The Caps Need to Keep Dmitrij Jaskin in the Lineup

Sergei Belski-USA TODAY SportsGuest contributor Greg Young is back with a look at one of the new faces in the Caps’ lineup:

This offseason, after the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, much ado was made about how the Capitals were keeping the band together, after they returned all but two players from last year’s team (Jay Beagle & Philipp Grubauer). Yet the Capitals did make a few small moves, including snatching Dmitrij Jaskin off waivers from the St. Louis Blues. Ultimately, Jaskin’s core skills are valuable enough to where the Capitals need to keep him in the lineup at all costs, even when Tom Wilson & Travis Boyd return.

Although Jaskin never had a top-6 role on the Blues…