Colorado -- Washington

[CapsGM]

To Colorado:
Milan Hejduk [75]

To Washington:
Colby Cohen [78]
Colorado's third round pick in 2011 (63rd overall)
Edmonton's fifth round pick in 2011 (131st overall)

Cohen is comparable to a young Brooks Orpik and will develop into a solid #5/fringe #4 defenseman with Scott Stevens-esque hitting ability. He can immediately step into my third defensive pairing next year and his low cap hit gives him an advantage over my other potential options (i.e. Schultz/Godfrey/Plekhanov).

I hate giving up Hejduk but moving him is necessary for cap relief. I don't have picks in the third or fifth rounds this year, the players I draft won't become game-breaking players but I'm sure that I can find a decent depth NHLer with the 63rd overall.

[GM Office Q]

Accepted. I'm using a bit of my cap space to get some much needed consistency on the right side and I have a few more Colby Cohens in the system. Hopefully Washington can pick up something useful with the two draft picks going his way as well.

Welcome back to Denver, Milan!

[GoJetsGo]

Approved.

[Virtual Jarmo]

Inputted.