We’re two games into this condensed season and there are already some story lines developing with the Washington Capitals. Even though they came away from the Buffalo Sabres with two victories, it wasn’t particularly pretty. Games come hard and fast this season, so they’re going to have to make some adjustments on the fly and
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The National Hockey League’s final season with only 31 teams is underway this week. And while fans of other franchises are finally seeing their star players hit the ice once again, fans of the Seattle Kraken will be looking at the games differently. When the 2020-21 season ends, the action will truly begin for general
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is buzz that the New York Islanders have worked out terms with a couple of players not named Mathew Barzal and the announcement of those deals could be imminent. What is the status of talks between the Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin? Is there anything to the Patrik Laine
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is talk about how close the Boston Bruins are to actually signing Mike Hoffman. After all, there has been speculation he’s a target for the team. Meanwhile, Anthony Duclair shoots down rumors of a three-year offer from the Ottawa Senators. The Washington Capitals need to make a trade or
The Washington Capitals, along with the 30 other NHL teams, released their Reverse Retro jerseys for sale on Dec. 1, and it proved to be a success, selling out quickly online, according to Russian Machine Never Breaks. The Screaming Eagle logo, dormant since 2007, got new life thanks to Adidas’ program. Washington’s version of the
On Black Friday, buried under the holiday and pandemic and post-election coverage, the NBA quietly announced their 2020-21 preseason schedule. That helps pave the way for the NHL to return to home arenas in 10 cities — including Washington. The Capitals haven’t played at Capital One Arena since March 5. (AP Photo/Al Drago) The Washington
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, as the Washington Capitals look to clear cap space, which two players might be on the move? Are there hard feelings in Arizona as Oliver Ekman-Larsson returns to the team? Why hasn’t Derick Brassard landed a new deal yet in free agency? Finally, insiders try to describe why the players
The novel coronavirus pandemic pushed back the NHL regular-season start, and fans are eager to have hockey again. The Eastern Conference has seen a lot of moves from different teams and it begs the question: with the Washington Capitals barely making any major moves this offseason, where will the team end up in the Eastern
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, will the New York Rangers be sellers again at the end of this coming season? If so, who will they move? Are the Boston Bruins and defenseman Zdeno Chara any closer to getting a deal done? Or, are other teams working their way into the conversation? Contracts talks between Alex
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland updates the media on the status of Oscar Klefbom, noting how much of next season he believes the defenseman will miss. In Anaheim, expect the Ducks to sign a goaltender in an effort to meet expansion draft requirements. In Boston, what might Jake DeBrusk’s next
It is a crazy time in the world with COVID-19 running wild and a Presidential election occupying most people’s time in the United States. However, there are some other things that need to be focused on in Washington, D.C., and that is the Washington Capitals’ roster for the upcoming season. They currently sit over the
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Alex Ovechkin has said he doesn’t plan to finish his hockey career with the Washington Capitals. Who else would he consider playing for? Elsewhere, in efforts to cut costs, would the New York Islanders actually consider buying out Jordan Eberle? Finally, how will the Columbus Blue Jackets replace Gustav Nyquist
At the end of the 2020-21 season, the NHL will welcome its 32nd franchise, the Seattle Kraken. With a new team comes another expansion draft just like with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017. In the Vegas expansion draft, the Washington Capitals lost defenseman Nate Schmidt, who turned out to have a vital role in
In 2018, the Washington Capitals made a minor trade with the Chicago Blackhawks just prior to the trade deadline that seemed like nothing that required much analysis. Four months later they were hoisting the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. This
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is news that Alex Ovechkin is representing himself during new contract talks with the Washington Capitals, while in Pittsburgh, Evgeni Malkin is going the traditional route to get a new deal done. Talks out of Winnipeg are that the Jets are very serious about trading Patrik Laine and in
The Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin is this generation’s greatest goal-scorer, and up on the Mt. Rushmore of all-time snipers. He has 646 goals since entering the NHL in 2005-06, 210 more than Sidney Crosby, who’s next on the list. But it was an assist that earned Ovechkin his latest milestone. With a helper on T.J.
The Washington Capitals have hired Peter Laviolette as their next head coach. Laviolette’s contract will be for three years and see him paid nearly $15 million over the term, Pierre LeBrun reports. Laviolette take over for Todd Reirden, who coached the Capitals for the past two seasons but was dismissed after his squad fell to
The Washington Capitals were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the first round for the second consecutive season. The difference between this year and last year is that the Capitals had a 2018 Stanley Cup win to fall back upon in 2019. This year, though, they repeated upon their first-round exit from the year