"In his latest radio interview this week, Ted Leonsis joined ESPN 980's Sports Reporters to talk about both the Wizards and Capitals.

Asked about the Wizards' rebuilding process and the strategy of how and when to pursue free agents, Leonsis related to the changes the Capitals made this offseason, bringing in five new players. With the Capitals' main training camp set to start on Saturday, Leonsis stressed that what remains to be seen is whether all the changes – widely considered positive on paper – translate to the ice and dressing room.

"What I've never liked doing is the making news in the offseason and thinking that you've improved," Leonsis said. "I'm with the Caps right now, we were given great grades in the offseason for all of these signings and I'm sanguine about it because, who knows what the chemistry will be of the new players coming in. That will be the big unknown. "