2016–17 Washington Capitals season

The 2016–17 Washington Capitals season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974.[1] They finished the season as Presidents' Trophy winners for the second consecutive year, and third time in team history.

2016–17 Washington Capitals
Presidents' Trophy winners
Metropolitan Division champions
Division	1st Metropolitan
Conference	1st Eastern
2016–17 record	55–19–8
Home record	32–7–2
Road record	23–12–6
Goals for	263
Goals against	182
Team information
General Manager	Brian MacLellan
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Alexander Ovechkin
Alternate captains	Nicklas Backstrom Brooks Orpik
Arena	Verizon Center
Minor league affiliate(s)	Hershey Bears (AHL) South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	T. J. Oshie Alexander Ovechkin (33)
Assists	Nicklas Backstrom (63)
Points	Nicklas Backstrom (86)
Penalty minutes	Tom Wilson (133)
Plus/minus	Brooks Orpik (+32)
Wins	Braden Holtby (42)
Goals against average	Philipp Grubauer (2.04)

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Washington Capitals	82	55	19	8	53	263	182	+81	118
2	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	50	21	11	46	282	234	+48	111
3	x – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	50	24	8	47	249	195	+54	108
4	x – New York Rangers	82	48	28	6	45	256	220	+36	102
5	New York Islanders	82	41	29	12	39	241	242	−1	94
6	Philadelphia Flyers	82	39	33	10	32	219	236	−17	88
7	Carolina Hurricanes	82	36	31	15	33	215	236	−21	87
8	New Jersey Devils	82	28	40	14	25	183	244	−61	70

