The Washington Capitals released a few injury updates during their practice on Tuesday. Here is a list of the news from MedStar Capitals Iceplex:
CAPS TODAY: Dylan Strome, who is one of two Capitals to play all 60 games this season, registered his 25th assist on Sunday vs. Arizona. Strome recorded 12 assists through his first 47 games but has now tallied 13 assists in his last 13 games: https://t.co/EwA0dwZwZb pic.twitter.com/f1bvZBvXEx
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) March 5, 2024
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- RW T.J. Oshie, who has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury, skated before practice for the first time since suffering the injury and remains week-to-week
- Head coach Spencer Carbery started that he wants to get LW Ivan Miroschnichenko in the lineup but would not commit to him playing at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network in-market, ESPN+ out-of-market)
- C Nic Dowd, who has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury and could be dealt before Friday’s 3 PM ET NHL Trade Deadline, is getting “real close,” according to Carbery but it is not entirely realistic that he will play on Thursday
- Dowd was still not taking contact
- D Martin Fehervary, who has missed the past seven with a lower-body injury, is progressing
- Fehervary and Dowd were both labeled as “questionable” for Thursday’s game
- LW Alex Ovechkin and D John Carlson both did not skate on Tuesday due to maintenance
- Hershey Bears head coach Todd Nelson said “the room is buzzing” after C Evgeny Kuznetsov, who cleared waivers on Sunday, joined the team for practice
The Birdman has landed 🦅🐻 pic.twitter.com/QxdV8wJt5F
— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) March 5, 2024
- Possible Washington trade chips discussed Friday’s deadline
Joel Edmundson said he’s not really staying away from social media this week. Trying to stay in the know up until the trade deadline.
Approaching it as a pro.
“It is what it is.”#ALLCAPS
— Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) March 5, 2024
Nicolas Aube-Kubel, one of #AllCaps pending free agents, doesn’t think about being traded before the deadline.
“It just brings anxiety and stress, which I’m against. Just try to stay as Zen as possible.”
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) March 5, 2024
By Harrison Brown