The team only had enough free cap space to call up the cheapest player in the organization: defenseman Tyler Lewington, who carries a $675,000 cap hit. Any forward, like Boyd, carried at least a $700,000 cap hit. Lewington played a few shifts as a forward Friday night — the first time he’s played in that position since he was 10 years old. ADADWith the swap of Lewington and Boyd on the roster for Saturday, it is expected Boyd will be in the lineup against the Bruins. The move to send down Samsonov is a temporary solution to the Capitals’ salary cap situation, with both Samsonov and Vanecek waivers-exempt.

Source: Washington Post November 16, 2019 17:37 UTC