Washington Post · Jan 16, 2016
Mike Richards to make Capitals debut against Sabres
(Photo by Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)BUFFALO – Barry Trotz initially figured Mike Richards would make his Washington Capitals debut against Anaheim, two weeks after his first practice with the team. But after Richards shook off the initial rust quickly, Trotz moved up the date to the Capitals’ game at Columbus on Tuesday. The more he watched Richards in practice, the more he realized he didn’t want to wait even that long.
“I saw him this week, the other day, and I said, ‘Let’s move that up even more. Are you ready for that?'” Trotz said. “He said, ‘Yeah.'”