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GDT G2 Capitals @ Islanders 7:00pm Fri Oct 4, 2019 NBCSWA, ESPN+, MSG+

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Caps17201:
Here’s the new hat,
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richkrt99:
Hegelin is BARELY 6’-0” with his skates ON

zerofox:
I'm happy we're going with Samsonov as backup. Even if he's not as polished or experienced as a guy like Copley, I'd rather have a young guy with room to grow getting the opportunities to grow here, than have a guy who's halfway through his career and has already hit his ceiling.

BlackIce:
Has anyone heard, did Copley clear waivers?


He may have been sent down, but he's sill an important piece of the organization if there is a goalie injury.


To answer my own question, apparently he did.  He is listed on the Hershey roster, along with Vanacek, as the goalies.  That is a pretty strong AHL goalie tandem. 

BlackIce:

--- Quote from: zerofox on Saturday October 05, 2019, 12:27:03 AM Eastern ---I'm happy we're going with Samsonov as backup. Even if he's not as polished or experienced as a guy like Copley, I'd rather have a young guy with room to grow getting the opportunities to grow here, than have a guy who's halfway through his career and has already hit his ceiling.

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As long as he gets enough work here to continue his development.  Interestingly, the Caps have only 12 back-to-backs this season, so the team is going to have to find a lot of other opportunities for him to get in there.  Hopefully the goaltending load will be split perhaps about 2 to 1, with Holtby getting, say, 55 starts and Samsonov the other 27.

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