As Caps fans are well aware by now, late Sunday night, the Washington Capitals shipped out their longest-tenured player, Brooks Laich, in return for Daniel Winnik (there are other particulars, but these are the most pertinent ones for our purposes here). The trade has a few factors, one of which was simply clearing Laich's contract from the books, but if you were listening to Brian MacLellan (and you should be, because he's basically telling us what he's going to do before he does it), you know that the Caps were trying to upgrade the fourth line as well.
Laich-for-Winnik: What to Expect from a Swap of Fourth Liners
