Washington Capitals: The Chandler Stephenson Dilemma

It is playoff time in Washington D.C. and that means that the Washington Capitals are gearing up for another run at the Stanley Cup. In order to do this, however, they will need to solidify their lineup that will get them there. One important piece to that lineup is Chandler Stephenson.

One of the most impressive feats of Washington’s Stanley-Cup victory last season is that, for the most part, they were able to keep the same group of guys together. They only lost the services of depth players such as Jay Beagle (free agency), Phillipp Grubauer (trade), and Devante Smith-Pelly (AHL) from their cup-winning roster of 2018. This is not easy to do in the salary-cap era. Just look at the 2010…