Just as the Capitals were finishing up a sleepy 3-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh and the Chicago Blackhawks were getting trounced 4-0 in Tampa Bay, an intriguing tweet lit up NHL chat rooms.
Chris Kuc @ChrisKuc
Source: #Blackhawks and Capitals have had dialogue about possible trade involving Patrick Sharp.
9:22 PM - 27 Feb 2015
Could it be?
Could the Caps be so bold as to acquire a clutch player and proven Stanley Cup leader as Patrick Sharp? If so, what might it take to get him before Monday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline?
Sharp, 33, has two more years and $10.5 million remaining on his contract with the Blackhawks. In 49 games this season he has 10 goals (seven of them on the power play), 22 assists and is a minus-13.
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Also I thought the Caps were up against the cap, so they'd have to give back a current asset in return.
Sharp will also be relied on to be an even more clutch than ever before if he is going to one of the league's biggest underachieving teams.
Send him to Washington. He will get along great with Ovechkin.
Sharp's best days are years behind him, and he makes a lot of money. Still seems to have a flare for the dramatic, but not a player who scares me one bit.