional draft pick in either 2020 or 2021.
The Red Wings will retain 50 percent of Green's cap hit and salary in the trade, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.
The pick heading Detroit's way is a fourth-round pick in 2020, but if the Oilers make the Western Conference Final this spring and Green plays in half the games, it turns into a third-rounder in 2021, per Sportsnet's Mark Spector.
Green, 34, is a pending unrestricted free agent, and has a relationship with Oilers general manager Ken Holland due to their time together with the Red Wings. Holland signed Green to two different contracts in Detroit after the defenseman left the Washington Capitals in 2015.