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Caps faced with forward, blue line needs

By Richard Pollock & E.J. Hradek
Puck Prospectus/ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Plugging Holes - Washington Capitals The Hole: Second-line forward Many people may think the Capitals' biggest need is on the back end. While true, that problem is best addressed within the system. With the expected development of future top-four blueliners Karl Alzner and John Carlson, the Capitals are actually better off on defense than most would think. Combine that future depth on the back end with the young goaltending tandem of Simeon Varlamov and Michal Neuvirth, and Washington's most s ...

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