Capitals' Trade Deadline: Ovechkin's Last Push

0:00It's March 1st, here's your NHL news in two minutes. Subscribe to stay locked in all season. Washington Capitol's fans are glued to every update this week. From March 1st through 8th, 2026, the team faces one of its biggest stretches highlighted by the trade deadline on March 6th. General manager Chris Patrick is pushing hard for moves to strengthen the roster. The top priority is landing a skilled winger for the top six forwards. With around $12,600,000 in cap space, their targeting players with multi-year deals, skipping short-term rentals too, bill for the long haul. Pressure is mounting around Alex Ovechkin, who sits at 921 career goals at age 40. It's his final contract year, and the front office feels the urgency to surround him with a contender for one last playoff charge. Fans are buzzing with hope and nerves. Inter say veteran defenseman Trevor Bam Reamsdike could be traded before Friday. He's been a healthy scratch lately, and his exit would open spots for promising prospect

1:01Cole Hudson, set to join from Boston University mid-March. Meanwhile, the light schedule gives the front office breathing room. They play just twice, home against the Utah mammoth on Tuesday, March 3rd, at 7 p.m. Eastern, then at the Boston Bruins on Saturday, March 7th, at 12.30 p.m. Special thanks to our sponsor for supporting this episode. Relax deeper, reset faster, comfort you can hear, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.