Initially, the Washington Capitals were only going to be sending three players to Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics, as just Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson were named to their respective national team rosters.
However, due to injuries up front to guys previously selected to play for Sweden and the Czech Republic, Marcus Johansson and Martin Erat each got unexpected invitations to Russia in the days leading up to the Olympic break.
Obviously, seeing as two of the five Washington Olympians made the cut as injury replacements, the expectations that each Capital faces in Sochi will be vastly different.
Heading into what could be the greatest international hockey tournament ever held, here's a look at projected stats for each member of the Capitals that will be competing in Sochi.
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Projected Stats for Each Washington Capital in Sochi
February 11th, 2014 by Ryan Davenport Leave a reply »
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