Washington Capitals 25 and Under Roster

The Capitals are one of the best teams of the past two decades; but how long will that last. Ovechkin and Backstrom are getting older, and they will most likely loose Braden Holtby due to salary cap compliances. That is why we need to look at their younger squad, and see if they are good enough to carry on Washington's success.

First Forward Line

Center: Connor McMichael- 102 points in 52 games for the London Knights (OHL)- 19 years old

Right Wing: Brett Leason- 14 points in 50 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 21 years old

Left Wing: Jakub Vrana- 52 points in 69 games for the Washington Capitals (NHL)- 24 years old

Second Forward Line

Center: Aliaksei Protas- 80 points in 58 games for the Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)- 19 years old

Right Wing: Axel Jonsson Fjallby- 23 points in 61 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 22 years old

Left Wing: Kody Clark- 9 points in 31 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 20 years old

Third Forward Line

Center: Garrett Pilon- 36 points in 61 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 22 years old

Right Wing: Daniel Sprong- 33 points in 44 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 23 years old

Left Wing: Beck Malenstyn- 15 points in 46 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 22 years old

Fourth Forward Line

Center: Brian Pinho- 37 points in 62 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 25 years old

Right Wing: Liam O'Brien- 29 points in 59 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 25 years old

Left Wing: Eric Florchuk- 57 points in 58 games for the Vancouver Giants (WHL)- 20 years old

First Defensive Pairing

1. Alexander Alexeyev- 21 points in 58 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 20 years old

2. Martin Fehervary- 14 points in 56 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 20 years old

Second Defensive Pairing

1. Lucas Johansen- 2 points in 9 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 22 years old

2. Jonas Siegenthaler- 9 points in 64 games for the Washington Capitals (NHL)- 23 years old

Third Defensive Pairing

1. Bobby Nardella- 31 points in 41 games for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 24 years old

2. Krisofers Bindulis- 23 points in 50 games for the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)- 24 years old

Starting Goaltender

Ilya Samsonov- 2.55 GAA and a .913 SP for the Washington Capitals (NHL)- 23 years old

Backup Goaltender

Vitek Vanecek- 2.26 GAA and a .917 SP for the Hershey Bears (AHL)- 24 yeras old