Capitals beginning to receive calls on pending UFA defenceman
The Washington Capitals are in an interesting position as we're only nine days away from the NHL's trade deadline. They currently sit two points back of the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference and it's not clear as of yet on how they'll approach the deadline, by making some minor additions or selling off their pending unrestricted free agents.
According to TSN's Pierre LeBrun, teams have begun to receive calls on defenceman Dmitry Orlov, who's set to become a UFA on July 1st and currently has a cap hit of $3.3 million.
He added, "And so I don't think the Capitals have given up on signing Orlov. I don't think they've committed to being full-on sellers, but if they get either a strong offer right now, or he's unsigned at the end of next week, I think they have a very interesting decision on Orlov."
Orlov, 31, was drafted by the Capitals in the second round in 2009 and came over from Russia to play in North America in 2011. The Novokuznetsk native has appeared in 686 career games, putting up 256 points (60 goals, 196 assists) and 279 penalty minutes. He helped the Capitals win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history in 2018, recording eight points during that run.
It's still a little too early to tell what the Capitals will do with Orlov, but if he does become available, there will be several contending teams that'll be looking to acquire his services before 3 p.m. ET on March 3rd. Team's that miss out on Vladislav Gavrikov and/or Jakob Chychrun could shift their focus to Orlov.
Source: Pierre LeBrun - TSN
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brandon Hagel | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Nico Hischier | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Jakob Chychrun | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Zachary Bolduc | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Will Cuylle | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Lars Eller | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jake Guentzel | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alex Iafallo | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Ivan | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Drake Batherson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Morgan Frost | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Miro Heiskanen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mason Marchment | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||