Trade Trees / auto-generated
Washington Capitals / Montreal Canadiens
Root trade Jun 24, 2016 · Lars Eller · 1 linked trade downstream
Auto-generated. This tree is machine-built from public transaction records: it follows re-traded players into their next deal and shows the player each draft pick became. Best-effort, so it may contain errors.
Trade grade
Revisiting it now, the strong edge goes to Washington Capitals.
Looking back from 2026 at what each side's haul produced since 2016.
Washington Capitals388Team pts: 111 before → 109 after
- Lars EllerC347488 GP · 87-121-208 · 31 pts in 59 playoff GPCup 2017-18
- 2025 2nd-round pickvia Lars Eller
- 81 GP · 14-14-28 · 2 pts in 10 playoff GPvia 2025 2nd-round pick
Montreal Canadiens135Team pts: 96 before → 90 after
- 2018 2nd-round pick
- Jordan HarrisD · #7158131 GP · 8-24-32via 2018 2nd-round pick
- Patrik LaineL4257 GP · 20-14-34 · 1 pts in 2 playoff GPvia Jordan Harris
- 2026 2nd-round pickvia Jordan Harris
- 45 GP · 6-6-12 · 10 pts in 19 playoff GPvia 2026 2nd-round pick
Value = position-weighted production for the acquiring team, with playoffs weighted up and bonuses for Cups and major awards won there. Picks count as the drafted player's production, and when a piece was later re-traded, whatever came back counts toward this trade too, so value follows the full chain. Production only, no salary/cap context. Best-effort.
Washington Capitals receiveMontreal Canadiens receive- 2nd-round pick in 2017 → #58 Joni Ikonen
- 2nd-round pick in 2018 → #62 Olivier Rodrigue
↳Lars Eller was moved again in this deal
Colorado Avalanche receiveWashington Capitals receive- 2nd-round pick in 2025 → #54 Theo Stockselius