Spencer Carbery and the Capitals’ coaching staff have a very interesting dilemma to deal with, after the team announced the signing of 2023 draftee Ryan Leonard earlier today. File this under “good problems to have”, because the team’s forward lines have been pretty well set for a bit now – so where exactly do you slot the newest Washington Capital?
First and foremost, it’s unlikely that Leonard is getting anywhere near the top-six – for many reasons, most notably that you don’t need to throw a 20-year-old rookie right into the fire when he hasn’t even played an NHL preseason game, let alone a regular NHL game (to say nothing of needing to do at least one of those things to really earn your spot).