The Washington Capitals Take On The Tormented St. Louis Blues

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The Washington Capitals Take On The Tormented St. Louis Blues

The Washington Capitals were very active during the trade deadline, but not as active as their upcoming opponent, the St. Louis Blues. In fact the Blues had so much movement it has left the team short-handed for this game.

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The Blues traded Brad Boyes to Buffalo and Brad Winchester to Anaheim, and with Vladimir Sobotka going on injured reserve for a month Tuesday with a broken bone in his foot, the club had to recall three players from the AHL. Washington was also very active at the deadline.

he Caps and GM George McPhee made some smart moves at the Feb. 28 trading deadline. Picking up Marco Sturm, Dennis Wideman and Jason Arnott will fill some holes and give the Caps some veteran leadership that this young team needs.

Arnott has been through the wars. He's 36 and won one Stanley Cup with the Devils -- scoring the winning goal -- and gives the Caps the second-line center they've so desperately been searching for this season. The Caps needed to give up well-liked center David Steckel to get him, but everything comes at a cost.

Sturm and Wideman are both similar cases. The Caps picked up Sturm off waivers from the Kings and immediately put him on the first line with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. Arnott then centered Brooks Laich and Alexander Semin.

The Blues are 5-16 in their last 21 road games against a team with a winning home record, 5-21 in their last 26 games playing on 1 days’ rest, and 1-5 in their last six games overall.

The Capitals are 30-11 in their last 41 home games against a team with a road winning percentage of less than .400, and 43-20 in their last 63 games following a win.

The trade deadline has worked much better for Washington and it will show in a lopsided victory against the Blues.

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