A Strong Bottom Six

Of all the possible factors that could cause the Capitals to bow out of the playoffs early this year--coaching, power play, even strength offense, penalty kill, goaltending, etc--there's one that I'm convinced will be a legitimate, significant strength for the Caps: the bottom-six forwards.

30 Caps in 30 Days: DJ King

During the thirty days of September, I'll be trying to preview the seasons of thirty players currently under contract with the Washington Capitals and who have a good chance of spending some time in red, white, and blue this season. Advanced stats are given from behindthenet.ca ranked against other players at the same position--forward, defense, or goalie--in the same organization, at 5-on-5, unless otherwise noted. Age is on opening night, and teammates are those listed at 10% or greater. Today, DJ King)

DJ King: age 26, 6'2", 228 pounds, shoots left.
Contract: $638k, UFA in 2012, per Capgeek.

Last three years: 74 GP, 3-4-7, 133 PIM