#2: Washington Capitals
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The Washington Capitals will be able to have some great trios for three on three overtime thanks to their well balanced roster. The Washington Capitals will have a plethora of options available.
CONSERVATIVE LINEUP
- Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – John Carlson
- T.J. Oshie – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Nate Schmidt or Matt Niskanen
The Washington Capitals could go with either Schmidt or Niskanen. The Washington Capitals could choose to use Schmidt’s extremely impressive skating to try to create mismatches. If they choose not to, well they still have Niskanen.
ALL-IN LINEUP
- Ovechkin – Backstrom – Andre Burakovsky
- Oshie – Kuznetsov – Marcus Johansson
In my opinion, the Washington Capitals have the second best trios in the Metropolitan Division thanks to their depth. Plus the Penguins sort of fall apart if Letang gets injured. That’s a very realistic possibility considering his concussions. Burakovsky had great chemistry with Ovi and Backstrom last year.
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