{"id":504837,"date":"2026-03-05T07:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T07:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/504837\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T07:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T07:53:07","slug":"capitals-among-several-teams-believed-to-have-trade-interest-in-vancouver-canucks-forward-conor-garland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/504837\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitals among several teams believed to have trade interest in Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Capitals have had long-reported interest in adding to their forward group this season<\/a>, and those rumors continue ahead of the NHL\u2019s 2026 trade deadline on Friday.<\/p>\n

According to The Athletic\u2019s Pierre LeBrun<\/a>, that addition may come in the form of Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland<\/a>. LeBrun listed the Capitals among several teams to watch regarding Garland, who has 26 points (7g, 19a) in 49 games for the lowly Canucks this season.<\/p>\n

Garland, 29, signed a six-year, $36 million extension ($6M AAV) with the Canucks this past summer that doesn\u2019t kick in until next year. In past seasons, he has been a successful, high-motor agitator for the Canucks, recording at least 46 points in four straight seasons before the current campaign.<\/p>\n

As part of his new deal with Vancouver, Garland has a full no-movement clause for the first three years of the extension, but that clause is not active until July. Given that, it\u2019s likely the Canucks, if committed to a full rebuild, will want to move Garland before he can block any trade, limiting their potential return.<\/p>\n

The Capitals have been previously reported to have interest in Garland, with NHL insider Chris Johnston listing them as a potential suitor for the forward in October of 2023<\/a>. At the time, Garland was unhappy and wanted a move out of Vancouver, but he eventually settled back in with the Canucks and signed long-term with the club.<\/p>\n

Garland, who turns 30 in a week, is currently lining up as Vancouver\u2019s top line right wing on a line with Elias Pettersson<\/a> and Nils Hoglander<\/a>. He is averaging 19:02 of ice time this season, which ranks behind only Pettersson (19:21) among all Canucks forwards. Garland plays top minutes for both of the team\u2019s special teams groups, seeing 2:33 of power play ice time per game and 1:52 of shorthanded ice time per game.<\/p>\n

Given his defensive responsibility and forechecking skills, Garland could be the answer for who plays on Washington\u2019s top line with Alex Ovechkin<\/a> and Dylan Strome<\/a> down the stretch if acquired. Garland, in the 62nd percentile for max skating speed, per NHL Edge<\/a>, is more of a playmaker than a goalscorer, never scoring more than 22 times in a season.<\/p>\n

According to NHL.com\u2019s Stefen Rosner<\/a>, the price for Garland is likely to include a second-round draft pick and a prospect. The Capitals do not have a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, but do in the following three drafts.<\/p>\n

The other teams that LeBrun listed by name as potentially involved for Garland are the New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Washington Capitals have had long-reported interest in adding to their forward group this season, and those rumors…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504838,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":["post-504837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}