Washington Capitals Make First Round of Roster Cuts

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

The Washington Capitals announced their first round of roster cuts on Wednesday afternoon. 

There were no real surprises in today’s announced cuts:

Forwards Eric Florchuk (Saskatoon Blades), Kody Clark (Ottawa 67’s), Riley Sutter (Everett Silvertips), Alex Kannok-Leipert (Vancouver Giants) and Kristian Roykas-Marthinsen (Saskatoon Blades) were returned to their junior teams. Defenseman Alexander Alexeyev will rejoin Red Deer in the WHL and Martin Fehervary will rejoin his team in Sweden.

Here is the updated roster, following today’s cuts:

You can find out more about the Capitals prospects on our “Prospects” page right here, or under the “Prospects” tab in the main menu.

By Jon Sorensen

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12 Responses to Washington Capitals Make First Round of Roster Cuts

  1. Jon Sorensen says:
    September 19, 2018 at 1:18 pm

    No real surprises. Disappointed we can’t see another game out of Alexeyev, just for the enjoyment, but at 18, this move was already known.

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  2. JTH says:
    September 20, 2018 at 7:09 am

    I hope we get a look at Shumakov tonight against the Habs.

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