The Washington Capitals announced three roster moves on Monday as Justin Schultz, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Ilya Samsonov returned to practice.
The most notable move was the Capitals re-assigned Pheonix Copley from Hershey to the team’s taxi squad after a less-than-stellar relief outing by Craig Anderson.
Copley was joined on the taxi squad by Martin Fehervary and forward Philippe Maillet, who made his NHL debut on Sunday.
#Caps re-assign goaltender Pheonix Copley and defenseman Martin Fehervary from the Hershey Bears (AHL) to Washington Taxi Squad
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) February 8, 2021
#Caps re-assign forward Philippe Maillet from NHL roster to Taxi Squad.
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) February 8, 2021
Copley had 26 saves (.929 save percentage) and Fehervary fired two shots on net in Hershey’s 2-1 season-opening loss on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Maillet skated eight minutes and two seconds in the Capitals’ 7-4 loss Sunday.
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