There was talk before that Washington wants to shed Laich's contract.
He struggled with injuries in the past few seasons with his production dropping off severely. He seems to have recovered this year, but has fallen down the depth chart to a 3rd line role.
Flames have the cap room and the salary comes off the books in two years, perfect timing. Caps package up Laich with a pick/prospect for Glencross, Flames get higher value for taking on the salary than Glencross would get solo, they also get a chance at a reclamation Western Canada boy coming home.
This is the kind of guy I want on my team:
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Laich emerged from his car wearing an expensive-looking suit and walked over to the mother and daughter, both having donned Capitals sweatshirts on a chilly evening. Lorraine had become a Caps fan two-and-a-half years ago; her mother began following the team last year, the first time she had ever taken an interest in sports fandom.
They both recognized Laich. "The first words out of his mouth were, 'I'm sorry we lost.' And he stayed with us for an hour," said Wangemann.
Wangemann simply wanted him to stay with them until help arrived, but Laich asked if they had a spare tire. He got down on the ground and began working on the car.
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https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog...urn=nhl-237745
A good ole Saskatchewan boy.