Tag: Washington Capitals

Rumors and Notes II: UFA Dmen, Blue Jackets, and Capitals

Ryan Dadoun of Pro Hockey Talk: Some noteworthy free agent defenseman that are still looking for work: Cody Franson, Marek Zidlicky, Christian Ehrhoff, Lubomir Visnovsky and Sergei Gonchar. Aarron Portzline: The Blue Jackets have an offer on the table for…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Capitals, Maple Leafs, and Blues

J.J. Regan of CSN Washington: After getting Marcus Johansson locked up for the year, the Capitals have about $460,000 in cap space. That number does include three goalies, with Justin Peters the one most likely to end up in the…

Mark Easson

Rumors I: Canucks, Bruins, Flyers, Blue Jackets and Capitals

Elliotte Friedman: The Canucks and Brandon Sutter are working on a contract extension. Hearing that it could be for five years and just under $4.4 million. Renaud Lavoie: Bruins GM Don Sweeney is said to be negotiating with free agent…

Mark Easson

Rumors and Notes: Pens, Sutter, Marner, Orpik and Stars

Jason Mackey: Penguins GM Jim Rutherford. "The two deals went hand in hand so we could add more depth." Rutherford adds that trade talks started before the draft. Jason Mackey: GM Rutherford: "We're up against the cap. We certainly have…

Mark Easson

Rumors I: Blackhawks, Capitals, Senators and Oilers

Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: Marcus Kruger's agent, J.P. Barry, said that they are still waiting for Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman to clear some salary cap space to be able to re-sign Kruger. Kruger didn't file for salary arbitration…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Capitals, Predators and Rangers

Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: The Capitals currently have about $4.2 million in cap space after signing Braden Holtby. RFA Marcus Johansson has his arbitration hearing on Wednesday and could be awarded close to their remaining free cap space. “As…

Mark Easson

Video and Notes: Holtby, Ehrhoff, and the Coyotes

Your browser does not support iframes. The Capitals and Braden Holtby are far apart on a new deal, but continue to work on a new contract. Rob Mixer of BlueJackets.com: (mailbag) When asked if the Blue Jackets sign Christian Ehrhoff,…

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Morning Hits: Holtby’s Arbitration and Scoring

Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Discussing the salary arbitration meeting between goaltender Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals, which is set for Thursday in Toronto. Gormley spoke to player agent Lewis Gross who said that: The team is usually trying to…

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Video and Notes : Leafs Draft Offer, Caps, Oilers and Seattle

The video shows that the Maple Leafs offered the No. 4 draft pick to the Blue Jackets for the 8th, 34th, 38th, and 58th, as long as Noah Hanifin wasn't drafted by the Coyotes. The trade obviously didn't happen and…

Mark Easson

Rumors and Notes II: Capitals, Red Wings, and Peverley

Chuck Gormley of CSN Washington: Braden Holtby and Marcus Johansson have arbitration hearings set for July 23rd and 29th with the Capitals. “Nothing to comment on at this point other than we are preparing for the arbitration hearing on July…

Mark Easson

Rumors II: Capitals and NHL Expansion

Alex Prewitt of the Washington Post: The Capitals had been looking to find a No. 2 center for awhile, but early offseason thoughts have them thinking that Evgeny Kuznetsov could fill that hole. UFAs Eric Fehr's third line center role…

Mark Easson

Rumors I: Oduya, Devils, Capitals and Flyers

Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: Johnny Oduya's agent Don Meehan confirmed yesterday that Oduya won't be returning to the Blackhawks. The Sabres are thought to be front-runners in signing him. Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The Stars,…

Mark Easson