Brewin Flames Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) Kuznetsov Traded to Hurricanes Caps send Evgeny to Carolina for 2025 3rd-rd pick (LeBrun) Full story coming.... The Carolina Hurricanes are acquiring forward Evgeny Kuznetsov from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick pending a trade call, according to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun. The Capitals are retaining 50 per cent of his salary. He has one more year left on his contract at a $7.8 million cap hit, LeBrun reports. Kuznetsov, 31, is on the seventh year of an eight-year, $62.4 million deal with an AAV of $7.8 million per season. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2024-25 campaign. The 6-foot-2 centre missed 12 games earlier this season after entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program on Feb. 5. Upon his clearance to resume practicing with the Capitals on March 2, the team waived Kuznetsov and assigned him to the AHL’s Hershey Bears. Kuznetsov has six goals and 17 points in 43 games this season and is averaging 18:47 of ice time. Drafted 26th overall by the Capitals in 2010, Kuznetsov played his entire 11-season career in Washington, recording 171 goals and 568 points in 723 games. Kuznetsov helped lead the Capitals to a Stanley Cup championship in 2018 where he recorded 12 goals and 32 points in 24 games. ADVERTISEMENT Edited March 8 by Brewin Flames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaucyJack Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 The 2018 second round playoff victory video I posted somewhere a few weeks ago, with Kuzy scoring a game 6 OT winner in Pittsburgh, finally giving the Caps a playoff series victory over their arch-nemesis, being imho the most cathartic single moment in Capitals team history… …well, Evgeny Kuznetsov will NEVER just be another Caps player waived or traded. He is in the Capitals Scrapbook for all time, even though he’s had his downs to go with the ups. Good luck, Evgeny… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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