Spencer Carbery has come to really appreciate Brandon Duhaime both as a player and person: 'He's got such an energy, enthusiasm, positivity about him'

""I think Dewey coming here, I didn't know much about him, honestly," Carbery said. "We were looking for that type of player to play with Nic Dowd, penalty kill, energy, responsible. So when we acquired him in free agency, I didn't know other than some film and talking to management about him. But he, since coming here, I mean, he's become a big part of our team.""

""He's a big personality. He fits in with our group so well. He's got such an energy, enthusiasm, positivity about him. Right from day one, he's seamlessly fit in with our group. And then on the ice, I think what he's done is he's done a real good job of the foundational things in his game. So penalty kill, providing energy, physicality, being really, really reliable and smart.""

Brandon Duhaime signed with the Washington Capitals in the 2024 offseason after being a 2016 fourth-round pick of the Minnesota Wild and spending three seasons in the Western Conference with Minnesota and Colorado. He joined the Capitals as a free agent and quickly earned a role on a checking line with Nic Dowd, providing penalty-kill minutes, physicality and energy. Duhaime played all 82 games, set career highs in games, average ice time (13:20), assists (12) and points (21), and averaged 2:15 shorthanded ice time per game. He absorbed some fighting duties and expanded his puck game during the season.

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