When the Washington Capitals traded for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois in June, they hoped another change in scenery would kick-start his career and help him reach his potential.

With the deadline just days away, that’s what we’re going to look at using the Stanley Cup Checklist. The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn created the Cup Checklist in 2020 to find common elements essential to a team’s success between a decade of champions.

After a nine-day break across the NHL, the Capitals took the ice Thursday for the second time this week at MedStar Capitals IcePlex.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Pierre-Luc Dubois for fantasy hockey. Washington Capitals center Pierre-Luc Dubois tallied three points during their shootout