toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Washington Capitals goalie Logan Thompson previews the season on WTOP.

The Washington Capitals begin its regular season on Wednesday with plenty of optimism, but also more than a few questions.

Unlike last season, when those questions surrounded multiple offseason acquisitions that paid dividends for the most part (from goaltender Logan Thompson to forward Pierre Luc-DuBois), this year’s questions surround the 10 players who set career highs for points in a season last winter.

Will last year be a springboard or a ceiling for up-and-comers like Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas? And can “thirtysomethings” like Tom Wilson and Nic Dowd maintain that production for another long winter (82 games)?

“Guys had career years

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