Brooks Laich and Alex Ovechkin had been teammates for nearly ten years with the Washington Capitals, and now as the team looks like a favorite to win the Stanley Cup, the two are being split.
Laich was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs late Sunday in a deal that sent Daniel Winnik to the Capitals. Shortly after word broke about the deal, Washington's captain took to Twitter to wish his longtime friend the best.
Me and u together since my 1st year..We make this team together! Im gonna miss u bro good luck to u!Gonna miss u! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/feKvUGV6TK
After playing one game for the Ottawa Senators during the 2003-04 season, Laich played his next 742 alongside Ovechkin in Washington, and was long a fan favorite at Verizon Center.
With his $4.5 million cap hit limiting the Capitals' options both this season and next, the 32-year-old now moves from the first-place team in the NHL to the last-place Leafs - but some believe he may be as big a part of a Washington championship run regardless of where he's playing.
If the Capitals win this whole thing, they better give Brooks Laich a ring and his day with the Cup.
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Washington Capitals continued to stock up for a potential playoff run by acquiring forward Daniel Winnik from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a deal that sent away their longest tenured player.
The Capitals traded forward Broo...
CHICAGO - Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Dennis Rasmussen scored, and the new-look Chicago Blackhawks beat the NHL-leading Washington Capitals 3-2 on Sunday.
Corey Crawford made 28 saves as the Blackhawks won for only the third time in thei...
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to build for the future by unloading their present-day assets.
The club announced Sunday night they have acquired Washington's second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, prospect defenceman Connor Carr...
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Corey Perry got his ninth career hat trick and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Sunday night to climb within two points of their Southern California rivals for the Pacific Division lead.
The Ducks trailed ...
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl scored the game winner as the Edmonton Oilers struck for three third-period goals in a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders on Sunday.
Anton Lander and Brandon Davidson also scored for the Oilers (23-34-7), who snappe...
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Daniel Winnik and a 2016 fifth-round pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Brooks Laich, defenceman Connor Carrick and a 2016 second-round pick.
The teams anno...
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Brooks Laich, defenceman Connor Carrick and a second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Draft from the Washington Capitals.
Heading to Washington is forward Daniel Winnik, as well as Anaheim's f...
In what may be a preview of a postseason series, Corey Perry is having a historic night for the Anaheim Ducks as they face the Pacific-leading Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.
After scoring goals in the first and second period to keep the game tied, Perry capped off his ninth career hat trick to give his team a 3-2 lead - and passed Paul Kariya for the second-most three-goal games in Ducks history.
Perry's night wasn't finished there - he would pick up an assist on a David Perron goal under five minutes later that increased the Ducks' lead to two. The 31-year-old's outburst comes after a four-game pointless drought, with all four of those games against non-playoff teams.
He needs four more tricks to catch arguably the greatest Ducks player of all time.
Most Regular-Season Hat Tricks, @AnaheimDucks History:
13 – Teemu Selanne 9 – Corey Perry 8 – Paul Kariya
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Los Angeles Kings have acquired veteran forward Kris Versteeg from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for prospect Valentin Zykov and a conditional fifth-round draft pick.
The deal was announced during the Kings' ga...