In this edition of Locked on Capitals Dan talks about three platers at Capitals rookie camp that have shown the most improvement. Hendrix Lapierre worked on his skating in the off season and hired a mental coach. In 60 regular-season games with Hershey, Lapierre had 15 goals and 15 assists. "I was more focused on just moving properly and speed and stuff like that. We knew that if I was only training for seven weeks, weightlifting, stuff, we didn’t have much time to kind of go through the phases. So it was about moving properly, feeling good on the ice, whether it’s hand-eye coordination or just my face-offs," Lapierre explained. "I think at the start, I was a little surprised of what we were doing. But as the summer kind of went on, I was like, ‘Okay, I’m suddenly feeling really, really good.’ And then, I guess this is just like a continuation of what I’ve been doing, I try to do the same exercise in the gym too. So I guess maybe a little less like weightlifting and stuff like that, more". Later Dan talks about Alexander Suzdalev For the Regina Pats last season he lead his fellow freshmen in scoring in 2022-23. "He's a really smart player and you watch him shoot the puck out here today and he's got a really good shot, too, but it was a little bit light," Mahoney explained added. "[We wanted him to] get a little bit stronger, being able to be better in holding a position in front of the net for deflections or winning more puck battles in the corners, those sorts of things. He's always had the skating and the skill and the sense, but he was a little bit light, little bit thin. So strength was an issue for him." IN the last segment Dan talks about ANdrew Cristall was the 18-year-old, who was taken 40th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft Cristall hired a power skating coach to help his game. There's an extra step in his step and should help him with his speed and overall skating.
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