Zach Sill and Aaron Ness re-assigned to AHL

Washington Capitals center Zach Sill (23). (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)Forward Zach Sill and defenseman Aaron Ness have been re-assigned to the Washington Capitals’ American Hockey League in Hershey, the team announced on Monday. The moves are most likely related to both Sill and Ness approaching a 30-day, 10-game benchmark that requires players being sent down to pass through waivers.

Ness’s re-assignment could mean defensemen John Carlson and Brooks Orpik, both on injured reserve with lower-body injuries, are nearing a return. Unless Washington recalls another defenseman from the AHL before the team’s game at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, the Capitals will have six healthy defensemen…