Washington Capitals 2017-18 Season Preview

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The 2017-18 NHL season is slowly starting to come into view.

But with the Washington Capitals still enjoying the offseason, CSN is taking the time to prime and prepare you for when the team returns to the ice.

The CSN Capitals team is here to provide you with an extensive series of player previews.

This is your one-stop shop for detailed analysis and insight on emerging prospects, breakout candidates, players in need of improvement and a look at what the Capitals will face in the Metro Division.

Each article has an accompanying video of our breakdown of the players and teams.

You can find links to all our 2017-18 Capitals preview content below.

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2017-18 Washington Capitals Season Preview

 

CAPITALS' PRESEASON RECAP

PRESEASON NHL POWER RANKINGS 2017-18 

WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE CAPITALS' PRESEASON

 

CONFERENCE PREDICTIONS

— EASTERN CONFERENCE PREDICTIONS

— WESTERN CONFERENCE PREDICTIONS

 

BREAKOUT CANDIDATES

Andre Burakovsky
Brett Connolly
Tom Wilson


PROSPECT PREVIEW
Podcast w/ Hershey Bears HC Troy Mann
Jakub Vrana
Nathan Walker
Chandler Stephenson
Christian Djoos
Madison Bowey
Hobbs, Johnasen, Lewington, Siegenthaler


METRO DIVISION PREVIEW
Pittsburgh Penguins
Columbus Blue Jackets
Philadelphia Flyers
New York Rangers
Devils, Hurricanes, Islanders
 

MOST IMPORTANT CAPITALS, RANKED
No. 25 Aaron Ness
No. 24 Chandler Stephenson
No. 23 Riley Barber
No. 22 Pheonix Copley
No. 21 Devante Smith-Pelly
No. 20 Taylor Chorney
No. 19 Nathan Walker
No. 18 Philipp Grubauer
No. 17 Christian Djoos
No. 16 Madison Bowey
No. 15 Jay Beagle
No. 14 Brett Connolly
No. 13 Tom Wilson
— No. 12 Lars Eller
— No. 11 Jakub Vrana
— No. 10 Brooks Orpik
— No. 9 John Carlson
— No. 8 Dmitry Orlov
— No. 7 Andre Burakovsky
— No. 6 Matt Niskanen
— No. 5 Evgeny Kuznetsov
— No. 4 T.J. Oshie
— No. 3 Alex Ovechkin
— No. 2 Nicklas Backstrom 
 No. 1 Braden Holtby
 

 

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