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Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Brown
Brwon gets the nod over Oshie and Mantha due to being a bit better on the boards in puck battles and being a slightly grittier player in my opinion. Ovi and Kuzy are locks.
Mantha-Strome-Sheary
Strome wins the center battle over McMichael and Sheary sneaks into the 2nd line over Oshie for the time being.
Eller-McMichael-Oshie
McMichael knocks Eller out of the center spot and Oshie stays on the third line to give experience to McMichael.
Jonsson-Fjallby-Dowd-Hathaway
Johansson fails to impress in preseason and gets the boot to scratches while AJF gets 4th line duties with Dowd and Hathaway.
Scratches: Johansson, Leason
Washington risks waivers with Snively and keeps Leason up for the time being. Hopefully they can get Leason some playing time and/or get rid of MoJo.
Defense:
Fehervary-Carlson
Laviolette begins with the same pairing he had for most of last year. Hopefully Carlson can improve defensively.
Orlov-Jensen
The strongest pairing last year stays the same.
Johansen-Van Riemsdyk
LuJo beats out Gustafsson for the 3LD spot and finally starts a season.
Scratches: Gustafsson
Irwin unfortunately loses out and is sent down, but with the hope he can be called up later in the year.
Goalies:
Kuemper
Lindgren