From 2009 Cup-winner Brooks Orpik apologizing for a late hit on Olli Maatta in Game 2 of the 2016 second round to Marc-Andre Fleury taping over Matt Niskanen’s name on his helmet’s list of 2009 champions after a postseason collision with Sidney Crosby in 2017, the pipeline of one-time Penguins leaving to don red, white and blue in Washington D.C. is one fraught with drama.
The 2020-21 Capitals roster contained four members of the Penguins’ 2016-17 championship squad. Four years later, everyone’s role has changed— so let’s take a look at just how they did in Washington last season.