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ARLINGTON, Va. -- In the midst of overhauling the Washington Capitals this offseason, Brian MacLellan received Alex Ovechkin's seal of approval.
Ovechkin texted his general manager a thumbs up emoji for acquiring new first-line center Pierre-Luc Dubois. MacLellan was not done, getting a new goaltender in Logan Thompson and a new defenseman in Jakob Chychrun via two more trades. He also signed big blue liner Matt Roy and forwards Brandon Duhaime and Taylor Raddysh in free agency to turn over roughly a quarter of the roster.