As Alex Ovechkin weighs his NHL future, is the Capitals' potential a pro or con?

TORONTO — In glimpses, you saw it.There was Tom Wilson, springing Ryan Leonard for an out-of-the-penalty-box breakaway goal. There was Cole Hutson, dancing through the offensive zone and ringing a puck off the post. There was Logan Thompson, stopping all 21 shots he faced.When the next era of Washington Capitals hockey begins — the one that doesn’t involve Alex Ovechkin — those four players, to varying degrees, will steer the ship. Before that happens, Ovechkin has a decision to make.Advertisement