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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals shoots against the New York Islanders at Capital One Arena on February 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - FEBRUARY 22: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals scores at 4:50 of the third period against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on February 22, 2020 in Newark, New Jersey. With the goal, Ovechkin became the eight player in NHL history to score 700 goals. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 18: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes in the second period in Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at PNC Arena on April 18, 2019 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - JANUARY 18: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his empty net goal against the New York Islanders which tied him with Steve Yzerman on the NHL all time goal scoring list at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on January 18, 2020 in Uniondale, New York. The Capitals defeated the Islanders 6-4. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 04: Braden Holtby #70 and Ilya Samsonov #30 of the Washington Capitals celebrate their 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on October 04, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. Samsonov got the win playing in his first NHL game. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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RALEIGH, NC - APRIL 15: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) and Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) fight during a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington Capitals at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Hurricanes blew the doors off Capitals, but still got knocked out

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 07: Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby (70) makes a third period save on a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Carl Hagelin (62) on November 7, 2018, at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. The Washington Capitals defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-1. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Carl Hagelin trade gives Capitals what they need for another Stanley Cup run

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals holds the Stanley Cup during the Washington Capitals Victory Parade And Rally on June 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

NHL should not get rid of Stanley Cup ‘keg stand’

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JANUARY 9, 2018: CSKA Moscow's Sergei Shumakov celebrates scoring in a 2017/18 KHL Regular Season ice hockey match against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg at the CSKA Ice Palace. HC CSKA Moscow won 4-3. Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS (Photo by Anton NovoderezhkinTASS via Getty Images)

Sergei Shumakov signing is perfect for Capitals in every way

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12: Tom Wilson #43, Alex Ovechkin #8, Andre Burakovsky #65, and John Carlson #74 of the Washington Capitals celebrate during the Washington Capitals Victory Parade And Rally on June 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: Washington Capitals Right Wing Tom Wilson (43) embraces Washington Capitals Goalie Braden Holtby (70) and his son Benjamin after defeating the Las Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 to win the Stanley Cup during game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Washington Capitals and the Las Vegas Golden Knights on June 07, 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Braden Holtby’s son got his own mini Stanley Cup and it’s too much

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: Brooks Orpik #44 and Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals pose with the Stanley Cup in celebration after their team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Batya’s back! Brooks Orpik signs a one-year contract with Capitals

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: Jakub Vrana #13 of the Washington Capitals scores a goal against Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period in Game Five of the Stanley Cup Final during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/NHLI via Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 9: Andre Burakovsky of the Washington Capitals looks on in the second period against the Vancouver Canucks at Capital One Arena on January 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 04: Devante Smith-Pelly #25 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his first-period goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Four of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Capital One Arena on June 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Avi Gerver/Getty Images)

Surprise! Devante Smith-Pelly returns to the Caps with a one-year deal

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: Head coach Barry Trotz carries the Stanley Cup in celebration after his team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Barry Trotz’s departure shocks Washington, D.C., reporter in live Senate hearing

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 27: Capitals head coach Barry Trotz addresses the media during the NHL Stanley Cup Final Media Day on May 27, 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

New York Islanders should make every effort to hire Barry Trotz

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: Head coach Barry Trotz carries the Stanley Cup in celebration after his team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Capitals have one more hole to fill as head coach Barry Trotz resigns

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: Brooks Orpik #44 and Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals pose with the Stanley Cup in celebration after their team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Brooks Orpik severed and re-attached his finger during Stanley Cup Final

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: John Carlson #74 of the Washington Capitals lifts the Stanley Cup after the Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Capitals won the series four games to one. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images)

It sure sounds like John Carlson wants to test NHL free agency

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: Head coach Barry Trotz carries the Stanley Cup in celebration after his team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Barry Trotz wanting to stay with the Capitals isn’t all good news

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: (l-r) Nicklas Backstrom #19 and Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skate in celebration after their team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Nicklas Backstrom played with a grotesquely broken hand in Stanley Cup Final

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 12: Alex Ovechkin of the NHL champions Washington Capitals holds up the Stanley Cup during a victory parade along Contitution Avenue June 12, 2018, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)

Highlights from the Washington Capitals’ rollicking Stanley Cup parade celebration

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 7:The Washington Capitals celebrate around the Stanley Cup after Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena on Thursday, June 7, 2018. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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