Washington Post · Sep 17, 2015
Capitals expect no surprises in second camp under Barry Trotz
Barry Trotz, right, fist-bumps Joel Broda after a skate test on his first day as Capitals coach a year ago. This year’s Capitals will face the drill on Friday. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)The hardest test of Washington Capitals training camp arrives at the end of the first day, conducted on ice still sliced up from practice, hardly ideal conditions for a speed skate. It begins with a blasted whistle and a clicked stopwatch. Thirty-eight seconds for the first run — down and back, down and back, finish at center ice — and 41 seconds for the next two, two more awaiting those who missed the mark.
“It’s pretty fun,” defenseman Karl Alzner said.