With their season on the line, the Washington Capitals are favoring a familiar face over a trade deadline find. Eric Fehr steps back in the Caps’ lineup in place of Curtis Glencross against the New York Rangers in Game 7.
Welcome back to the lineup, Fehrsie! @EricFehr #CapsNYR #RockTheRed #CapsPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/GtOwmcIrYe
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) May 13, 2015
Fehr, 29, has missed the past 10 games. He hasn’t scored in the three playoff contests he appeared in, but he showed decent scoring punch during the regular season, with 19 goals (including four game-winners) in 75 games.
Fehr also had 14 assists for a total of 33 points.
He’s a big body who’s currently slotted in a lower line combination, yet he’s shown a decent amount of aptitude skating with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom when given the opportunity.
Caps: Ovi-Backstrom-Johansson Chimera-Kuznetsov-Ward Burakovsky-Beagle-Brouwer Laich-Fehr-Wilson; Orpik-Carlson, Alzner-Nisk. Gleason-Green
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) May 13, 2015
Glencross, 32, has been quiet during the playoffs, managing a single goal in 10 games. He hasn’t really produced many chances, either, with just 14 shots on goal.
On paper, this is a minor swap, but you never know when a bit player might steal the spotlight.