In the 14th installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, Samantha Pell joins Ben to break down the 2021/22 Capitals season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: How much of Washington's success in 2023 depends on Darcy Kuemper fulfilling the workhorse role? Why the Caps chose to move on from Ilya Samsonov What drives Alex Ovechkin at age 36? The keys to continued success for Evgeny Kuznetsov Nicklas Backstrom's concerning hip 'resurfacing' treatment Who can fill the Tom Wilson role to start the season? Top six opportunities for Anthony Mantha, Dylan Strome and Connor Brown The risks of depending on TJ Oshie Connor McMichael's growth Where Peter Laviolette can find offense behind John Carlson on Washington's blue line Which prospects could crack the Caps lineup in the near future? Make sure to follow Samantha on Twitter @SamanthaJPell and catch all of her articles over at The Washington Post. Want to stay up to date on all the latest NHL line combos and fantasy news? Follow our @GameDayLines, @GameDayNewsNHL, and @GameDayGoalies accounts on Twitter to know what you need to know as soon as you can know it. Plus, visit GameDayLineTweets.com to see line combo tweets sorted by NHL team! For more amazing fantasy content, subscribe to The Stream Scheme, highlighting the best free agency finds and fantasy schedules of the week. We always invite and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think @keepingkarlsson, and if you love the show, please rate and write us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. * * * Join our inclusive, passionate and brilliant Keeping Karlsson community by becoming a patron of Keeping Karlsson. For the cost of one arena soft pretzel each month, patrons help us keep making new episodes and get all kinds of perks in return, like managing teams in the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (aka the KKUPFL), access to our patrons-only Discord Server, bonus monthly Patroncasts, and weekly show scripts. Keeping Karlsson is proudly presented by Dobber Hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices