Washington was counting on Connor Brown to fill in while Tom Wilson recovers from surgery. Now, the team must scramble for a top-line replacement.
Without Kuznetsov and Brown, Connor McMichael and Joe Snively are projected to be in the lineup against the Senators. McMichael, 21, played 68 games for the Capitals last season and had nine goals and nine assists. Snively, 26, played 12 games with four goals and three assists.was his best showing in training camp and he hopes Thursday’s game will show why he deserves to be a full-time NHL player.
“I just need to show my compete level,” McMichael said. “My intention out there is just to prove that I'm willing to battle for pucks and fight for ice time.” The Capitals also recalled Beck Malenstyn Wednesday from the team’s American Hockey League in Hershey, Pa. Malenstyn, 24, had one goal in 12 NHL games last season for Washington. Malenstyn is projected to be an extra forward in Thursday’s lineup.
The Capitals did some major shuffling to their forward lines at Wednesday’s practice. Lars Eller was elevated to the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Conor Sheary, while Dylan Strome moved down to the second line with Aliaksei Protas and T.J. Oshie.McMichael and Snively are set to be on the third and fourth lines, respectively. It appears McMichael will center the line of Marcus Johansson and Anthony Mantha. Snively will be on the left wing of Nic Dowd and Garnet Hathaway on the fourth line.
“From a production standpoint, it just hadn’t been there,” Laviolette said. “So [assistant coach] Kevin McCarthy and I just talked. He thought that switching the pairs might just maybe create a spark.”who is out indefinitely after undergoing arthroscopic hip surgery in October, on long-term injured reserve. He was previously on the injured nonroster list. Center Nicklas Backstrom is also on long-term injured reserve.
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