The NHL season is back, and that means the grind of an 82-game season, along with all of the stress and anxiety that comes with it. The Washington Capitals have plenty of new faces, including behind the bench, and that means plenty of unknowns for how the team and the season will fare.
So let’s just get all of them out in the open (and don’t worry, we’ll have some more optimism later today).
First-time Head Coach
The Capitals are no strangers to new coaches. Since the 2002-03 season, only Barry Trotz and Peter Laviolette have been established head coaches; the rest were first-timers in the NHL.