(McMichael actually made his debut, playing 1 game, last season.)With the Caps missing Backstrom, Oshie, and now Dowd, Protas has been recalled and is set to make his NHL debut tonight against Tampa. He'd be the 4th Cap to make their NHL debut this season (Connor McMichael, Hendrix Lapierre, Brett Leason).
Hey good call, missed that one. I thought he only played in the preseason.(McMichael actually made his debut, playing 1 game, last season.)
How did he look?With the Caps missing Backstrom, Oshie, and now Dowd, Protas has been recalled and is set to make his NHL debut tonight against Tampa. He'd be the 4th Cap to make their NHL debut this season (Connor McMichael, Hendrix Lapierre, Brett Leason).
Pretty good, though he didn’t play much. Had a terrific pass for Carlson for what should have been a slam dunk but Carlson took forever to shoot and it got blocked.How did he look?
He looks the part of an NHL player. He's smart and uses his frame really well, especially along the boards. He's comfortable with the puck on his stick and he also knows how to move into space to get open. He was on the top line with Ovechkin and Kuznetsov yesterday and looked better than I thought he would with them. His speed concerns seem to be a bit overrated.Aside from his point production how did he look? Does he look like he belong in the NHL? Will he stick with the big team?