Dan Rosen: Capitals GM Brian MacLellan indicated that the Hurricanes offered the No. 42 pick for Philipp Grubauer and presumably Brooks Orpik. The Capitals took the No. 47 pick from the Avalanche so that he wasn’t in the same division.
On Washington Capitals and John Carlsson …
Dan Rosen: (late last night) A contract extension could get done in the next 24 hours.
Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Capitals GM Brian MacLellan said last night that they are getting “really close” to signing pending unrestricted free agent defenseman John Carlsson to a contract extension.