Tag: Washington Capitals

Quick Hits: Waivers, Scratches, Lines and Goalies

Darren Dreger: The Maple Leafs claim Richard Panik off waivers from the Lightning. Jonas Siegel: The Leafs send Josh Leivo back to the AHL. Mike Heika: The Stars will make Erik Cole a healthy scratch tonight for showing up late…

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News and Notes: Waivers and Line Combos

Renaud Lavoie: Put on waivers today: Shane O'Brien (FLA), Cam Janssen, Peter Harrold and Steve Bernier (NJ), Zac Dalpe (BUF), Chris Mueller (NYR), Jerry D'Amigo (CBJ), Steve Oleksy (WSH), Peter Budaj (WPG), Stephane Veilleux and Cody Almond (MIN), Frazer McLaren,…

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VIDEO: Will The NHL Look At Niskanen’s Hit On Skinner?

Chip Alexander: Hurricanes Jeff Skinner left today's game with an "upper-body" injury. Chip Alexander: Skinner said that "he feels fine" but will be evaluated tomorrow. Adam Vingan: Matt Niskanen on the hit: " was getting ready to defend him...and he…

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Morning Hits: Krug and Smith Sign, Waivers and Roster Notes

Boston Bruins: The Bruins signed Torey Krug and Reilly Smith to one-year deals with a cap hit of $1.4 million. Renaud Lavoie: On waivers: Tyler Randell (BOS), Greg Zanon, Garrett Wilson, Ryan Martindale, Dan Ellis, Joseph Crabb and Robert Butler…

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Morning Hits: Waivers and Roster Notes For Seven Teams

Renaud Lavoie: On waivers yesterday: Brad Thiessen, Jared Staal, Greg Nemisz, Justin Shugg and Ben Holmstrom (CAL), Mike Moore, John Landrey and Tim Kennedy (WAS), Bobby Sanguinetti, Alex Biega, Peter Andersson, Dustin Jeffrey, Brandon Defazio and Darren Archibald (VAN), Luke…

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Morning Hits: Expansion, World Cup and Panthers Tickets

Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun: Gary Bettman said there are no plans for relocation and added that they are "not looking to expand anywhere right now." Bettman on having two teams in the same market. “If we decided that…

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Rumors: Johansen’s KHL Offers, Stars, Vermette and Green

Farhan Lalji: CSKA Moscow (KHL) were suppose to be sending Ryan Johansen a one-year $5 million offer last night. It would be his seventh offer from a KHL team. Mike Heika: There has been open dialogue between the Stars and RFAs…

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Rumors II: Friedman’s Thoughts, Handzus, Nylander, BizNasty and Timonen

Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet: CBA talks between the NHL and the Refs/linesmen are moving well.Will a team offer Mike Babcock a role similar to Patrick Roy's position with personnel control? Roy is also the VP of Hockey Operations. With five…

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Morning Hits: Alfie, Lucic, Price … PTOs – Coyotes, Wings, Caps and Devils

Helene St. James: Daniel Alfredsson's back pain is bad enough that they don't expect him at training camp later this week. SportsCentre: Alfredsson's agent said they'll wait till his back settles down before making any decisions. Matt Kalman: Bruins Milan…

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Rumors: Soderberg, Johansen, Bobrovsky and Bellemare

Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe: Bruins center Carl Soderberg will be a UFA at the end of the season and he could explore the open market. He won't be a top-two center with the Bruins, but another team might…

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Rumors: Blue Jackets, Stars, World Cup, Capitals and Vokoun

Katie Strang: Kurt Overhardt, Ryan Johansen's agent, spoke with Blue Jackets assistant GM Bill Zito yesterday. There is a still a big gap, but both sides will continue to talk. Aaron Portzline: Boone Jenner would likely move back to center…

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Morning Hits: Maple Leafs, Capitals, Kings, Lightning and Devils

Kevin McGran: MLSE's Tim Leiweke:  “There are players we have in our org today whose numbers are off the chart good + whose character is just terrible.” Pierre LeBrun: In an email, Leiweke said that he was talking about players…

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