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The Washington Capitals have officially kicked off Training Camp 2023…so let’s talk about it! Q1: Who is your dark horse to make the team out of training camp? Kalilu: The Capitals made a slew of free agent signings that seem aimed for Hershey, but I raised an eyebrow at one in particular. Matthew Phillips comes over from the Calgary Flames organization, where the undersized … [Read more...] about Rink Roundtable: Gone Camping

22 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 2023-24 season. But it’s also… …the number of wins earned by Darcy Kuemper in 2022-23, the third-highest win total of his career. Five of those wins were shutouts for the Caps’ netminder, which tied a career high (he previously hit that mark in both 2021-22 and 2018-19). Kuemper started 57 of the team’s … [Read more...] about The Noon Countdown: Happy Kuemper

23 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 2023-24 season. But it’s also… …the number of goals scored by Dylan Strome in 2022-23. That was his second-consecutive, and second ever, 20+ goal season, establishing a new career-high in goals (as well as assists and points). It took him a little while to get rolling, but he finished strong, with 11 of … [Read more...] about The Noon Countdown: Strome Sweet Strome

24 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 2023-24 season. But it’s also… …the number of even-strength points for Nic Dowd last season, setting a new career high. Dowd has seen his offense tick up almost every season of his career, saving his best offensive seasons for his time with the Capitals; his career-best season in 2022-23 narrowly beat out … [Read more...] about The Noon Countdown: Your Honor