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Washington Capitals / Detroit Red Wings

Root trade Apr 12, 2021 · Anthony Mantha, Jakub Vrana, Richard Panik · 7 linked trades 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 slight edge goes to Detroit Red Wings.

Looking back from 2026 at what each side's haul produced since 2021.

Washington Capitals121

Team pts: 105 before → 86 after

Anthony ManthaR121
174 GP · 44-48-92 · 6 pts in 11 playoff GP
→ flipped for 2024 2nd-round pick, 2026 4th-round pick
2026 4th-round pick
via Anthony Mantha
→ flipped for Timothy Liljegren
Timothy LiljegrenD0
4 GP · 0-0-0
via 2026 4th-round pick

Detroit Red Wings195

Team pts: 74 before → 67 after

Jakub VranaL36
42 GP · 22-10-32
→ flipped for Dylan McLaughlin, 2025 7th-round pick
Richard PanikR5
12 GP · 1-3-4
→ flipped for Nick Leddy
Nick LeddyD28
55 GP · 1-15-16
via Richard Panik
→ flipped for Oskar Sundqvist, Jake Walman, 2023 2nd-round pick
Oskar SundqvistC36
70 GP · 11-18-29
via Nick Leddy
→ flipped for 2023 4th-round pick
Jake WalmanD75
145 GP · 21-22-43
via Nick Leddy
→ flipped for Future considerations
2021 1st-round pick
→ flipped for 2021 1st-round pick
Sebastian CossaG · #152
1 GP · 1W
via 2021 1st-round pick
→ flipped for 2026 1st-round pick
Dmitri BuchelnikovL · #520
0 GP · 0-0-0
→ flipped for Justin Faulk
Justin FaulkD13
17 GP · 5-3-8
via Dmitri Buchelnikov

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.

Apr 12, 2021

Washington Capitals receive