The Washington Capitals are going to be seeing some huge changes after another season without the Stanley Cup. They have seven free agents and could lose all of them. The opening night roster for the 2017-18 season could look extremely different from the team that took the ice in Game 5.
But just how different will it be? That’s the $64,000 question. Will the Caps see huge changes? Just some tinkering? What if they decide to blow up the core? The latter might be more logical and realistic than you think.
Let’s go back to the 2003-04 season.