Brett Leason to make Capitals season debut on fourth line against Dallas Stars, Dylan McIlrath stays in on defense
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Brett Leason to make Capitals season debut on fourth line against Dallas Stars, Dylan McIlrath stays in on defense
""Full circle moment," Carbery said Wednesday morning. "He came into the organization as a second-round pick, worked with him a lot, have a great relationship with him. Him coming back to the organization was a pleasant surprise because it wasn't in the offseason. It was sort of at the beginning of the year when some things happened in Hershey. He's played real well down there.""
""I think just for where our forward group is right now and how lines are taking shape, I think he's a bigger guy, someone that can help us a little bit. Stability, bottom-six role, potentially penalty kill, forecheck, strong on the walls. That's sort of what we're looking at to give him an opportunity. He's played real well, so excited to get him back in the fold.""
The Washington Capitals recalled Brett Leason from the AHL Hershey Bears and will play him on the fourth line for his season debut. Leason last played a regular-season game for the Capitals on March 20, 2022, also against the Stars. He has 14 points (6g, 8a) in 20 games for the Bears since signing a one-year contract in late October. Leason has 220 career NHL games over four seasons, primarily with the Ducks, with 54 career points (25g, 29a) and averaged 12:58 time on ice last season. Dylan McIlrath will remain in the lineup after a fight with Ross Johnston that was noted as an important element of the team's win.
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