The Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild pulled a minor deal on Thursday — the Caps acquired AHL defenseman Chay Genoway in exchange for a conditional 7th round pick in 2014.
Genoway, 26, is a former University of North Dakota standout that signed with Minny as an undrafted free agent in 2011.
He’s appeared in one NHL game — a 4-1 loss to Phoenix last season, in which he assisted on the Wild’s lone goal — and has spent all of this season with AHL Houston, racking up 4G-15A-19PTS in 53 games.
Here’s Mike Russo of the Minnesota Star-Tribune to explain what the deal means for the Wild:
Genoway trade, #aeros had 10 D + Fletcher trying to free contract space for trade deadline/signing college free agents. 2 spots now #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) March 14, 2013
Washington does need defensemen at the moment — John Erskine, Mike Green and Jack Hillen are all currently on injured reserve and Tom Poti has been in and out of the lineup all season long.
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- ravenscaps48 - Mar 14, 2013 at 3:22 PM
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And that my friends, is the trade that’ll change the season!………. *crickets*
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- operwapitsai - Mar 14, 2013 at 4:21 PM
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you know when we pur hammer on waivers I assumed they were getting primed to make a move….
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- wildcatwr36 - Mar 14, 2013 at 6:49 PM
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Sioux Yea Yea
