Washington Capitals 2015-16 Season Primer
Looking at the Washington Capitals heading into this season – outlook, potential lines, roster, top prospects, draft history, stats and season schedule. Washington Capitals 2014-15 Record: 45-26-11, 101 points (2nd Place in Metropolitan Division, 4th in the East, 9th overall)…
Injuries: Wings, Flames, Bruins, Capitals and Blues
Brad Galli of WXYZ: Red Wings Johan Franzen thinks that one more concussion and his playing career will be over. "If I would get a really bad hit again and I would feel the same way again, that's probably it,"…
Rumors: Backstrom, Ladd, Clitsome, Stamkos, Irwin, Rask and the Bruins’ Backup
On Washington Capitals' forward Niklas Baskstrom, from Alex Prewitt: Washington Capitals GM Brian MacLellan updated the team's projection on star centre Niklas Backstrom's return from offseason surgery: "I guess we're saying now somewhere within the first 10 games, depending on how he…
Morning Hits: PTOs, Torres, Ritchie, Roy and Spotters
Eric Stephens: The Ducks have invited Sheldon Brookbank and Vitaly Vishnevski to training camp. Roger Millions: The Flames have invited defenseman Douglas Murray to training camp on a PTO. Roger Millions: The Flames have invited defenseman Aaron Johnson to training…
Morning Hits: Franzen, Backstrom, Marchand, Avs, and PTOs
Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Johan Franzen has been given clearance to play. He'll attend the start of training camp and is expected to be ready for the start of the season. Franzen has…
Rumors: Stamkos, Plekanec, Avalanche and Capitals
Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Steven Stamkos said that "nothing has changed" with regards to a contract extension with the Lightning. A deal is not close and he wants to stay in Tampa. "I'm not really worried about…
Rumors and Notes: RFAs, Huberdeau, Backstrom, and the Flames
NHL Numbers: Remaining unsigned RFAs: Micheal Ferland (CGY), Marcus Kruger (CHI), Stefan Elliott and Freddie Hamilton (COL), Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA), Brock Nelson (NYI) and John Albert (WPG). George Richards: Talk is that the Panthers and Jonathan Huberdeau have agreed on…
Rumors and Notes: Red Wings, Hurricanes, Flyers, and Capitals
Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill has indicated that Brad Richards will center their top line with Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader until Pavel Datsyuk is able to return. Datsyuk is expected to be ready anywhere from…
Rumors and Notes: Franson, Berglund, Richards, Lindholm, and Capitals
Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Two sources are saying the Sabres are trying to add defenseman Cody Franson on a two-year contract. Franson has been looking for a multi-year deal and has been linked to the Bruins, Penguins and…
Rumors I: Matthews, Backstrom, Expansion, and the Flames’ New Arena
From Scott Burnside of ESPN.com on Auston Matthews in the Swiss League: Play has begun in the Swiss league but Auston Matthews has yet to play. He cannot skate for the ZSC Lions until he turns 18 years old on…
Videos: New Goalie Masks for Grubauer and Jones
A little sneakpeek from Philipp Grubauer and I... @pgrubi31 @washingtoncaps @nhl #daveartthecradleofcreativity #daveartsneakpeek #daveart #philippgrubauer #nhl @davidofdaveart A video posted by David Gunnarsson (@davidofdaveart) on Aug 17, 2015 at 11:21am PDT Above: Capitals Philipp Grubauer's new goalie mask. Below: Sharks…
Rumors and Notes: Capitals, Briere, Russo, and Bulmer
J.J. Regan of CSN Washington: Regan thinks the Capitals are done up front, and that Andre Burakovsky will take over as their third line center. Five of their top-six forwards are likely set with Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie,…