Capitals add Scott Arniel, Reid Cashman to coaching staff

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.