Tag: Washington Capitals

Around the Boards: Kovalchuk, Briere and Van Riemsdyk, Penguin’s Injuries, Weight out, Giggy to Wings?

Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Thrashers fans and Fantasy owners of Ilya Kovalchuk have a smile on their face this morning, as Kovalchuk took part in yesterday's practice. He was on a line with Antropov and Afinogenov. Kovalchuk is…

Mark Easson

Around the Boards: Savard and Nylander, Sens looking for a Forward, Blues forced to deal?

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The Boston Bruins and Marc Savard continue to have contract discussions regularly, but the longer they drag on, the more likelihood that Savard will become a UFA. Tarik El-Bashir of the Washington Post:…

Mark Easson

Around the Boards: Injury News – Ovechkin, Dubinsky, Letang

Dmitry Chesnokov of Yahoo's Puck Daddy Blog: Chesnokov interviewed Alex Ovechkin over the weekend and Ovie had this to say: Q. You're in good mood. Are you getting better? OVECHKIN: I am better. But I will miss 4-5 weeks. This…

Mark Easson

Around the Boards: Forsberg, Jagr, Ovechkin and Booth

Iain MacIntyre of the Vancouver Sun: Add the Vancouver Canucks to the list of potential teams interested in Peter Forsberg. "First of all, he needs to find out if he can still play," Gillis said. "If he can, we're definitely…

Mark Easson

Around the Boards: Forsberg, Lehtonen, and Kessel

Larry Brooks of the NY Post: The New York Rangers have confirmed their interest in Peter Forsberg. "Yes, we have interest in Forsberg," GM Glen Sather said. "From the reports we've been getting, the foot is much better than it…

Mark Easson

Around the Boards: Eric Staal, Peter Forsberg, Jarome Iginla and Olli Jokinen

Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer: Eric Staal has now joined Alex Ovechkin in the 'week-to-week' injury category. The Canes have really struggled this season with Staal in the lineup, and could be in even more trouble with…

Mark Easson

Around the Boards: Phil Kessel, Sam Gagne, Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Elias Updates, Wisniewski Suspended

Mark Zwolinski of the Toronto Star: Phil Kessel is expected to receive clearance from doctors this morning to make his Toronto Maple Leafs debut tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Kessel has been skating with Jason Blake and Matt Stajan.…

Mark Easson

Around the Boards: Ovechkin, Staal, MacDonald and Lecavalier Updates

Injuries are the story of the day again, with 2 super stars leaving their games early. It was mentioned on either Friday or Saturday's Maple Leaf game, that there were 100 players out with injuries. It's simply amazing the amount…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors for October 14th

Fabian Brunnstrom may be a trading chip for the Dallas Stars as they are looking to add a puck-moving defenceman to quarterback their powerplay. James Neal and Loui Eriksson don't appear to be going anywhere. At yesterday's Washington Capitals practice,…

Mark Easson

News from the Capitals Camp

Washington Capitals winger, Tomas Fleischmann, will miss the start of the season as he's out indefinitely with a blood clot in his leg. Fleischmann was tabbed a top 6 forward for the Caps heading in to camp, after potting 19…

Mark Easson

The Southeast Division Player Movement

The Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes should battle for the top seed in the Southeast Division. There wasn't really any big name signings for this division. Alex Tanguay signed a 1 year deal the lightning, and the Thrashers brought…

Mark Easson

A 5 Year Rumor?

We'll here's a video with a rumor that could be a topic for the next 5 years. Well, it's not really a rumor considering it's coming from source himself, Alex Ovechkin. The NHL is unsure if it will be taking…

Mark Easson