Capitals Make First Round of Cuts

The Washington Capitals announced the first round of cuts from training camp. The roster sits at 53 now.

Included are a number of NCAA and AHL players:

Garrett Pilon – Hershey/WHL

Kristian Marthinsen – Norway

Tanner Jeannot – WHL

Damien Riat – Switzerland

Dmitri Zaitsev – WHL

Beck Malenstyn – WHL

Mark Simpson – U of New Brunswick

Adam Morrison – goalie from ECHL

Brenden Semchuk – WHL

Robbie Baillargeon – NCAA

Jimmy Devito – NCAA

No real surprises at this stage of camp. We can expect more cuts after the Friday and Saturday games. 

Here is the current roster:

And the schedule for Friday practice with those playing Friday and those at camp:



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