Tag: Washington Capitals

NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Stars, and Bruins

On the Montreal Canadiens and Dallas Stars ... Dan Rosen of NHL.com: Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin made the first move by firing Michel Therrien and hiring Claude Julien. The next move should be to acquire a center, preferably a top-line…

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NHL Power Rankings: 2016-17 Consensus Week 19

    It was a clean sweep for the first and last place rankings this week in our consensus NHL power rankings for week 19. The Washington Capitals took all seven first place rankings, with the Colorado Avalanche getting all…

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Nyquist Suspension Video, Jagr’s 1,900th NHL Point, Chaisson’s Spear, and Burns Scoring Pace

A recap of some news and events that took place yesterday ... The NHL suspended Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist for six games for his high-stick to the face of Minnesota defenseman Jared Spurgeon. @NHLPlayerSafety pic.twitter.com/DYgEL9tBWA — Damian Echevarrieta…

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NHL Rumors: Arizona Coyotes and Martin Hanzal

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Scouts listed to attend last Saturday's Coyotes-Penguins game: Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, Vegas Golden Knights (2), Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins.…

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Players With No-Movement and No-Trade Clauses

With trade deadline getting close, and the expansion draft a few months away, teams might consider asking some players to waive their no-trade or no-movement clause. The Calgary Flames, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues and Washington Capital don't have…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Caps, Bruins, Wings, Lightning, Flyers, Sabres, and Rangers

On the Washington Capitals ... Tom Gulitti: Coach Barry Trotz said that forward Andre Burakovsky has a hand injury that doesn't require surgery. He's expected to be able to return mid to late March. On the Boston Bruins ... Boston…

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NHL Injuries: Caps, Wings, Bruins, Lightning, Rangers, Stars, Jets and More

On the Washington Capitals ... Capitals PR: Forward Andre Burakovsky left last night's game early with an upper-body injury. On the Detroit Red Wings ... Ansar Khan: Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson left last night's game early with an upper-body injury. Ansar…

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NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and Washington Capitals

On the Ottawa Senators ... Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun: Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki isn't too worried about the expansion draft in June, but admits that he's thought about what could happen. It is believed that the Senators will…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting MON-WSH, DAL-CHI … Stars, Blackhawks and Avs

On Scouting the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals ... Stu Cowan: Scouts listed to attend the Canadiens-Capitals game: Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators. On Scouting…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Bruins, Panthers, Devils, Red Wings, and Capitals

On the Boston Bruins ... Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe: Bruins coach Claude Julien said that Patrice  Bergeron is day-to-day. “When we say he is day-to-day, he’s doing really well,” said Julien, referring to Bergeron. “I am certainly…

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NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals – Trotz and Leonsis on the Trade Deadline

On the Washington Capitals ... Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post: The Capitals are in a win-now mode. They have 10 pending restricted and unrestricted free agents, including UFAs in T.J. Oshie, Justin Williams and Karl Alzner. The Capitals will likely…

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Eastern Conference Injuries: Pens, Habs, Panthers, Devils, Flyers, Caps and Bruins

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... NHL.com: Penguins forward Conor Sheary will be out four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. Sheary played almost 17 minutes on Tuesday, but didn't practice yesterday. Evgeni Malkin (lower-body) skated before practice yesterday. "…

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