The top Washington Capitals prospects to watch in Calder Cup

#2 Aliaksei Protas

Nicknamed The Viper for his size and better athletic ability than Anthony Mantha, Aliaksei Protas would always contribute to the Caps when he was in the lineup and now he’s doing exactly that for the Hershey Bears.

Protas leads the Bears in goals and points with five goals and seven assists for 12 points. That’s the best in playoff scoring.

In fact his five playoff goals are more goals than he had in 58 NHL regular season games with the Washington Capitals. He had four as well as 11 assists for 15 points.

Protas should see a bigger role this summer unless the Caps spend a lot of money in free agency on some kind of young stud that’s available on the market.

He’s more athletic than Mantha and more importantly when Protas drives to the net he knows how to finish.