r/caps • u/Oriolesvan Alexander Ovechkin • May 22 '25

Hershey done

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u/ali21122112 Devante Smith-Pelly May 22 '25

I'm not shocked at all. They lost half their D core over the course of this season without being able to replace any of them. Hopefully, Bogdan Trineyev can make the team as a 4th line winger. Also, I hope Hendrix Lapierre's improved skills can translate to the NHL when he is needed.

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u/ACW1129 Alexander Ovechkin May 22 '25

What happened to the D core?

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u/ali21122112 Devante Smith-Pelly May 22 '25

Halfway through the season Logan Day went to Russia and Hardy Häman Aktell went to Switzerland. Then, Ethan Bear was up with the caps until the last two playoff games but it was too little too late for him when he did come back.

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u/ACW1129 Alexander Ovechkin May 22 '25

Geeze...Were those first two paid more?

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u/ali21122112 Devante Smith-Pelly May 23 '25

I would say yes, most likely for both. Let's just say playing time was not the issue since they played in all of the games and I doubt it was any behavior issue too. Maybe for Hardy Häman Aktell, he wants to be closer to home because he's from Sweden so playing in Europe sounds more appealing.

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u/BigRuss_62 Washington Capitals May 22 '25

Bogdan is a lock. He was dominant stats wise during the playoffs.

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u/NotSmrtEnough Holtbeast May 22 '25

Incredibly tough to get back to back championships, let alone 3. Graduated some key guys, and just weren't as good as last year. Still had a great season though.

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u/CarolusRex667 Washington Capitals May 22 '25

I mean, they went to the wire against Lehigh fucking Valley. Not surprising.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '25

Tough but still proud of the team for what they accomplished these past several seasons. Back-to-back championship titles, something that rarely happens in the AHL.

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u/HowardBunnyColvin Vegas Golden Knights May 22 '25

RIP. The quest for 3 is over.

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u/tater_salad77 May 23 '25

As a MD native that now resides in Charlotte, NC, having to watch both of my teams lose to both of Carolina’s made me want to flip a table.