Goaltender Braden Holtby, who had been the team’s top goaltender since the 2012-13 season, was thousands of miles away in Vancouver, sitting side by side and sharing a laugh with another former Capitals player, defenseman Nate Schmidt.
It will be no easy task with an aging core and a young goaltender.
Henrik Lundqvist has a heart condition that will keep him from joining the Washington Capitals this season, the veteran goaltender announced Thursday.
Most of the league’s highest-paid goaltenders have been watching the bulk of the playoffs from home.
If the Canes are to make a run this summer, they’ll need better than league-average play from their goaltenders.