#Caps Oates on Poti "He's still a little ways away"
Poti has missed the Capitals last four games with a back injury. He has just two assists in 16 games this season, he is not fantasy relevant.
Tom Poti News
Tom Poti placed on IR to make room for Laich on active roster.
Poti will go on IR with a back injury. Dmitri Orlov will make his season debut tonight in Poti's spot on the Capitals third pair.
Tom Poti expected to return to #Caps lineup tonight at #Canes.
Poti will draw back into the lineup tonight a Cam Schilling will be out. Poti has just two assists in 13 games this season.
#Caps announce D Tom Poti is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Poti has been in-and-out of the Caps lineup as of late, he has two assists in 13 games this season. He is not fantasy relevant.
Call up / Send down
The Capitals on Sunday morning sent defenseman Tom Poti to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League on a conditioning assignment.
Instead of reporting to camp, Poti will take a crack at playing some AHL games first.
#Caps GM George McPhee admitted he has little idea what to expect from Tom Poti, who will come to camp but hasn't played in 2 years
Poti is 35 and has never put up more than 29 points with the Capitals.
“Tom’s been working at it and improving but I don’t know if he’ll ever get to the point where he can play again,” McPhee told reporters Tuesday. “As I said in the summer, we weren’t counting on it.”
Absolutely no reason to roster Tom Poti.
No surprise, but #Caps announce defenseman Tom Poti goes on long-term injured reserve list.
Poti was limited to only 21 games last season and has close to no fantasy hockey value.
#Caps GMGM says Poti failed medical, will try new program, LTIR for now
Don't expect too much from Poti, who played only 21 games last season. If healthy, there doesn't appear to be a roster spot for him anyways.
“I don’t know,” Boudreau said of Poti’s return. “He hasn’t played in four months now, and I think our defense is playing pretty well. So it’d be pretty hard for him, unless there’s injuries, to get back in.”