Daily Faceoff insider Frank Seravalli reported Monday that Washington Capitals winger Anthony Mantha is being dangled in trade talks around the league. Mantha is just the latest Capital to have been named as a potential trade piece, as Washington continues to get younger after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2013-14.
The Washington Capitals only recently acquired Anthony Mantha from the Detroit Red Wings, trading away a haul for his services. They sent Jakub Vrana, Richard Panik, a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 second-round pick in April 2021. However, things haven’t gone according to plan for the Caps, as they can no longer micro-manage an aging roster to keep themselves in playoff contention.