#player-updates

#player-updates

The Washington Capitals were back on the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Wednesday morning after taking two days off earlier this week. The Capitals are dealing with a few injuries after a run of 15 games from November 11 to December 7, during which the team had no more than one day of rest between games. Ryan Leonard, Charlie Lindgren, and John Carlson have all been out for varying amounts of time,

Strider's velocity looked much more like we have been used to seeing from him than before his injuries and his strikeout stuff did too.

Kristian Campbell is now considered only as an emergency option at first base after Romy Gonzalez was activated from the IL and started.

"We saw he was having a hard time against velo, but I'm going to continue to say we need him and I'm going to continue to give him chances," Mendoza said.

It looks like Lucas's injury is significant enough to keep him out for the rest of the season. He tweaked some ligaments in his ankle so he's out.

Vlad's press conference today, meant to celebrate his half-billion dollar signing with the Jays, felt scripted and lacking in genuine excitement or unexpected content.