Devils acquire Vanecek, draft pick from Capitals for two picks
Washington Capitals goalie Vitek Vanecek (41) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Buffalo, (Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP) The have acquired goaltender and pick No. 46 in the 2022 NHL Draft in exchange for picks No. 37 and 70, the team announced. Vanecek, 26, is a pending restricted free agent. If the Devils re-sign Vanecek, he'll join Mackenzie Blackwood in New Jersey's crease. For the Capitals, the next two goalies on the depth chart -- Samsonov and Phoenix Copley -- are pending restricted and unrestricted free agents, respectively....
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New Jersey Devils, Vitek Vanecek, Washington, Ilya Samsonov, Devils
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