Snapshots of the Week Ahead: Week 1

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesOpening Night is almost here, and with it we return to our weekly snapshots of the week ahead. Week 1 is a light week for workload, but the two opponents promise to make it one packed with drama.

The Opponents

New York Rangers (Wednesday/7:30 pm at Capital One Arena)

On paper, the season begins on Wednesday at home against the New York Rangers, but in a sense, it began 7:40 into the second period of a game at Madison Square Garden. That is when all hell broke loose behind the Capitals’ net. In the aftermath, the Rangers decided to toughen up their roster, apparently with Tom Wilson specifically in mind, adding Ryan Reaves, Barclay Goodrow,…