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Regular season

2016–17 Schedule
October: 5–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 3–1–1), 11 Points # Oct Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 1 13 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 2–3 SO Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,630) 0–0–1 1 2 15 7:00 PM New York Islanders 1–2 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 1–0–1 3 3 18 7:00 PM Colorado Avalanche 0–3 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 2–0–1 5 4 20 7:30 PM Washington Capitals 4–2 Florida Panthers BB&T Center (12,440) 3–0–1 7 5 22 7:00 PM New York Rangers 4–2 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 3–1–1 7 6 26 9:30 PM Washington Capitals 1–4 Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place (18,347) 3–2–1 7 7 29 10:00 PM Washington Capitals 5–2 Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena (18,338) 4–2–1 9 8 30 9:30 PM Washington Capitals 3–1 Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome (18,454) 5–2–1 11
November: 8–4–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–1), 17 Points # Nov Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 9 1 8:00 PM Washington Capitals 3–2 Winnipeg Jets MTS Centre (15,294) 6–2–1 13 10 3 7:00 PM Winnipeg Jets 3–4 OT Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 7–2–1 15 11 5 7:00 PM Florida Panthers 2–4 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 8–2–1 17 12 8 7:00 PM San Jose Sharks 3–0 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 8–3–1 17 13 11 8:30 PM Washington Capitals 3–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks United Center (22,075) 9–3–1 19 14 12 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 1–5 Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (12,436) 9–4–1 19 15 15 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 1–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (11,738) 9–4–2 20 16 16 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 1–7 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 10–4–2 22 17 18 7:00 PM Detroit Red Wings 0–1 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 11–4–2 24 18 20 12:30 PM Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 11–5–2 24 19 23 7:00 PM St. Louis Blues 3–4 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 12–5–2 26 20 25 5:00 PM Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 13–5–2 28 21 26 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,051) 13–6–2 28
December: 8–3–3 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–2), 19 Points # Dec Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 22 1 7:00 PM New York Islanders 3–0 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 13–7–2 28 23 3 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 1–2 SO Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (19,092) 13–7–3 29 24 5 7:00 PM Buffalo Sabres 2–3 OT Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 14–7–3 31 25 7 8:00 PM Boston Bruins 3–4 OT Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 15–7–3 33 26 9 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 4–1 Buffalo Sabres First Niagara Center (18,234) 16–7–3 35 27 11 5:00 PM Vancouver Canucks 0–3 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 17–7–3 37 28 13 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 4–2 New York Islanders Barclays Center (12,730) 18–7–3 39 29 16 7:30 PM Washington Capitals 4–3 SO Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena (11,892) 19–7–3 41 30 17 7:00 PM Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 19–8–3 41 31 21 8:00 PM Washington Capitals 2–3 SO Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (20,011) 19–8–4 42 32 23 7:00 PM Tampa Bay Lightning 0–4 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 20–8–4 44 33 27 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 3–4 New York Islanders Barclays Center (15,795) 20–9–4 44 34 29 7:00 PM New Jersey Devils 2–1 SO Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 20–9–5 45 35 31 1:00 PM Washington Capitals 6–2 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (16,514) 21–9–5 47
January: 12–2–1 (Home: 7–0–0 ; Road: 5–2–1), 25 Points # Jan Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 36 1 7:30 PM Ottawa Senators 1–2 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 22–9–5 49 37 3 7:00 PM Toronto Maple Leafs 5–6 OT Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 23–9–5 51 38 5 7:00 PM Columbus Blue Jackets 0–5 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 24–9–5 53 39 7 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 1–0 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (18,685) 25–9–5 55 40 9 7:30 PM Washington Capitals 4–1 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,288) 26–9–5 57 41 11 8:00 PM Pittsburgh Penguins 2–5 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 27–9–5 59 42 13 7:00 PM Chicago Blackhawks 0–6 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 28–9–5 61 43 15 12:30 PM Philadelphia Flyers 0–5 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 29–9–5 63 44 16 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 7–8 OT Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena (18,653) 29–9–6 64 45 19 8:00 PM Washington Capitals 7–3 St. Louis Blues Scottrade Center (19,316) 30–9–6 66 46 21 8:00 PM Washington Capitals 4–3 OT Dallas Stars American Airlines Center (18,532) 31–9–6 68 47 23 7:00 PM Carolina Hurricanes 1–6 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 32–9–6 70 48 24 7:30 PM Washington Capitals 0–3 Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre (16,683) 32–10–6 70 49 26 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 5–2 New Jersey Devils Prudential Center (13,428) 33–10–6 72 27–29 All-Star Break in Los Angeles 50 31 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 2–3 New York Islanders Barclays Center (11,240) 33–11–6 72
February: 9–2–1 (Home: 6–0–0 ; Road: 3–2–1), 19 Points # Feb Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 51 1 8:00 PM Boston Bruins 3–5 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 34–11–6 74 52 4 1:00 PM Washington Capitals 3–2 Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre (21,288) 35–11–6 76 53 5 12:00 PM Los Angeles Kings 0–5 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 36–11–6 78 54 7 7:00 PM Carolina Hurricanes 0–5 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 37–11–6 80 55 9 7:00 PM Detroit Red Wings 3–6 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 38–11–6 82 56 11 7:00 PM Anaheim Ducks 4–6 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 39–11–6 84 57 18 2:00 PM Washington Capitals 2–3 SO Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena (20,027) 39–11–7 85 58 19 12:30 PM Washington Capitals 1–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (18,006) 39–12–7 85 59 22 8:00 PM Washington Capitals 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center (19,849) 40–12–7 87 60 24 7:00 PM Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 41–12–7 89 61 25 5:00 PM Washington Capitals 2–5 Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena (17,150) 41–13–7 89 62 28 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 4–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (18,006) 42–13–7 91
March: 9–5–1 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0), 19 Points # Mar Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 63 2 7:00 PM New Jersey Devils 0–1 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 43–13–7 93 64 4 7:00 PM Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 OT Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 44–13–7 95 65 6 7:00 PM Dallas Stars 4–2 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 44–14–7 95 66 9 10:30 PM Washington Capitals 2–4 San Jose Sharks SAP Center (17,562) 44–15–7 95 67 11 10:30 PM Washington Capitals 2–4 Los Angeles Kings Staples Center (18,230) 44–16–7 95 68 12 9:30 PM Washington Capitals 2–5 Anaheim Ducks Honda Center (17,174) 44–17–7 95 69 14 7:00 PM Minnesota Wild 2–4 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 45–17–7 97 70 16 7:00 PM Nashville Predators 2–1 OT Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 45–17–8 98 71 18 7:00 PM Washington Capitals 5–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (19,092) 46–17–8 100 72 21 7:00 PM Calgary Flames 2–4 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 47–17–8 102 73 23 7:00 PM Columbus Blue Jackets 1–2 SO Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 48–17–8 104 74 25 7:00 PM Arizona Coyotes 1–4 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 49–17–8 106 75 28 8:00 PM Washington Capitals 5–4 OT Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center (19,188) 50–17–8 108 76 29 10:00 PM Washington Capitals 5–3 Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center (13,820) 51–17–8 110 77 31 10:00 PM Washington Capitals 3–6 Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena (14,290) 51–18–8 110
April: 4–1–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 3–0–0), 8 Points # Apr Time (ET) Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points 78 2 6:00 PM Washington Capitals 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (18,247) 52–18–8 112 79 4 7:30 PM Washington Capitals 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,415) 53–18–8 114 80 5 8:00 PM New York Rangers 0–2 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 54–18–8 116 81 8 3:00 PM Washington Capitals 3–1 Boston Bruins TD Garden (17,565) 55–18–8 118 82 9 7:00 PM Florida Panthers 2–0 Washington Capitals Verizon Center (18,506) 55–19–8 118
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Toronto Maple Leafs: Washington won 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score Decision Series 1 April 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 OT Holtby Washington leads 1–0 2 April 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 2OT Holtby Series tied 1–1 3 April 17 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 OT Holtby Toronto leads 2–1 4 April 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 Holtby Series tied 2–2 5 April 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 OT Holtby Washington leads 3–2 6 April 23 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 OT Holtby Washington won 4–2
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (M2) Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh won 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score Decision Series 1 April 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Holtby Pittsburgh leads 1–0 2 April 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Holtby Pittsburgh leads 2–0 3 May 1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Holtby Pittsburgh leads 2–1 4 May 3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–3 Holtby Pittsburgh leads 3–1 5 May 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Holtby Pittsburgh leads 3–2 6 May 8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Holtby Series tied 3–3 7 May 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–2 Holtby Pittsburgh won 4–3
Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats

