Tag: Washington Capitals

NHL Rumors: Devils, Caps, Habs, Stars, Hawks, Wings, Avs and Oilers

On the New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings ... Craig Custance of ESPN: New Jersey Devils GM Ray Shero on trade talk that is going on. “It’s just normal,” he said…

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NHL Rumors: Bruins, Senators and Capitals

On the Boston Bruins ... Jimmy Murphy: NHL source saying the Bruins will target defenseman Brian Campbell in free agency. A source that is close to Campbell is saying that he wants a one year, big money contract with a…

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NHL Rumors: Rangers, Canadiens and Capitals

On the New York Rangers... Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on last night's "Headlines" said it's going to be a crazy season for trade rumors and one of them will be the Rangers looking at trading Rick Nash. Nash…

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NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers

On the Washington Capitals ... AP in USA Today: Capitals GM Brian MacLellan on making sure that the Alex Ovechkin playoff window doesn't close soon "Our job is to surround him with a little more depth so there's not the…

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NHL Rumors: Pavel Datsyuk and Alexander Radulov

On Pavel Datsyuk and the Detroit Red Wings ... George Malik of Kukla's Korner: Dmitry Spirin of Sovetsky notes that a site called "Sportfakt.ru" is reporting that Pavel Datsyuk will be signing a two-year contract with SKA St. Petersburg of…

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NHL Rumors: Jackets, Ducks, Blues, Bruins, UFAs and More

Friedman's 30 Thoughts ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Though the rumors likely won't go away, the Canucks denied that Dale Tallon could be heading to Vancouver. Teams can talk to pending UFAs at 12:01 am ET on June 25th. Teams…

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NHL Rumors: Capitals – Ovechkin, RFAs, and Richards

On the Washington Capitals ... Rob Vollman of ESPN: Vollman think the Capitals should consider trading Alex Ovechkin to shake things up. Ovechkin will be 31-years old at the start of next season and his scoring could start to decline…

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NHL Rumors: Capitals GM MacLellan – Deadline and Chimera

On the Washington Capitals ... Chuck Gormley of CSN Mid Atlantic: Capitals GM Brian MacLellan on his offseason wish list. "I’m pretty content with the core. I think the 9th, 10th forward are where we’re going to look to improve."…

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NHL Rumors: Capitals, Islanders and Coyotes

On the Washington Capitals ... Luke Fox of Sportsnet: The Capitals need to re-sign pending restricted free agent Marcus Johansson, but only if they can do it at a reasonable rate. Mike Richards and Jason Chimera should not be brought…

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NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals … Jimmy Vesey

On the Washington Capitals ... Craig Custance of ESPN: Looking at the offseason focus for Capitals GM Brian MacLellan. 1. Don't overreact to their disappointing finish - the worst thing to do would be to blow it up. They are…

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NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals

On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: If there is an expansion draft next year, and if players with no-movement clauses have to be protected, the Blue Jackets would have to protect David Clarkson, Brandon…

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NHL Rumors: Radulov, Lightning, and the Islanders

On Alexander Radulov ... Slava Malamud: Alexander Radulov confirms that he'll play in the NHL next season. Slava Malamud: The Russian National team forgives Radulov and will allow him to play in the World Championship. Arthur Staple: The Islanders have…

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