Category: Capitals
East Notes: Lindgren, Mikkola, Garand
CapitalsNotes from the East including Charlie Lindgren heading to the Worlds, Dylan Garand is back in the minors, and more.
Read moreCharlie Lindgren, Beck Malenstyn, and Connor McMichael participate in public autograph signing in Southern Maryland
PRINCE FREDERICKPRINCE FREDERICK, MD — The Washington Capitals didn’t win the Stanley Cup, but still had a season to remember. After missing the playoffs the year before, the Capitals, under rookie head coach Spencer Carbery, weathered much of the adversity that was thrown their way and found a new identity, making...
Read moreDmitry Orlov sent a player head over heels again with a big hip check
CapitalsDmitry Orlov is one of the best hip-checkers in hockey and Friday night, he made another opposing player airborne. With 17:49 remaining in Game Four, the former Capitals defenseman sent Rangers forward Jonny Brodzinski head-over-heels as he tried to squeak by Orlov along the sideboards. Orly said nu...
Read moreCapitals Re-Assign Alexander Suzdalev
CHL All-Rookie TeamThe Washington Capitals have re-assigned forward Alexander Suzdalev to AHL Hershey.
Read moreSpencer Carbery now 14th longest-tenured coach in NHL despite being in position for less than a year
Washington CapitalsThe Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Sheldon Keefe on Thursday after another first-round loss — this time to the Boston Bruins. Keefe was the fifth longest-tenured bench boss in the league after being hired in November of 2019. Since the end of the 2022-23 season, 17 head coaches have been fired...
Read moreBrian MacLellan evaluates Spencer Carbery’s first year as Capitals’ head coach
CapitalsSpencer Carbery was tasked with a lot when he took the reins of the Washington Capitals before the 2023-24 NHL season. The Capitals were coming off their worst full, 82-game season in 16 years under Peter Laviolette and their aging core was another year older. Carbery, the youngest head coach in the...
Read moreFive factors that will determine Rangers-Hurricanes series
Carolina HurricanesThere are many similarities between these two East heavyweights. Here's how they diverge -- and which differences will be most critical in Round 2.
Read moreFive factors that will determine Rangers-Hurricanes series
RangersThere are many similarities between these two East heavyweights. Here's how they diverge -- and which differences will be most critical in Round 2.
Read moreTodd Reirden fired by Pittsburgh Penguins as associate coach
Pittsburgh PenguinsTodd Reirden was essentially the head coach in waiting for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now he’ll be looking for a new job over the offseason as Penguins’ GM Kyle Dubas fired the former Washington Capitals head coach from the team’s staff effective “immediately.” The Penguins missed the postseason for t...
Read moreBrian MacLellan on the Capitals’ free agents this summer and a possible Charlie Lindgren extension
Max PaciorettyThe Washington Capitals will head into the offseason with around $14 million available to spend, and perhaps nearly $20 million, depending on what TJ Oshie decides with his health. This summer, the Capitals will have two notable restricted free agents — Connor McMichael and Beck Malenstyn — and two...
Read moreSpencer Carbery not among NHL’s Jack Adams Award finalists
CapitalsSpencer Carbery, as a rookie head coach, helped lead the Washington Capitals to an improbable playoff berth on the final day of their season. The Capitals had the worst goal differential, minus-37, of any team to qualify in the salary cap era. And the team faced constant adversity along the way: The...
Read moreHappiness Survey, end of 2024: Executive Summary (do not distribute)
CapitalsYour participation in the Happiness Survey was appreciated by everyone here in the Customer Success Department of RMNB. Our team completed rigorous analysis of the data (we did the averages), and we are now prepared to present the findings. Before we proceed, consider that this third and final happi...
Read moreMartin Fehervary will play for Slovakia at 2024 IIHF World Championship
Washington CapitalsMartin Fehervary is joining up with Team Slovakia for the 2024 World Championship. The slick defender is the first Washington Capitals player confirmed to represent his country at this year’s tournament. Washington’s early exit from the 2024 NHL playoffs allows Caps players to join up with their nat...
Read moreCapitals will give TJ Oshie all the time he needs to make decision on if he’ll play or not next season
TJ OshieOne of the biggest storylines of the Washington Capitals’ roster headed into the offseason is the future of TJ Oshie. Oshie said on Breakdown Day that he may need to step away from hockey if he can’t solve his reoccurring back injury issues over the summer. Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan,...
Read moreCapitals Notes: Oshie, Backstrom, Extensions, Bear
Monumental Sports’Veteran forward T.J. Oshie told the media on Tuesday that he’ll need reassurance that injuries won’t be an issue before he decides on if he’ll play next season, shares Monumental Sports’ Tarik El-Bashir in a video of the press scrum (Twitter link). Oshie has one season remaining on the eight-year co...
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