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Washington Capitals: 5 players who won’t be back in 2021

By Michael Marzzacco

Brenden Dillon, Washington Capitals (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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As of this writing, the Washington Capitals will return many of their faces from last year’s team. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t any players that already walked out the door. We’ll take a look at each of them here.

The Caps entered this offseason with many pundits expecting a big shakeup. Instead a couple of taxi squad guys and a few defensemen have departed. Vitek Vanecek would’ve been on this list had the Caps not traded back for him.

As for Henrik Lundqvist, his future still remains unclear but the king is determined to get back on the ice whether it be for the Caps or another team.

Daniel Carr, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Daniel Carr, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

Daniel Carr

Daniel Carr was one of the Caps first offseason departures. The forward spent a majority of last season on the taxi squad. Carr appeared in six games last season and recorded an assist. The Caps initially signed him back in October to a one year, two way deal. Now he heads to HC Lugano of the Swiss National League.

Carr did get some playoff action, replacing Daniel Sprong in the lineup during one of the games against the Boston Bruins. Now the 29 year old has taken his talents overseas.

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