Skaters

Regular season[2] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Nicklas Backstrom 82 23 63 86 17 38 Alexander Ovechkin 82 33 36 69 6 50 Evgeny Kuznetsov 82 19 40 59 18 46 Marcus Johansson 82 24 34 58 25 10 T. J. Oshie 68 33 23 56 28 36 Justin Williams 80 24 24 48 14 50 Matt Niskanen 78 5 34 39 20 32 John Carlson 72 9 28 37 7 10 Andre Burakovsky 64 12 23 35 13 14 Dmitry Orlov 82 6 27 33 30 51 Jay Beagle 81 13 17 30 20 22 Daniel Winnik 72 12 13 25 15 49 Lars Eller 81 12 13 25 15 36 Brett Connolly 66 15 8 23 20 40 Tom Wilson 82 7 12 19 9 133 Nate Schmidt 60 3 14 17 22 16 Kevin Shattenkirk^† 19 2 12 14 4 10 Brooks Orpik 79 0 14 14 32 48 Karl Alzner 82 3 10 13 23 28 Jakub Vrana 21 3 3 6 2 2 Taylor Chorney 18 1 4 5 8 11 Zach Sanford^‡ 26 2 1 3 0 6 Chandler Stephenson 4 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Carey 6 0 0 0 −2 0 Garrett Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 Liam O'Brien 1 0 0 0 0 0 Riley Barber 3 0 0 0 0 0 Aaron Ness 2 0 0 0 −1 0

Playoffs[2] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Nicklas Backstrom 13 6 7 13 0 2 T. J. Oshie 13 4 8 12 2 4 Evgeny Kuznetsov 13 5 5 10 −1 8 Justin Williams 13 3 6 9 0 6 Alexander Ovechkin 13 5 3 8 −4 8 Marcus Johansson 13 2 6 8 −1 2 Andre Burakovsky 13 3 3 6 5 2 Kevin Shattenkirk 13 1 5 6 −4 6 Lars Eller 13 0 5 5 −2 10 John Carlson 13 2 2 4 1 4 Nate Schmidt 11 1 3 4 6 4 Matt Niskanen 13 1 3 4 0 19 Tom Wilson 13 3 0 3 −2 34 Dmitry Orlov 13 0 3 3 −1 2 Brooks Orpik 13 0 2 2 −7 11 Karl Alzner 7 0 0 0 −1 2 Jay Beagle 13 0 0 0 −5 4 Paul Carey 1 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Winnik 13 0 0 0 −4 0 Brett Connolly 7 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[2]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Braden Holtby	63	63	3680:10	42	13	6	127	2.07	1690	.925	9	0	0	0
Philipp Grubauer	24	19	1264:34	13	6	2	43	2.04	585	.926	3	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Braden Holtby	13	13	803:27	7	6	33	2.46	364	.909	0	0	0	2
Philipp Grubauer	1	0	18:34	0	0	2	6.46	9	.778	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Transactions

