The first time Michael Raffl met Peter Laviolette was nearly eight years ago.
Raffl, 24 at the time, had signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers in May, and attended the team’s training camp before heading to the AHL affiliate Adirondack Phantoms to start the 2013-14 campaign. He got to work with Laviolette during camp, but when he was called up just three games into the season, the Flyers had already moved on from the current Washington Capitals bench boss.
Now, the two are reunited. The 32-year-old forward was dealt to Washington at the deadline, and is ready to start a new with D.