Washington General Manager Brian MacLellan said he planned to be aggressive this offseason, and he has been.
“Pretty excited about it. I think our group did a good job,” Brian MacLellan said. “I think we had a good draft, good free agency and a couple good trades.” , a handful of draft picks — one second-round pick and three third-rounders — and free agent forwards Max Pacioretty and Nicolas Aube-Kubel, whom the Capitals never planned to re-sign.
“The Chychrun thing, the offense, the shot, the ability to jump in the play, and then Roy is stabilizing,” MacLellan said. “And I think has a little more offense too in his game, where he can jump into plays. He’s a good skater. So, I think the group skill-set now seems to fit better now than it did before.”
Both Roy and Chychrun expressed their excitement at seeing the moves the Capitals made over the last several weeks — and it was particularly exciting for Roy, who was enticed to sign with Washington in part because of the flurry of activity. MacLellan has used the phrase “threading a needle” to describe what he’s trying to do, retool the roster and stay competitive while not sacrificing the future in the process, and so far this offseason, he’s found a way to do just that.
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