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Why is Anthony Peluso Playing Over Nathan Walker?

After Brett Connolly was placed in the concussion protocol, and with Andre Burakovsky out for at least six weeks, one would think the Caps would call up Riley Barber from Hershey to help fill the void.

Instead, the Caps called up Anthony Peluso, who didn’t play Peluso did not play an NHL game in 2016-17, and only averaged less than six minutes of ice time per game with Winnipeg a year before that. In his two games with the Caps this season, Peluso has played a total of 9:17, has 4 PIMs, and 4 hits.