Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates watches afternoon practice during the 2013 Capitals Rookie Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., Thursday, September 5, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates watches afternoon practice during the 2013 Capitals Rookie Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., Thursday, September 5, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee during the 2013 Capitals Rookie Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., Thursday, September 5, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates watches afternoon practice during the 2013 Capitals Rookie Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., Thursday, September 5, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates watches afternoon practice during the 2013 Capitals Rookie Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., Thursday, September 5, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates watches afternoon practice during the 2013 Capitals Rookie Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., Thursday, September 5, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson takes the ice with young hockey players during the 2013 U.S. Men's National Team Camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., Monday, August 26, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
**FILE** Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) skates with the puck against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, April 13, 2013, in Washington. The Capitals won 6-5 in overtime. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Tom Wilson takes a shot on goal during development camp at the Washington Capitals practice facility, Arlington, Va., Thursday, July 11, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
**FILE** Washington Capitals center Mike Ribeiro pauses in the first period of Game 5 of the Capitals' first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers on May 10, 2013 in Washington. (Associated Press)
Andre Burakovsky, a winger, pulls on a Washington Capitals sweater after being chosen 23rd overall in the first round of the NHL hockey draft, Sunday, June 30, 2013, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
Andre Burakovsky, center, a winger, is walks to the stage after the Washington Capitals chose him 23rd overall in the first round of the NHL hockey draft, Sunday, June 30, 2013, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)