Top 3 burning questions Capitals must answer in preseason

The Washington Capitals open up training camp today at MedStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington. Soon the first preseason game will be here in the blink of an eye. That comes Sunday afternoon from Capital One Arena against the Buffalo Sabres at 2 p.m.

Even though the offseason is over there are still some burning questions that will need to be answered over the course of these next six exhibition games. We’ll take a look at the top 3 and figure out how exactly the Capitals will answer those burning questions.

#3 Who takes Tom Wilson’s place on the top line?

The Capitals will begin the season without Tom Wilson due to him rehabbing from a torn ACL. As a result, there’s a hole on the right side of the top line.

Right now the most likely candidate, confirmed by head coach Peter Laviolette this morning on The Sports Junkies, is Connor Brown.

He noted that Brown figures to get the first crack at it but that’s not necessarily where things will end up. These next six preseason games should determine who fills in for Tom Wilson.

If Brown doesn’t get the spot who does? Is it T.J. Oshie, Anthony Mantha, or even Marcus Johansson?