"The Washington Capitals cut six players from their training camp roster on Friday morning. The group of names included Andrew Cristall, Ilya Protas, and Sheldon Rempal - players who all had impressive performances during camp. The move allowed the Capitals to downsize to just one group at practice a day before their preseason finale against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. The final exhibition game is typically utilized as a dress rehearsal for Opening Night."
"Lapierre has played in four exhibition games, the joint-most on the team, and tallied a league-leading seven points (1g, 6a), a far cry from his subpar showing at last year's camp. The performance has not only put him back into the discussion of making the Capitals' roster again but also into their Opening Night lineup. "My confidence level in him playing the middle and potentially earning that third-line center role has made us consider some different options," Carbery said Friday. "Mikey's a unique talent where you can be flexible. He enables me and our staff to be flexible with our lineup because he's so comfortable moving back and forth from the wing to center. We've got a lot of different options. I think we'll look at these next few days and the game tomorrow night to fine-tune some things to get us ready for next Wednesday.""
"Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery put together all of his forward lines and defense pairings on the same ice sheet for the first time this fall. The most notable difference was that Connor McMichael had been moved back from center to the wing after Hendrix Lapierre's brilliant camp. McMichael, who recorded a 57-point (26g, 31a) breakout season as a winger for the Capitals last year, entered camp penciled in as the team's third-line center. While his natural position is still down the middle, McMichael had no qualms about staying on the wing."
The Washington Capitals trimmed six players from training camp, including Andrew Cristall, Ilya Protas, and Sheldon Rempal, and reduced practice to a single group ahead of the preseason finale versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. All forward lines and defense pairings skated together on the same ice for the first time this fall. Hendrix Lapierre has four exhibition games and leads the team with seven points (1g, 6a), elevating his case for a third-line center role and increasing roster flexibility. Connor McMichael, coming off a 57-point season as a winger, was moved back from center to the wing.
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