The Washington Capitals have traded goaltender Darcy Kuemper to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois. The trade is one-for-one, and there was no retained salary on either side. PLD was set to have a no-move clause on his contract kick in on July 1, so he did not need to waive
Dubois, and the Capitals, are both probably hoping for a fresh start in Washington for the center, who has had his fair share of struggles in recent years. He has seven years left on his deal with a cap hit of $8.5M.
The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Los Angeles Kings for goaltender Darcy Kuemper, president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today.