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Caps trim training camp roster, send eight players down to Hershey Bears

The cuts keep coming as the Capitals have announced they have reassigned eight players to AHL Hershey.

Sent down today:

  • F Mathias Bau
  • F Grant Besse
  • F Hampus Gustafsson
  • F Beck Malenstyn
  • F Mason Mitchell
  • F Brian Pinho
  • D Kristofers Bindulis
  • D Tobias Geisser

All players are expected to report to Bears camp, which begins on Monday. The Caps also announced that forward Mark Simpson was released from his tryout agreement.

The updated training camp roster (PDF) is below.

The next preseason game will be played in St Louis on Tuesday, and the Caps will lose it, and no one will care because

8pm update: The Capitals have also sent goaltenders Parker Milner and Adam Morrison to Hershey.

Headline photo: Cara Bahniuk

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