Washington Capitals 2023-24 Season Preview

The longest summer in years is mercifully coming to an end — so with the 2023-24 season right around the corner, it’s time to break down a busy summer and look ahead to what could be an interesting year.

Key Additions/Subtractions

Additions: Max Pacioretty, Joel Edmundson, Matthew Phillips, Hardy Häman Aktell

Subtractions: Conor Sheary, Craig Smith, Matt Irwin, Gabriel Carlsson, Henrik Borgstrom, Connor Brown

The Capitals made a mini splash of sorts at the start of free agency, swinging a trade for blueliner Edmundson and then inking forward Max Pacioretty to a one-year deal. Judging Pacioretty’s impact will have to wait until he fully recovers from surgery to repair his second Achilles’ tendon…