Tag: Washington Capitals

Rumors III: Free Agent Notes: Capitals, Islanders and Leafs

Jill Sorenson of CSN Washington: The agent of  Joel Ward said yesterday that there have been no contract talks with the Capitals about an extension.  Ward has 21 points in 51 games is in the last year of his four…

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Rumors II: Red Wings, Jets, Canadiens and Capitals

Craig Custance of ESPN: Red Wings GM Ken Holland. “I’m not going to pay a price to bring in someone to be a sixth or seventh defenseman or bottom-six forward,” Holland said when we chatted over the weekend. Dylan Larkin…

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Top 25 2015 NHL Free Agents

You may not agree with our rankings, but here is our initial 2015 Top 25 NHL free agent list. In creating this list we took into consideration factors such as players age, position, injury history, likelihood of signing with another team,…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Sun. Feb. 1st, 2015

Highlights from all games in under three minutes, with extended highlights of all four games. Predators Carter Hutton shuts out the Penguins. Alex Steen scores twice and adds an assist in a 4-3 win.

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Video: David Backes Gets A Boarding Major For Hit On Karl Alzner

St. Louis Blues forward David Backes received a five minute boarding major for a hit on Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner. At the time of writing, it's not known if Backes will have a hearing. Do you think Backes should…

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Injuries: Horton, Ehrhoff, Coyotes, Senators and Capitals

Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Blue Jackets Nathan Horton showed up to the teams morning skate on Thursday. Horton didn't speak to the media. He had lunch with president of hockey operation John Davidson and GM Jarmo Kekalainen. “There’s…

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Videos: NHL Highlights From Wed. Jan. 28th, 2015

Highlights from all games in under three minutes, with extended highlights of all three games. Braden Holtby picked up his fifth shutout and 23rd win of the season. Jeff Carter scored twice and added a helper in a 4-3 win…

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Injuries: Okposo, Bobrovsky, Bieksa, Phaneuf, Howard and lots more

Arthur Staple: Islanders winger Kyle Okposo will be out six to eight weeks with an upper-body injury. Blue Jackets: The Blue Jackets put Sergei Bobrovsky on the IR retroactive to Jan. 21st. Bobrovsky injured his groin and will be out…

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Rumors II: Leafs, Wings, Avs, Ducks, Rangers, Isles, Bruins and Habs

Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun: Sources saying the Maple Leafs are getting plenty of trade offers. Can expect them to make some moves by the deadline, as the vultures are circling the team now. No Leafs player has a…

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Rumors III: Caps, Oilers, Canes, Lightning, Habs, Canucks, Preds and Sens

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: The Capitals have a big decision to make regarding Mike Green. He's currently their 5th defenseman and the pending UFA carries a $6.25 million cap hit. They could move him for a 2nd round…

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NHL Attendance For Each Team After 20 Home Games: 2014-15

Our tracking of NHL home attendance continues, as we're looking at the 20 game mark for this season. Comparisons at the 10 game mark and where teams stood at the 20 game mark last season are also included. Thirteen teams…

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Injuries: Pens, Coyotes, Stars, Sharks, Flames, Leafs and More

Seth Rorabaugh: Penguins head coach Mike Johnston said that Kris Letang was undergoing concussion testing. Video of the hit. Craig Morgan: Coyotes forward Mikkel Boedker will be out for four to six weeks after having his spleen removed. Mark Stepneski:…

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