"Coach Bruce Boudreau has said that he doesn't necessarily expect the Capitals' NHL veterans to be in full regular-season mode during the preseason, but that he does want the roster assembled as quickly as possible so that new players can be integrated into the lineup and new systems can be absorbed.

With Hershey's camp set to open this weekend, more cuts are on the way to continue whittling the roster down, and Boudreau will soon have the squad he will direct for the rest of the year. So with five days of training camp and two preseason games already gone, what kind of progress does Boudreau want to see over the course of the preseason? "