Published 10/5/2008
by Katie Carrera
at Capitals Insider
Although it's the final preseason game, the Capitals continue to experiment with different line combinations - granted, today's mixing and matching is a partial product of Nicklas Backstrom being unavailable because of a cold, but Coach Bruce Boudreau is looking forward to see how Dave Steckel fares at left wing. "I always wanted to try Steckel on left wing," Boudreau said. "Semin and Fedorov are pretty skilled guys. Lets see if Steckel can play wing...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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