Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Early expectations for the 2021 Washington Capitals season.
The Washington Capitals enter a new era on the head coaching front as they said goodbye to Todd Reirden and hello to Peter Laviolette. The Caps also said goodbye to Braden Holtby and hello to Henrik Lundqvist but that time was short lived.
Lundqvist decided to not play this season after a heart condition making things very interesting in the goalie situation for the Caps. What the team will likely do is go with Vitek Vanecek to backup Ilya Samsonov who is ready to take over as the starter.