The NHL’s version of Christmas morning has arrived! It’s time for the free agent frenzy to begin. All day, we will be keeping track of all of the latest signings or trades, and give analysis on each of the transactions. Be sure to keep checking back here all day. Happy Free Agent Frenzy Day (and…
With the offseason lurking just around the corner, there has been, and will continue to be, tons of speculation as to which players might be on the move, and where they might go. Top 5 Possible Destinations will be a feature that runs from now until the NHL Draft, where the transactions are set to begin. On…
Jaroslav Halak has racked up some “Frequent Flyer Miles” this season going from St. Louis, to Sochi (Slovakian National Team), to Buffalo, to Washington, and now to Long Island after the Capitals have agreed to send Halak to the Isles for a fourth round draft pick. Halak is an unrestricted free agent (UFA) so the…
Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin has been scrutinized heavily in recent weeks for his lackluster defensive play. As of this writing, he currently sits atop the league in goals with 48. Impressive? Absolutely. But he is also in dead last in plus/minus, 864th to be exact, with a -36 rating. On Tuesday, the Capitals were…
You may have been sitting around the TV, excited for today’s gold medal game between Sweden and Canada. You may have also heard that Sweden’s Nicklas Backstrom was ruled out for today’s game due to a “migraine.” Well, that simply wasn’t true. Canada and Sweden: two of the heavy favorites for gold going into the…
The Washington Capitals originally had three players to make their respective Olympic teams. Now thanks to numerous injuries, that count is up to five. Martin Erat was named to the Czech Olympic team least week due to an injury to Vladimir Sobokta. Now this week, the injuries keep on coming. Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks will not…
As mid-February draws near, the NHL is about to go on a two week hiatus in order to allow players to represent their home countries in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games. The Washington Capitals, as of this morning, have four players who will be representing their countries in the Sochi games. Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson, Alex…
In case you’ve been living under a rock, the Washington Capitals have played the Buffalo Sabres three times this season and lost two of them. Those two games won by the Sabres were won on the back of goaltender Ryan Miller. Miller is undoubtedly the diamond in the rough that is the league’s lowest producing…
As we approach the beginning of the new year, and the halfway point of the season, there are plenty of players who have not started the season the way that they had hoped. A new year is often looked at as a fresh start, a clean slate with the opportunity to get back on track.…
It was reported today that Washington Capitals forward Martin Erat has requested a trade from the team. The 32-year old native of the Czech Republic was acquired by the Capitals from the Nashville Predators at the trade deadline last season in exchange for prospect Filip Forsberg. Erat might be difficult to move, however, as he…
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