Capitals acquires Flyers’ Michael Raffl at the last minute for the trade deadline

Capitals acquires Flyers’ Michael Raffl at the last minute for the trade deadline

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The Washington Capitals have reached an agreement.

Right at 15:00 the Caps left wing buzzes Michael Raffl of the Philadelphia Flyers for a fifth round.

Raffl, 32, has played his entire eight-year career for the Flyers, almost entirely in a sixth role. He’s not a major driver of the game (at least not in the last few years) or a big scorer. His last season with double-digit goals was 2018. He was definitely a fourth-line player this season and scored some penalty goals in his 13 minutes a night.

Raffl’s $ 1.6 million with the Flyers expires this summer.

The Capitals apparently had an interest in forwards Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno.

Here is the complete press release of the capitals:

Capitals Acquire Michael Raffl of Philadelphia Flyers

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals acquired Philadelphia Flyers forward Michael Raffl in exchange for a selection from the fifth round in 2021, previously obtained from the Vegas Golden Knights, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today. Philadelphia will retain 25 percent of Raffl’s salary.

Raffl (32), a native of Villach, Austria, has scored eight points (3g, 5a) in 34 games with the Flyers this season. The left wing of 6’0 “, 200 pounds, led Philadelphia’s forwards with 23 strokes and was fifth in the team with 50 strokes. In addition, Raffl finished sixth among the Flyers forwards with 37:24 penalty minutes. Raffl, who is scoring 19 points this season, has scored at least 20 points in five of his last seven seasons.

In 504 career games, all with Philadelphia, Raffl collected 160 points (81g, 79a).

In 28 playoff games in his career, Raffl scored eight points (5g, 3a), including two goals that won the game.

Raffl, who ranks third in NHL history among the Austrian-born players with 160 points, becomes the first Austrian-born player to play for the Capitals.

Internationally, Raffl represented Austria in six world championships (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2019) and scored 16 points (11g, 5a) in 30 matches and scored three points (1g, 2a) during the 2014 Winter Olympics. in four games.

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