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The Washington Capitals split into two groups on the second day of training camp and ran some line rushes, which included moving right-wing Tom Wilson away from captain Alex Ovechkin and center Evgeny Kuznetsov, his usual spot in the past four seasons, and putting Anthony Mantha in that position.
Wilson skated on a line with center prospect Connor McMichael and right-wing Daniel Sprong, who played on the left side. Center Garrett Pilon took Sprong’s spot from last season.
Capitals are split up into two groups at training camp, but some lines in the first group today:
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Mantha
Protas-Dowd-Oshie
Hagelin-Sgarbossa-Hathaway— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) September 24, 2021
Also of note, defensive prospect Martin Fehervary skated alongside Justin Schultz on the third defensive pairing and Matt Irwin played with Trevor Van Riemsdyk. Michal Kempny skated with Dylan McIlrath.
With center Nicklas Backstrom out week-to-week, center Nic Dowd played in between right-wing T.J. Oshie and center Aliaksei Protas, who played on left-wing. Center Michael Sgarbossa took Dowd’s spot from last season.
Some lines in the second group:
Sprong-McMichael-Wilson
Sheary-Eller-PilonFehervary-Schultz was also a notable d-pair along with Irwin-TvR and Kempny-McIlrath
— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) September 24, 2021
By Harrison Brown
Would love to see guys like Fehrvary, McMichael, and Protas make the team this season. We could use the infusion.
With ya, Kit. Team definitely needs an infusion of youth. I think Fehervary has a very good shot, and McMichael and Protas also have a decent chance, at least to start the season.
Let’s go get that second Cup! And the Gretzky goals record 🙂
👍💪👊
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