Tag: Washington Capitals

NHL Rumors: Bruins, Flames, Canucks and College Free Agents

On the Boston Bruins ... DJ Bean of CSNNE: Both the Bruins and David Pastrnak's camp are interested in doing a long-term contract. Good news for the Bruins is that Pastrnak won't be asking for a Vladimir Tarasenko comparable -…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Rangers, Leafs, Sens, Caps, Canes, Habs, Lightning, Blues, Jets, Stars

On the New York Rangers ... Steve Zipay: Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has been skating everyday and is feeling good. He won't travel with the team to Minnesota as he's remaining in New York to skate everyday. He could be ahead…

Mark Easson

NHL Power Rankings: 2016-17 Consensus Week 23

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington tied for first in our consensus NHL power rankings for this week. The Chicago Blackhawks were only a point back of making it a three way tie up top. The Minnesota Wild were close as…

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NHL Injuries: Lightning, Isles, Bruins, Sens, Caps, Ducks, Blues and Blackhawks

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith: Coach Jon Cooper said that the best case scenario would have Tyler Johnson back in the lineup on Thursday, but not sure if it will happen. Cooper on Vladislav Namestnikov re-aggravating his…

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Rink Rumblings: The Movers of the NHL Trade Deadline  

Part I ... Looking back at the trade deadline ... the movers  The March 1st NHL trade deadline fell well short of expectations, as big names such as Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog, Marc-Andre Fleury and Evander Kane did not get moved…

Michael Augello

NHL Injuries: Bruins, Pens, Habs, Wings, Caps, Preds, Canucks and More

On the Boston Bruins ... NHL.com: Forward Ryan Spooner will be out indefinitely with a concussion. Spooner suffered the concussion on Monday night against the Senators. On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey: Defenseman Kris Letang didn't travel with the…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Lightning, Devils, Habs, Wings, Jackets, Sabres and Capitals

On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times: Forward Steven Stamkos has been skating with the team that past few weeks, and even traveled with the team last week. There is still no timetable on his…

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NHL Rumors: Blues, Capitals, Bruins and Flames

On the St. Louis Blues ... Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues were likely one of the teams that checked in with the Colorado Avalanche about forward Matt Duchene. With the Avs wanting a top young defenseman,…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Bruins, Panthers, Islanders, Wings, Devils, Capitals and Sabres

On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: Patrice Bergeron said he's feeling okay after blocking a shot and said he'd be good to go tonight. On the Florida Panthers ... Florida Panthers PR: Roberto Luongo left last night's game with…

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2017 NHL Trade Deadline: Winners and Losers

With the 2017 trade deadline now a thing of the past, let's take a closer look at some of the winners and losers based on moves made (or not made) leading up to Wednesday's 3 p.m. deadline. Trade Deadline Winners…

Todd Cordell

NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Coyotes, and Avalanche

On the Chicago Blackhawks ... On the Chris Hine of the Chicago Tribune: (posted before Johnny Oduya trade) GM Stan Bowman said he doesn't expect to make a big splash at the deadline. If he does look to trade for…

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NHL Injuries: Canes, Pens, Rangers, Caps, Blackhawks, Blues, Canucks and Coyotes

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Chip Alexander: Forward Jeff Skinner returned to Raleigh yesterday to have his upper-body injury evaluated. Carolina Hurricanes: Brock McGinn left last night's game with an upper-body injury. On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Sean Shapiro: Defenseman…

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