from Alex Prewitt of Capitals Insider,

... Coach Barry Trotz wasn’t shy about proclaiming his desire to add veteran forwards for the postseason push. When asked whether he believed the Capitals were a “playoff team that can win,” he said yes, then added, “We still need a piece or two, I think.”

“We have some guys that are at this level pretty good contributing players, but the playoffs are another level, and I don’t know if some of our guys are ready for that,” Trotz continued. “We’ll see. We’ve still got another 40 games to go, but some guys that looked like they weren’t going to be ready for the first part and they got it turned around. I think we have enough pieces to be a real good threat, but we still, our depth hasn’t been really tested to the point that we need to do that.”

Indeed, the Capitals’ forwards corps has enjoyed relative stability and health, particularly through their recent torrid stretch.

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