Breaking down the second round of 2024 training camp roster cuts
On Sunday the Washington Capitals reduced their training camp roster to 31 players
The Washington Capitals announced on Sunday morning the following transactions.
Loaned to Hershey: Forward Zac Funk, Forward Alexander Suzdalev, Forward Bogdan Trineyev, Forward Pierrick Dube, Forward Henrik Rybinski, Defenseman Vincent Iorio, Defenseman Nicky Leivermann*, Defenseman Jake Massie*, Goaltender Clay Stevenson, Goaltender Mitch Gibson
The astersik notes they're on AHL contracts
Placed on waivers for purposes of loan to Hershey (September 28): Forward Ethen Frank, Forward Alex Limoges, Forward Riley Sutter, Defenseman Hardy Haman Aktell, Defenseman Chase Priskie
Returned to Junior Team: Ilya Protas (Windsor OHL)
#Caps have reduced their training camp roster to 31 players. Washington’s updated training camp roster can be found here: https://t.co/k7xFl8ihyT pic.twitter.com/ANjYeDYGrL
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) September 29, 2024
Tarik El Bashir of Monumental Sports Network notes about the updated roster that with Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie on LTIR, the team is down to a much more manageable 29 players so training camp is now down to one group.
With Backstrom and Oshie headed to LTIR, the #Caps are down to a much more manageable 29 players. So, camp is down to one group. https://t.co/6A5kkv0Pjm
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) September 29, 2024
Without further ado, the new roster:
Forwards: Andrew Cristall, Nic Dowd, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Hendrix Lapierre, Andrew Mangiapane, Connor McMichael, Sonny Milano, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Alex Ovechkin, Terik Parascak, Aliaksei Protas, Taylor Raddysh, Mike Sgarbossa, Dylan Strome, Jakub Vrana, Tom Wilson
Defensemen: Alex Alexeyev, Ethan Bear, John Carlson, Jakob Chychrun, Martin Fehervary, Dylan McIlrath, Matt Roy, Rasmus Sandin, Trevor van Riemsdyk
Goaltenders: Charlie Lindgren, Hunter Shepard, Logan Thompson
So we are down to 19 forwards, nine defensemen and three goaltenders overall. Here were the Capitals lines at practice courtesy of Sammi Silber of The Hockey News
Capitals lines:
— Washington Capitals on The Hockey News (@Capitals_THN) September 29, 2024
Ovechkin-Strome-Mangiapane
McMichael-Dubois-Wilson
Milano-Lapierre-Protas
Duhaime-Dowd-Raddysh
Vrana-Sgarbossa-Miroshnichenko
Parascak/Cristall
Chychrun-Carlson
Fehervary-Roy
Sandin-TVR
McIlrath-Bear
Lindgren
Thompson
Ovechkin-Strome-Mangiapane
McMichael-Dubois-Wilson
Milano-Lapierre-Protas
Duhaime-Dowd-Raddysh
Vrana-Sgarbossa-Miroshnichenko
Parascak/Cristall
Chychrun-Carlson
Fehervary-Roy
Sandin-TvR
McIlrath-Bear
Lindgren
Thompson
Shepard is also getting some looks in goal.
In other news on Friday the Caps signed forward Eriks Mateiko to a three year entry level contract that will carry an average annual value of $889,167.
The team drafted the 18 year old with the 90th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and he made his Caps debut against the Philadelpelphia Flyers on September 22.
The Caps will have a rematch with the Blue Jackets on Monday night at 7 p.m. on Monumental Sports Network in Columbus.
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