Rate the Caps

[Legionnaire11]

Looking for some help on my annual rating project. Shouldn't take more than 15 mins if you watched most of the Capitals games last season. So the three areas that I'm seeking input are:

• Player Role: This is really what type of player they are, and specifically where they would slot into the average NHL team, not necessarily Washington (e.g. Malkin would be the 1C on almost any other team). So they could be Elite/All-Star, 1st liner, 2nd liner, 3rd liner, 4th liner/Scratch, Minor leaguer, High-end prospect, Low-end prospect. (don't rate 1-5 here, just list what role they are)
  
• Skating: Straight ahead speed should be the primary consideration. Rate on the provided scale where 1 is the lowest, 5 is the highest and 3 is average.
• Defense: Overall defensive skill but primarily gap control and using their stick and body to neutralize an attacker. Rate on the provided 1-5 scale.

The Scale:
5 - Well above average
4 - Above average
3 - Average
2 - Below Average
1 - Well below average
(In reality some player could be a 0 or 6, for example McDavid would rate as a 6 in skating, this would be an extremely rare case and most teams won't have a 0 or 6 in any area)

I need only 2-3 submissions, and the help is extremely appreciated!

For reference, here are the players that I'm looking for:
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Lars Eller
Michael Sgarbossa
Nic Dowd
Nicklas Backstrom
Travis Boyd
Brian Pinho
Alex Ovechkin
Beck Malenstyn
Brendan Leipsic
Carl Hagelin
Ilya Kovalchuk
Jakub Vrana
Daniel Sprong
Garnet Hathaway
Richard Panik
T.J. Oshie
Tom Wilson
Brenden Dillon
Dmitry Orlov
John Carlson
Jonas Siegenthaler
Martin Fehervary
Michal Kempny
Nick Jensen
Radko Gudas
Tyler Lewington

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