Tag: Washington Capitals

Eastern Conference NHL News: Leafs, Wings, Bruins, Capitals, Sabres and Devils

On NHL Rules ... Stephen Whyno: The NHL Board of Governors have approved a two-minute minor penalty for a failed offside coach's challenge. Travis Yost: Two people confirmed that you can make as many challenges as you'd like during a…

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NHL News: Ekman-Larsson, Waivers, Brook, Karlsson and Wilson

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson left last night's game in overtime with a lower-body injury after falling awkwardly near the boards. He will be re-evaluated today. “I’ve seen sometimes they’re…

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NHL Injury Notes: Devils, Sens, Panthers, Caps, Bruins, Habs, Blues, Canucks and Stars

On the New Jersey Devils ... New Jersey Devils: Brian Boyle has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia. New Jersey Devils: Boyle on his diagnosis: "My mindset is on Oct. 7. I don’t like missing games. I feel as close to…

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Eastern Conference NHL News: Bruins, Red Wings, Leafs, Rangers, Senators and Ovechkin

On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Forward Teddy Purcell will attend the Bruins training camp on a PTO. On the Detroit Red Wings ... Helene St. James: Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that defenseman Ryan Sproul didn't pass…

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Fantasy Hockey: Three Players Poised For Breakout Years in 2017-18

With the 2017-18 season just around the corner, let’s look at some young, up-and-coming players poised to breakout this season. Andre Burakovsky - Washington Capitals Burakovsky is seemingly everyone's favorite breakout pick -- and for a good reason. The 22-year-old…

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NHL News: Rangers, Oilers, Capitals and Sabres

On the New York Rangers ... Justin Tasch of the NY Daily News: 34-year old Rick Nash is entering the final year of his contract that carries a $7.8 million salary cap hit. “Every year I want to have the…

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Pucks in Depth: Three players likely to regress in 2017-18

Every year, a handful of players easily surpass their previous career highs and produce a lot more than anyone could have expected. Opportunity often plays a big role -- if you put a good player in a good situation you're…

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NHL Rumors: Connor Brown, Remaining RFAs and Ilya Samsonov

On Connor Brown and the Toronto Maple Leafs ... TSN: The Toronto Maple Leafs still haven't re-signed restricted free agent forward Connor Brown, but he's not too worried about it. “Obviously it’s my first time going through something like this,”…

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NHL Rumors: Canucks, Capitals, Blue Jackets and Top 2018 UFAs

On the Vancouver Canucks ... Rick Dhaliwal: Canucks 2017 first round draft pick Elias Pettersson won't be attending Vancouver's main training camp in September: "My season in Sweden starts Sept 19th, the decision was made not to attend #Canucks camp."…

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NHL News: Arbitration Offers, Avs, Preds, Bruins, Wings, Lightning and Capitals

On Salary Arbitration Offers ... Elliotte Friedman: The Red Wings offered $4.1 million and Tomas Tatar asked for $5.3 million. Elliotte Friedman: The Blues asked for a two-year deal for Colton Parayko at $3.4 million and $3.6 million. Parayko asked for…

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NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Capitals, Duchene, Kings, Senators and more

On the Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Matt Duchene, LA Kings, Ottawa Senators and more ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: One executive thinks that offer sheets are coming. “There simply are not enough impact players available in free agency,” one…

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NHL Rumors: Penguins, Canadiens, Capitals and Maple Leafs

On the Jaromir Jagr ... Jimmy Murphy: Has been some talk of Penguins and Jaromir Jagr. It's not happening as it's not fit for the Pens or Jagr right now. Jimmy Murphy: The Montreal Canadiens, as they have done before, have…

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