Category: Capitals
Jakub Vrana Joins Capitals On PTO
CapsThe Capitals are bringing in free-agent winger Jakub Vrana on a PTO for training camp, per a team announcement. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Vrana, who the Caps drafted 14th overall in 2014. The 6’0″, 195-lb winger once looked to be well on his way to becoming a top-six fixture in the nation’s cap...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin says Capitals hope to make playoffs and ‘make some noise there’ after big offseason moves
Brandon DuhaimeThe Washington Capitals made seven big moves over the offseason to transform the team after squeaking into the playoffs with a win in the final game of the regular season and then being swept by the New York Rangers in the first round. Capitals management acquired center Pierre-Luc Dubois, defensema...
Read moreCapitals Loan Leon Muggli To EV Zug
Leon MuggliThe Capitals have officially loaned 2024 second-round pick Leon Muggli back to Switzerland’s EV Zug for 2024-25, the team announced today. The National League club said last month that they were in discussions to take the 18-year-old defenseman back on loan for this season after he signed his entry-...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin reveals his favorite NHL teams other than the Washington Capitals
CapitalsAlex Ovechkin was asked to name his favorite NHL teams other than the Washington Capitals during a recent Russian-language interview with his friend and blogger Amiran Sardarov. Ovechkin, a one-team player with the Capitals for his entire historic career, gave Sardarov two different answers. First,...
Read morePierre-Luc Dubois plays in new Capitals gear at Shoulder Check Showcase charity game
CapitalsPierre-Luc Dubois did not waste time showing off his new Washington Capitals colors. The Capitals’ biggest acquisition of the summer played in his new red, white, and blue hockey gear while participating in the Shoulder Check Showcase held at Terry Conners Rink in Stamford, Connecticut last week. Th...
Read moreCapitals and Jets reportedly discussed trade that involved Connor McMichael at 2024 NHL Draft
Connor McMichaelConnor McMichael was reportedly involved in legitimate trade discussions at the 2024 NHL Draft. According to Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Free Press, the Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets discussed a deal that involved McMichael at the end of June. The 23-year-old forward would sign a two-year exte...
Read moreBeck Malenstyn signs two-year contract with Buffalo Sabres avoiding arbitration
CapitalsBeck Malenstyn is locked in with his new team. The former Capitals forward signed a two-year, $2.70 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres worth an annual average value of $1.35 million. Malenstyn was a restricted free agent who had elected for salary arbitration. With the two sides coming to an a...
Read moreDmitry Orlov on Evgeny Kuznetsov’s impending move back to KHL: ‘I think he could still play in the NHL, he’s got the skills’
Washington CapitalsEvgeny Kuznetsov’s closest friends in the hockey world are commenting on his impending move back to the KHL. Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin called Kuznetsov’s next career decision a “difficult situation” on Saturday and now Dmitry Orlov is weighing in. Orlov has been a teammate of Kuznets...
Read moreThe Washington Capitals will be one of the least-traveled NHL teams during the 2024-25 season
New York RangersThe Washington Capitals have one advantage in their 2024-25 regular season schedule. The Caps will be one of the least-traveled teams in the NHL. According to @TJStats/X and shared by Bleacher Report, the Capitals will travel only 35,600 miles total for its 41 away games, the sixth-easiest travel sc...
Read moreAndrew Cristall named to Team Canada’s roster for 2024 World Junior Summer Showcase
Hockey CanadaAndrew Cristall will don a Team Canada sweater at the 2024 World Junior Showcase in Plymouth, Michigan. Cristall was among 41 players that Hockey Canada chose to play at USA Hockey Arena from July 26-August 3. The showcase will include practices and games against teams of prospects from the US, Swed...
Read moreTJ Oshie hit a golf ball directly into the cup holder of a lawn chair at the American Century Championship
TJ OshieTJ Oshie’s second round at this year’s American Century Championship went slightly worse than his first and he may have one shot to blame. The Capitals forward managed to hit a golf ball directly into the cup holder of a spectator’s chair near one of the greens at Edgewood Tahoe. Oshie’s sister-in-l...
Read moreTJ Oshie playing in American Century Championship after previously giving up golf due to hockey health concerns
CapitalsTJ Oshie is back on the links for more golf this summer at this weekend’s American Century Championship. Oshie is a regular at the star-studded event but his participation this year was in some doubt after he told Monumental Sports Network’s Tarik El-Bashir last October that he was giving up golf re...
Read moreCapitals will no longer have one of the oldest projected rosters in NHL to start 2024-25 season
Joel EdmundsonThe Washington Capitals have gone into the past two seasons with the second-oldest projected roster in the NHL. After a calendar year that saw the departure of several older roster players and an offseason prioritizing the acquisition of younger talent, Washington is “old” no more. Defenseman Matt R...
Read moreDevils Analytics Department Keeping Up With Sports Trends
CapitalsThe New Jersey Devils organization has been open and honest about their reliance on hockey analytics to make decisions. Now, other NHL teams are following suit and strengthening their data…
Read moreOddsmakers say Capitals huge underdogs to make playoffs despite prolific offseason
Columbus Blue JacketsThe Washington Capitals snuck into the playoffs last April and had one of the most active and effective offseasons of any team in the NHL. Despite that, sportsbooks are skeptical of them making another playoff appearance during the 2024-25 season. FanDuel’s current public odds for the Capitals to ma...
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