Just when it seemed like the trade deadline was going to pass without much fuss, the Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals gave us a buzzer-beating blockbuster.

Detroit sent Anthony Mantha to Washington for Jakub Vrána, Richard Pánik, a 2021 first-round pick, and a 2022 second-round pick.

The appeal of Mantha, even at this price point, is obvious: There just aren’t many players with his combination of tools and skills. He’s tall, moderately quick, and skilled. Unfortunately for Mantha, though, those unique qualities carry unrealistic expectations; that he should be a power forward, that he should be steamrolling over defenders to get to the net, and that he should be a battle-winning machine. He’s none of those things, and at this stage, he probably never will be.