Craig Laughlin Fan
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I'm going to disagree with my fellow Caps fan above and say that Washington declines this. Donato is expiring this offseason so I don't see why a team would be sending a large sum for that, considering that sign and trades are incredibly rare. For the player himself, he'll be due a raise this offseason and Washington already has someone who does what Donato can, only better in Sheary, who's locked up and is cheaper.
I would assume part of this is predicated on Hagelin being a dump, however there currently isn't a need to deal with Hagelin in his current state. He's struggling with depth perception issues in his injured eye and it's not known if he will even play again, leaving the large possibility that he will stay on LTIR and his contract will not be an issue. The combination of dump and perceived upgrade are certainly not worth sending away a mid 2nd round pick for when you have a plethora of prospects that can easily do what the Caps would bring in Donato for.