"I think he needs to come in and have a really good camp. I think he needs to show the NHL coaches he's ready to take the next step. When he gets chances to score goals, get good shots on net, don't bobble pucks, and really be on your game."
"So, he needs to have that mindset where you need to be 100 percent dialed every shift of every practice, every shift of every exhibition game, and make it so Spencer is like, 'I can't take Miro off this line. I can't take him out of the lineup. He needs to be here because our team's worse without him in the lineup.'"
Ivan Miroshnichenko returned to the Capitals' informal skates at MedStar Capitals Iceplex a week before training camp, joining other recent arrivals. The 21-year-old will compete for a full-time NHL roster spot after spending much of the past two seasons in the AHL. He appeared in 18 games for Washington in 2024-25, recording one goal and three assists before being replaced by Ethen Frank and reassigned to Hershey. General manager Chris Patrick said Miro has a strong chance but must be sharp in camp, capitalize on scoring chances, and avoid mistakes. At the AHL level, Miroshnichenko led Hershey with 23 goals and posted 42 points in 53 games. The Capitals drafted him 20th overall in 2022; he made his NHL debut in December.
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