Spaced out over the next few weeks, we will feature end-of-season profiles for every player on the Washington Capitals, a year-in-review of sorts looking at their statistics, story lines and such. The full list of published pieces can be found at the end.
Last Monday, when General Manager Brian MacLellan rattled through the Washington Capitals’ primary free agency plans, he lumped forward Jay Beagle among the restricted free agents. This was not a mistake: MacLellan knew Beagle would become unrestricted July 1, free to sign with any team seeking his services as a fourth-line center, ace penalty-killer and, suddenly, a 20-point scorer.