Bogdan Trineyev
Trineyev opens the 2026-27 season a National Hockey League roster afterthought: Washington put him on waivers on September 25, 2026, to loan him to AHL Hershey, so unless he is claimed by another club he will begin the year in the minors rather than as a National Hockey League fantasy option.
Role
According to RMNB (September 25, 2026) and the Hershey Bears' own site (September 26, 2026), Trineyev spent all of training camp in the Capitals' 'Group B' (AHL and prospect players) rather than Group A, was cut when Washington trimmed to 40 players, and was placed on waivers along with Josh Dunne, Jacob MacDonald, and Mitch Gibson for reassignment to Hershey. The waiver window was reported to close at 2 p.m. on September 26, 2026, so his clearing had not been confirmed at the time of this research. If he clears, as RotoWire's September 25, 2026 note and CBS Sports' wire report both expect, he is slated to open the season with Hershey rather than in Washington's lineup, meaning no Capitals line, power-play unit, or five-on-five deployment applies to him right now. He did appear in Washington's preseason and, per RMNB's October 2025 recap of a prior camp, has drawn preseason ice time on the wing, but no specific 2026 exhibition line or usage detail beyond the roster move was reported.
RMNB's September 25, 2026 piece called Trineyev 'the most valuable' of the four players Washington waived and noted he is the one the club risks actually losing on waivers, reflecting that evaluators see NHL-caliber tools in his game and view him as the closest of that group to sticking at the top level going forward.
He was not waiver-exempt, has only two career NHL regular-season appearances (both last season, per CBS Sports/RotoWire), and Washington itself chose to cut him from a crowded forward group this camp, which is the clearest evidence the coaching staff does not currently view him as NHL-ready or needed on the active roster.
Where analysts split
There is no reported debate among analysts about his skill; the open question reporters are actually tracking is procedural and unresolved as of this research: whether another NHL team claims him off waivers (ending his Washington/Hershey path) or he clears and reports to Hershey as expected. No outlet offered a differing view on his role once that waiver question resolves.
Research confidence: reported. Outlooks are grounded in web search over current reporting and refreshed through the season.
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