Wilson tore his ACL
And with Wilson, the Caps would have swept Florida, or merely clobbered them 4 games to 1.
Backstrom is in question, because he has that bad hip. Maybe he has another surgery and then rehabs for months, or maybe he retires. He seems certain not to play another season as he has the last couple: just train, and suffer, and play through the pain.
Tarik Al Bashir in The Athletic lists the players he thinks are locks to say, likely but maybes, likely goners.
- We pretty much know that the Caps want Ovie, Oshie, Kuzy, Orly, Feheravary, and a few others. Carlson as well. TvR is good and inexpensive. McMichael is young and fast. Snively inexpensive, local, effective, and was signed after his wrist was hurt.
- Mantha, is a definite maybe, along with Sheary and the 4th line guys
- Shultz, Johanson, Irvin, and that guy they collected at the deadline are likely to be set free.
- TEB suggested either one of the young goalies, to be paired with a veteran.
I'll have to go back to look at the details.