Category: Washington Capitals

NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, and the Boston Bruins
The Capitals could have a goaltender on the trade block. Panthers trying to move Bobrovsky. Don't count on a Foligno buyout.
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NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, and the Boston Bruins
The Capitals could have a goaltender on the trade block. Panthers trying to move Bobrovsky. Don't count on a Foligno buyout.
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Ilya Samsonov: 2021-22 season review
Ilya Samsonov is still a goalie for the Washington Capitals. Visualization by HockeyViz About this visualization: This series of charts made by Micah Blake McCurdy of hockeyviz.com shows lots of information for the player over […]
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Capitals re-sign forward Beck Malenstyn to two-year contract
The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Beck Malenstyn to a two-year deal worth $1.525 million.
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Capitals sign forward Brett Leason to two-year, $1.55-million deal
The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Brett Leason to a two-year, $1.55-million contract, the team announced Monday.
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Washington Capitals Extend Beck Malenstyn
A few minutes after announcing a contract for Brett Leason, the Washington Capitals have wrapped up another negotiation. This time it’s Beck Malenstyn signing a two-year extension. His deal will come in at a slightly lower average annual value of $762.5K, as Malenstyn will receive $750K in 2022-23 a...
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Capitals re-sign Brett Leason to two-year deal
The Washington Capitals announced their first re-signing of the offseason, Monday. General manager Brian MacLellan announced that the team had come to terms with forward prospect Brett Leason. Leason, 23, earned a two-year, one-way contract […]
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Washington Capitals Extend Brett Leason
The Washington Capitals have taken care of a pending free agent negotiation, signing Brett Leason to a two-year extension. The contract will carry a cap hit of $775K, paying him $750K in 2022-23 and $800K in 2023-24. Notably, the deal is a one-way contract, meaning Leason will make that much no matt...
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Screen Shots: Backstrom's Hockey Future and the HDA's New Grassroots Program
Adam Proteau looks at what the future could look like after Nicklas Backstrom's hip resurfacing surgery and the Hockey Diversity Alliance's latest initiative to get more kids to play hockey.
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Looking At Vegas and Washington’s Newly Found Cap Space
In the past few days, two teams in somewhat similar positions, perennial contenders who need to improve to compete but with limited funds, found some additional salary cap space, though for different and ultimately unhelpful reasons. For the Vegas Golden Knights, they traded away veteran forward Evg...
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Capitals and Filip Forsberg Could be a Good Match
The Washington Capitals signing Filip Forsberg is improbable, somewhat outlandish, but could be a valid consideration. It’s not as far-fetched of a notion as it may seem, just because it…
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Alex Alexeyev expected to miss four to five months after shoulder surgery
Lost in the sad Nicklas Backstrom hip surgery news, the Washington Capitals also announced that top defense prospect Alexander Alexeyev recently underwent left shoulder surgery – a labral repair. Alexeyev will be out the next […]
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Washington Capitals Announce Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Alexeyev Had Surgery
This afternoon, the Washington Capitals announced that star center Nicklas Backstrom and prospect Alexander Alexeyev both had surgery recently, with both expected to miss significant time. Backstrom had hip resurfacing surgery on Friday in Belgium, Washington confirmed, his recovery process beginnin...
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Nicklas Backstrom gets hip resurfacing surgery
The Washington Capitals announced on Saturday afternoon that forward Nicklas Backstrom underwent hip surgery. The operation was a success, and the Capitals say his recovery process will be “lengthy.” #Caps center Nicklas Backstrom underwent left […]
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3 Reasons the Capitals Shouldn’t Trade for Ducks’ John Gibson
It doesn’t make sense for the Washington Capitals to acquire John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks. Despite the organisation’s desire for a shake-up between the pipes, trading for the 6-foot-2…
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