Washington Capitals Grades: Conor Sheary 2021 Report Card

Conor Sheary, Washington Capitals (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The Washington Capitals infatuation with former Pittsburgh Penguins continued last off-season. This time around they added the likes of Justin Shultz and Conor Sheary. They are added to the list of Brooks Orpik, Matt Niskanen, Todd Reirden as a coach, and Carl Hagelin. That’s a lot of former rivals in a fairly short amount of time.

Some have had more success, and a lot more team success in that time. Orpik and Niskanen helped the Caps win the Stanley Cup in 2018 with Reirden being an assistant coach. Hagelin, Shultz and Sheary still waiting for success while in the capital city.

For the latter three you have to look at how…