Burke looking to make deal with Capitals?

First of all, this rumor comes from my own friend, a Caps fan who often follows the team on road games and hangs with some Washington players. It shouldn’t be taken as any more than that; my friend wouldn’t qualify as any kind of professional source. While sharing drinks with Matt Pettinger, he was told that Matt thinks Ducks’ GM Brian Burke is looking to acquire him. How would he know this? Who knows. Maybe it’s wishful thinking, hehe.

I decided to open a discussion on HFBoards on the Ducks forum. Reliable poster Wildcat, who specializes in all things Portland Pirates, had the following to add:

“I don’t know if Pettinger would be the player the Ducks are after, but I know that Burke has been kicking tires with Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Washington so it’s possible. I’ve heard Sutherby as a possibility.”

Check out the full thread here.

While no Ducks players have yet been mentioned, it’s not expected Washington would have interest in Todd Marchant or Ilya Bryzgalov, the Anaheim players thought to be the best bets as trade bait. Perhaps younger, close-to-ready prospects would fit the bill better.

Stay tuned, as there may be something to a potential Ducks-Caps trade after all.