Confirmed with Link: [BUF/WSH] Halak'd: Halak & 3rd '15 for Neuvirth & Klesla

[Langway]

‏@SNHockeyCentral: Trade: BUF's Jaroslav Halak to Washington, per @maydayhockey

‏@bruce_arthur: The destruction of the Washington Capitals started with Jaroslav Halak, and perhaps it will end with Jaroslav Halak

@BuffNewsVogl: Goalie Michal Neuvirth is heading back to the Sabres in the Jaroslav Halak deal.

@SabresPR: #Sabres have acquired G Michal Neuvirth and D Rostislav Klesla from Capitals in exchange for G Jaroslav Halak and a 3rd-round pick in '15.

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[Ovechkins Wodka]

are we gonna carry 3 goalies again?

 

[tycoonheart]

Hmmm. Depending on the cost, I'd be okay with this.

 

[Silky mitts]

I'll guess for Neuvy

 

[zman]

What are we getting back? c'mon Caps insiders

 

[edamer]

Wow, didn't expect that. I like it! Let's just hope we didn't give more than Neuvy and a pick.

 

[SashaSemin28]

Please don't be Holtby

 

[MaximusT]

Watch us keep Neuvy and start Grubauer again within the next 10 games, making us the first team to juggle FOUR goalies......

lmao jk of course. Interesting deal, I'd like to see atleast Neuvy going back the other way.

 

[trick9]

Better not be for anything useful.

Saying that i know it is since the cap doesn't fit otherwise.

 

[Brian23]

Sent Nuevy back for a rental.

At least we're dumping cap hits for next year...

 

[swimmer77]

I'm all for it if a top 4 d-man is coming with otherwise don't see the point. Halak struggled under a structured system. What's gonna happen under this structure. Maybe he'll better at stopping a Green defended two on one odd-man rush.

 

[amjay13]

Fine by me.

 

[ryan519*]

holy **** i cant believe it. i still have nightmares from this guy

 

[NeilYoung]

Atleast Neuvys gone

 

[SimplySensational]

Can't wait for Holtby to **** the bed tonight and the eventual reality that Neuvirth with finish the season with a higher sv%.

 

[g00n]

Can't wait for Holtby to **** the bed tonight and the eventual reality that Neuvirth with finish the season with a higher sv%.

Are you going to switch to the Slugs boards now?

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

Are you going to switch to the Slugs boards now?

We're Caps fans. We're not that lucky.

 

[MaximusT]

Also, while the Flyers are the premier Goalie Graveyard in the NHL, you'd have to think at this point the Caps are nearing in on "Goalie Graveyard plan B". Unbelievable that we can't seem to commit to a single goalie for more than a year.
Like the Flyers with Hextall, we haven't had a pure, long term #1 since Kolzig.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

hope buffalo is giving us a pick back with halak

 

[Langway]

Obligatory:

 

[SimplySensational]

Are you going to switch to the Slugs boards now?

You cheer for the Capitals to lose in every GDT for long time now, and you are saying this?

Sorry that I'm a Capitals fan and not a Holtby fan. Just because I'm not enamored with him making simple positional saves that every other goalie in the league makes, especially when he constantly is being caught way out of position because he overreacts to every pass.

 

[edamer]

Halak for Neuvy and a 6th. That's awesome! Good job by GMGM. Having said that, we are still in trouble with our D.

 

[InfernalDark*]

what the hell

 

[Marshall]

Getting a UFA-to-be for a young, signed netminder? This deal confuses me. And no defenseman.

 

[Maryland17]

Who is gonna back up tonight? Sabres should be in TB now.