The expansion draft is only two weeks away and soon Seattle will have another franchise to emphatically support as their fans are known to do. Each NHL franchise will show their support for the new team by unprotecting a player they wish not to lose. For the Washington Capitals, the sacrifice may be worth the
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Mark Scheifele is looking at a potential suspension for his charge on Jake Evans of the Montreal Canadiens. There is talk about T.J. Oshie and him being potentially left unprotected during the NHL Expansion Draft. There is chatter on Rick Tocchet coaching interview and finally, a number of pending unrestricted
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is news that Edmonton Oilers forward Josh Archibald will have a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. Meanwhile there is talk about Alex Ovechkin’s need for a new contract and roster changes the St. Louis Blues might be making. The Florida Panthers might start a rookie in
It happened a few times in the regular season: the Washington Capitals held the lead in the third period, but defensive miscues led to the tying goal. Back in February, it happened against the Boston Bruins in back-to-back games. At least in those games, the Capitals came away with an overtime win and a loss.
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, the chaos that has come out of the Tom Wilson incident in Monday’s game between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals continues to grow. Two Rangers executives were fired, the team has been fined by the NHL and an ex-Ranger has offered up his hand to help
The Washington Capitals are heading into the home stretch with just 10 games left in the regular season and their playoff seeding up in the air. They could finish anywhere from first to fourth in the MassMutual East Division before the postseason begins in mid-May. The Capitals’ next five games are against the New York
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, why did the Washington Capitals decide to move on from Jakub Vrana? Meanwhile, was Anthony Mantha in the Detroit Red Wings’ doghouse? The Edmonton Oilers didn’t take any big trade deadline swings, but the Winnipeg Jets did. Why didn’t each team do more? The Toronto Maple Leafs had intense conversations
The MassMutual East Division is as tight at the top as a closing five-hole. With 17 games remaining, the Washington Capitals, New York Islanders, and Pittsburgh Penguins will be jostling for playoff seeding down the stretch. One will emerge with the regular-season crown, while the two others must be mindful of a sleeper in the
The Washington Capitals came out of the gate strong, then hit a speed bump, and then got back on the wave they were riding at the start of the season and are now sitting in second place in the Mass Mutual East Division as of this writing. The team in first place? The New York
On June 26, 2004, the Washington Capitals drafted Alexander Ovechkin with the first overall selection in the NHL Draft. It was known then that he would be a special player for the Capitals moving forward, but did anyone know just how historic he would be? Since coming into the league, he’s been arguably the most
The Washington Capitals have gotten off to a hot start during the 2020-21 NHL season despite dealing with some serious setbacks. This hot start of theirs currently has them sitting in first place in the Mass Mutual East Division with a record of 4-0-3. They, along with the Montreal Canadiens, Florida Panthers, and the Dallas
It has been 10 days since the Washington Capitals lost four key players to the NHL’s COVID Unavailability List. These players are Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov and rookie netminder, Ilya Samsonov, who tested positive for COVID-19. After missing four games and having not been on the ice for those 10 days, both Ovechkin
In today’s NHL rumors rundown there is bad news for the Toronto Maple Leafs as it looks like Joe Thornton is going to miss some time with an injury. The Philadelphia Flyers are are also being affected by injuries and the Washington Capitals might be without a few big names as the team places a
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
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