Avalanche Acquire Brooks Orpik, Philipp Grubauer on Friday
6 years agoThe Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenseman Brooks Orpik and goaltender Philipp Grubauer from the Washington Capitals on Friday. In exchange, the Avs sent a 2018 second-round pick to be used in the draft on Saturday. Orpik registered 10 assists in 81 regular season games last season and Grubauer, the Caps backup goaltender last season, posted 15 wins, a sterling 2.35 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage in 28 starts. The trade allows the Capitals to free up at least $7 million in salary cap space this summer, which can be used to try and re-sign free-agent defenseman John Carlson.
Source: NHL.com
Source: NHL.com