{"id":136728,"date":"2023-04-09T09:30:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T13:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=136728"},"modified":"2023-04-09T08:46:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T12:46:00","slug":"nhl-rumours-washington-capitals-forward-possible-trade-bait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/04\/09\/nhl-rumours-washington-capitals-forward-possible-trade-bait\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Washington Capitals Forward Possible Trade Bait"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Easter Sunday, but that doesn’t mean the NHL rumours have to stop. We’re closing in on the end of the NHL regular season. Some teams are preparing for a Stanley Cup Playoff run. However, other teams are going to have to make some roster changes. The Washington Capitals<\/a> will be missing out on the post-season for the first time since 2014. This means there may be some moves that need to be made. One of those could be a possible Tom Wilson<\/a> trade and this edition of NHL rumours looks at that.<\/p>\n

All NHL rumours come from the original source and are subject to change.<\/p>\n

NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n

Capitals Looking Into Tom Wilson Trade?<\/h3>\n

Rumour: Dan Rosen of NHL.com addressed the Capitals’ future in a recent edition of his mailbag.<\/a> Rosen said Washington won’t go into a full-blow rebuild while Alex Ovechkin<\/a> chases Wayne Gretzky<\/a>‘s scoring record<\/a>. However, he said there may be some tweaks made to the lineup to get the Capitals back into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n

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The mailbag this week focuses on the Wild's goaltending, surgery in Washington, McDavid's cast around him, the Lightning's dynasty and scoring:https:\/\/t.co\/G1JeKCgSlv<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) April 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n