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          Trade Grades: Avs earn high mark for landing Grubauer

          Philipp Grubauer provides an instant upgrade in goal for the Avalanche. The Washington Post via Getty Images
          • Emily Kaplan, ESPNJun 22, 2018, 11:50 PM
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          The deal:

          Avalanche get: G Philipp Grubauer, D Brooks Orpik

          Capitals get: Colorado's second-round pick in 2018 (No. 47 overall)

          Washington Capitals: B+