The Capitals have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)	To St. Louis Blues 1st-round pick in 2016	To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2016 WSH's 3rd-round pick in 2016	[3]
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)	To Montreal Canadiens 2nd-round pick in 2017 2nd-round pick in 2018	To Washington Capitals Lars Eller	[4]
February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15)	To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations	To Washington Capitals Tom Gilbert	[5]
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)	To St. Louis Blues Zach Sanford Brad Malone 1st-round pick in 2017 conditional 2nd-round pick in 2019	To Washington Capitals Kevin Shattenkirk Pheonix Copley	[6]

Notes

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Joe Cannata Utica Comets 1 year, $575,000 [7] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Darren Dietz Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $575,000 [7] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Christian Thomas Springfield Falcons 1 year, $575,000 [7] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Brett Connolly Boston Bruins 1 year, $850,000 [8] July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02) Brad Malone Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $575,000 [9] March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02) Mason Mitchell University of Alaska-Anchorage 2 years, entry-level contract [10] March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07) Kris Bindulis Lake Superior State University 3 years, entry-level contract [11] March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07) Hampus Gustafsson Merrimack College 2 years, entry-level contract [11]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Michael Latta Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $600,000 [12] July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Jason Chimera New York Islanders 2 years, $4.5 million [13] July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21) Erik Burgdoerfer Buffalo Sabres 1 year, two-way contract [14]

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)	Paul Carey	1-year, $575,000	[15]
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)	Aaron Ness	2-years, $1.225 million	[15]
June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)	Zach Sill	2-years, $1.225 million	[16]
June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)	Tom Wilson	2-years, $4 million	[17]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01)	Connor Hobbs	3-years, entry-level contract	[18]
July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)	Zach Sanford	3-years, entry-level contract	[19]
July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20)	Marcus Johansson	3-years, $13.75 million	[20]
September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)	Dmitry Orlov	1-year, $2.57 million	[21]
March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)	Lucas Johansen	3-years, entry-level contract	[22]
March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)	Colby Williams	2-years, entry-level contract	[22]
March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)	Garrett Pilon	3-years, entry-level contract	[23]
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)	Beck Malenstyn	3-years, entry-level contract	[24]
April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)	Nathan Walker	2-years, $1.3 million contract extension	[24]

Draft picks

See also: List of Washington Capitals draft picks

Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	28^[a]	Lucas Johansen	D	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3	87^[b]	Garrett Pilon	C	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
4	117	Damien Riat	LW	Switzerland	Geneve-Servette HC (NLA)
5	145^[c]	Beck Malenstyn	LW	Canada	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
5	147	Axel Jonsson-Fjallby	LW	Sweden	Djurgarden-jr. (Swe-Jr)
6	177	Chase Priskie	D	United States	Quinnipiac Bobcats NCAA
7	207	Dmitriy Zaitsev	D	Russia	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (NAHL)

Draft notes[25]

• The Washington Capitals' first-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick and Washington's third-round pick both in 2016 (28th and 87th overall) to Washington in exchange for this pick.[26]
• ^[a] The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for Washington's third-round pick in 2016 (87th overall) and this pick.[26]
• The Washington Capitals' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Daniel Winnik and Anaheim's fifth-round pick in 2016 to Washington in exchange for Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and this pick.[27]
• ^[b] The Washington Capitals' third-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (26th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (28th overall) and this pick.[26]

St. Louis previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 2, 2015 that sent T. J. Oshie to Washington in exchange for Troy Brouwer, Pheonix Copley and this pick.[28]

• ^[c] The Anaheim Ducks' fifth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on February 28, 2016 that sent Brooks Laich, Connor Carrick and a second-round pick in 2016 to Toronto in exchange for Daniel Winnik and this pick.[27]

Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Korbinian Holzer to Anaheim in exchange for Eric Brewer and this pick.[29]

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