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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Not sure why Washington is doing this? They obviously wanted Mantha.
If they want Tarasenko, they can deal directly with St. Louis.
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I looked at it from the perspective of they are going to lose Kuznetsov and need a good pivot to replace him, so that player has to be part of the deal. Mantha is one of the few top players the Caps have where they actually have full control over trading him, and his salary made things balance out. The trade keeps both teams lineups balanced, the caps balance, but the risk for Washington is ugly. I was originally going to target some of the Washington prospects, but the salaries really have to balance out. Trying to come up with these deals is tough because of the many moving parts.