Coming soon to an NHL arena near you: The Capitals’ top prospect and his tantalizing mix of skill, talent and toughness, which was again on display at the team’s development camp.
Ryan Leonard, the Capitals' first-round pick in the 2023 draft, showed his promise again at this year's development camp. It took Ryan Leonard less than 30 seconds to draw attention at the Washington Capitals’ annual three-on-three tournament to conclude development camp on Saturday. Leonard, Washington’s top prospect and the No. 8 pick in the 2023 draft, took a hit he didn’t appreciate from camp invitee Oasiz Wiesblatt, and responded with a firm shove that led to a brief scuffle.
“It was good. Last year didn’t go the way I wanted, the tournament,” Leonard said with a grin. “I think we lost in semis. But this year, good to cap it off.”“At the end of the day, you’re trying to compete, but there’s just no point in that,” Leonard said. “Almost taking someone’s knee off 10 seconds apart, two of them. Not trying to be the hardo, but just no point.”
Leonard confirmed early in the week that Washington made a push to sign him in April, after his season with Boston College ended with. Leonard’s plan was always to spend two years in college, but when he got on a Zoom call with the Capitals after they made the playoffs following a win in Game 82 of the regular season, the contract offer took him by surprise — and led to a difficult decision.
“College is the best time of your life,” Leonard said. “A lot of people that go one and done, 10 years down the road say they regret it. After I made my initial statement of saying I was going to stay, I met Kevin Hayes before I went to men’s worlds, and he told me right away, he goes, ‘Dude, if I was in your position, I would stay here as long as you can.’ He came back for one day, and he wanted to transfer in again. That kind of went a long way.
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