The Washington Capitals earlier today traded for puck-moving defenseman Dennis Wideman, formerly of the Florida Panthers, in exchange for minor league forward Jake Hauswirth and their 2011 third round pick.
Wideman, 27, has 33 points (9 goals, 24 assists) this year for the Panthers in 61 games. He will wear No. 6 for the Caps.
The veteran defender gives the Caps another two-way defenseman and shores up a depleted blue line, with Tom Poti still unavailable for play and Mike Green out at least another week with his head/ear injury and now back home in Calgary attending his grandmother's funeral.
Asked if Wideman was acquired because of those circumstances, Coach Bruce Boudreau replied, "It means we don't know and this is the last day [for trades]," Boudreau said. "Even if we have both of those guys, [General Manager] George [McPhee] makes a great pick in getting Dennis."
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PRACTICE UPDATES: D.J. King has cleared waivers, but his status is still unknown. Boudreau said the team had "no plans" at the time to send him to AHL Hershey should he clear waivers, but with the team over the cap limit for now with the addition of Wideman, there still has to be some moving parts as we quickly approach the 3:00 pm trade deadline.
F Eric Fehr participated fully in today's practice, testing out his injured shoulder. He is taking things "practice to practice", and still does not have a timetable for his return.
C David Steckel left practice early triggering speculation, but team sources said he "tweaked" something and his status is uncertain.
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