After Peter Laviolette said early Wednesday morning that the Caps “hope to see him this month out on the ice”, injured forward Anthony Mantha was skating hours later at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
Mantha has been sidelined since having shoulder surgery in early November.
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Mantha has two goals and six total points in 10 games this season for the Capitals, his second with the team since being dealt by the Detroit Red Wings for Jakub Vrana.
Although him taking the ice is certainly a giant step in his recovery, Laviolette warned in his earlier update that “it’s gonna be a little bit” and did not guarantee a return before the playoffs.
Mantha showed off the gnarly surgery scar on his shoulder during the recent All-Star break while posing on his fiancee’s Instagram.
The six-foot-four, 27-year-old winger is still on long-term injured reserve.
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