New Washington Capitals head coach Todd Reirden's staff is starting to take form.

Scott Arniel and Reid Cashman will serve as assistant coaches for the Caps, the team announced Monday.

Arniel is the more notable of the two, having played in 730 NHL games with the Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, and Boston Bruins throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. He got into coaching before his playing career even ended, as he was a player-assistant on the 1995-96 Houston Aeros of the IHL.

Younger hockey fans may better remember Arniel's name from his two-year stint as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets from 2010-11 to 2011-12. He spent the last five years as an assistant coach with the New York Rangers on Alain Vigneault's staff.

Cashman's resume isn't quite as long. He was the assistant coach at Quinnipiac University for four seasons before being promoted to associate coach in his final year at his Alma mater. The 35-year-old spent the last two season as an assistant with the Capitals' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears.

The Capitals have virtually the same roster returning - minus Jay Beagle - but with Barry Trotz bolting to the New York Islanders, and bringing parts of his staff with him, it will be a much different look behind the bench.

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To prepare for the 2018-19 NHL season, theScore will be rolling out all the fantasy hockey advice you'll need to dominate your draft and win your league. Make sure to check back for updates right up until the regular season begins.

2018 Fantasy Rankings

• Standard - Top 200
• Banger (hits and blocks) - Top 200
• Rookies

Breakouts, Busts, and Sleepers

• Breakouts to target
• Busts to avoid
• Sleepers to steal
• Post-hype sleepers: Players who deserve another chance
• Bounce-back candidates

Risers & Fallers

• 3 free-agent signings whose value is set to skyrocket
• 4 free-agent signings whose value is set to plummet

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Target or avoid

• Goalies to avoid
• Goalies who could become studs
• Players who won't replicate last season's success
• Players to have on your watch list
• Players with value heading into contract years

Hard-pressing questions

• Which aging players can you still bank on?

Team-based strategy

• Teams to load up on

Keeper/Dynasty league advice

• Late-round keepers to target
• Rookies who can make an impact this season

Fantasy Fallouts

• Tavares' move to Toronto makes Maple Leafs a fantasy gold mine

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The dogs days of summer look to be getting the best of on-ice rivals Ryan Kesler and Ryan Johansen.

The fun started on Sunday night after Kesler looked to challenge Johansen to a scrap ahead of the start of the season.

Johansen seemed to respond with a shot of his own.

The pair sparked quite the rivalry during the 2017 postseason, with Johansen questioning how Kesler's family could root for him.

Related: Johansen rips Kesler: 'I don't know how you can cheer for a guy like that'

Johansen and Kesler dropped the gloves after lining up against each other for the first time in 2018.

The first meeting of the 2018-19 campaign between the Ducks and Predators will take place on Nov. 8.

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