He slipped to the 20th pick in the 2022 NHL draft, where the Washington Capitals quickly took him. Now, after beating cancer and having proven himself in the American Hockey League, and after the Capitals upgraded their forward group this summer, Miro faces an uphill battle to make the opening night roster. Over the past three season, Miro has played in 52 NHL games and has a total of 5 goals and 8 assists for 13 points. Miro will have to prove he can make the jump, which got a lot harder after the Caps went shopping this summer. Caps GM Chris Patrickhttps://thehockeynews.com/nhl/washington-capitals/latest-news/what-does-this-season-look-like-for-ivan-miroshnichenko-with-capitalsMiroshnichenko has always had the skill and now seems ready to make the jump to being a full-time NHLer.