Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kubatanidza Bradley, maCapitals akarasikirwa nevatambi vatanhatu vakaatambira mumakwikwi ekupedzisa, pamwe chete nomuchengeti wepagedhi Semyon Varlamov. Kuti atsive vamwe vatambi vakaenda, Washington yakatengesa
2011 yekutanga kutenderera dhizaini kuChicago Blackhawks yechinyakare winger Troy Brouwer, uyo aive nhengo yeBlackhawks 'Stanley Cup mukwikwidzi timu muna 2010. Vakabva vasaina Joel Ward semunhu akasununguka, vachiwedzera ushingi netariro yokuti aigona kudzokorora kubudirira kwake mumakwikwi ekupedzisira a2011. Ward akarova zvibodzwa zvinomwe uye mapoinzi gumi nematatu mumitambo gumi nemaviri yemutambo neNashville Predators, mushure mekurova zvibodzwa gumi nemapoinzi makumi maviri nemapfumbamwe mumitambo makumi masere yenguva dzose. Mumambure, vakawedzera murwi Tomas Vokoun, uyo aifungidzirwa kuva mumwe wevarindi vemberi mukirasi yevashandi vakasununguka ya2011. Akasaina chibvumirano chegore rimwe, chemadhora miriyoni imwe nehafu, chakaderera zvikuru kupfuura mutengo wake waifungidzirwa pamusika, kuti ave nomukana wokukunda Stanley Cup. Pashure pokuita idzi nedzimwe nhano dzomukati menguva, maCapitals akanga ari pamusoro pemutero weNHL. Zvaitarisirwa zvaive zvekuti mudziviriri Tom Poti aisazokwanisa kutamba nekuda kwekukuvara uye Washington yaizomanikidzwa kumuisa pane yakakuvara kwenguva refu, uko mubhadharo wake wemamirioni 2.9 emadhora waisazoverengerwa pamutengo wepamusoro. Nenzira isingatarisirwi, Poti akaudza maCapital kuti aizova akagadzirira kutamba nekamba yokurovedza. Poti, zvisinei, akakundikana muedzo wake wezvokurapa asati aenda kumusasa wokurovedza uye akaiswa panzvimbo yokugara kwenguva refu yakakuvadzwa.