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Washington Capitals: Players who will improve in 2019-2020

By David Trice

RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 28: Jakub Vrana #13 of the Washington Capitals scores a game tying goal and celebrates with teammate Carl Hagelin #62 during an NHL game on March 28, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 28: Jakub Vrana #13 of the Washington Capitals scores a game tying goal and celebrates with teammate Carl Hagelin #62 during an NHL game on March 28, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 18: Radko Gudas #33 of the Washington Capitals in action against the St. Louis Blues during a preseason NHL game at Capital One Arena on September 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 18: Radko Gudas #33 of the Washington Capitals in action against the St. Louis Blues during a preseason NHL game at Capital One Arena on September 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

No true competitor likes to stay idle or even digress in their ability to contribute to their team.  We are covering three players for the Washington Capitals who will be better in 2019.

First things first, there are some players who have consistently produced at a particular level for most of their careers, be it a high level or merely good enough to make an NHL roster. These players tend to find it difficult bringing their game into a new level of play, thus they have reached their peak.

For the Washington Capitals players such as Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, TJ Oshie, John Carlson, Braden Holtby, and Michal Kempny would qualify. These players will find it difficult to better the production they have had so far in their careers.

Next, what does better exactly mean? Does it refer to any player who improves on the previous season or someone who has had a history and might be suffering from lesser output over the last season or so. We will look at better to mean improved from last season in particular, this could be someone who has yet to reach their true potential or someone who has in the past and might have digressed slightly.

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 18: Richard Panik #14 of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck against the St. Louis Blues during a preseason NHL game at Capital One Arena on September 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 18: Richard Panik #14 of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck against the St. Louis Blues during a preseason NHL game at Capital One Arena on September 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

Last, what will attribute to these players in being better in 2019? I feel this can be broken down into three categories:

So with these categories in mind here is one player picked from each category who will be better in 2019.  This isn’t to say that others won’t be better, all players should improve in some way, but these are just the best case scenario for each category.

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