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Rink Roundtable: Bring on the 2021 Season
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And we’re back! A new hockey season is always full of uncertainty - but this year will be unlike any other. So what lies ahead for the Caps over the next 56 games? We offer up some thoughts in our latest Rink Roundtable.
Q1. What do you see as the Caps’ biggest strength and biggest weakness heading into the season?
Peerless: The biggest strength might also be their biggest weakness: Experience, and the flip side, age. In a league notorious for turnover, the core of the team – Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and John Carlson – all dressed for 77 or more games in 2010-11. As far back as 2015-16, Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie, Dmitry Orlov, and Tom Wilson all dressed for 75 or more games with the exception of Carlson (56 games, the rest missed to injury). There’s a familiarity and a history (and a championship) in that room.
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Key details of the 2020-21 NHL Season that are reminiscent of the old days
Here’s a breakdown of some of the key tidbits of the agreement: