Fansided · Aug 30, 2021
Washington Capitals: When Will The Decline Of Nicklas Backstrom Begin
Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Nicklas Backstrom is still going strong. Much like his long time and legendary teammate Alex Ovechkin, Backstrom is still putting up points despite the increasing number that is his age. That is something you will hear a lot about when talking about the Washington Capitals. Age.
When you look at the current Capitals roster there is only three skaters who are under the age of twenty-eight. There is also only six skaters who are under thirty. Then of course you have to talk about the goaltenders who are both young, Ilya Samsonov being 24, Vanecek is 25.