Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThere were no major signings on the first day of free agency, by that I mean Brad Richards is still available. Paul Holmgren continued to do quite a number on the Flyers and Dale Tallon threw his money around trying to build a playoff team. While there were no particularly great or terrible signings, some ...
Washington made five moves on the first day of free agent signing, acquiring four players and trading for two potentially high draft picks. Summing up the Capitals’ activity, Caps’ GM George McPhee said, “We wanted good experienced players, committed players who do bring leadership.” Jeff Halpern returns for a second stint in Washington, taking a ...
**Note: Varlamov may still return to the NHL because of a fallout from the KHL deal. It is not official, but Varlamov’s first choice is to head to the KHL. The Washington Capitals exited the 2011 NHL Draft with four late-round picks and Troy Brouwer from Chicago for their first round pick. Many in Washington ...
This year’s draft in Minnesota has featured plenty of busy teams making moves, including the Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs, and potentially others to come. The Washington Capitals were also a busy team looking to trade and ended up moving their first rounder to the Chicago Blackhawks for Troy Brouwer Friday night. With the ...
By Angie Lewis and Keara Dowd Keara begins… At first thought, it is easy to dismiss the Jaromir Jagr to Washington talks as unfounded rumors. It’s easy to think that it would be a terrible idea for the Caps to consider taking the Czech star back ten years after he first joined the team. It’s ...
May 22 marked the ten-year anniversary of Jaromir Jagr’s last game in a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. Depending on your ability to manipulate a Google search, you might be able to find an article in each of those ten years linking Jagr to a Penguins return. Why would this year be any different? Pittsburgh’s early exit ...
Andrew Knoll gazes forward at Friday night’s pivotal game.
After the final whistle had blown, with the family and friends of his Saint John Sea Dogs teammates mulling around on the ice congratulating the 2011 Memorial Cup champions, Stanislav Galiev was sitting alone in the corner of the ice typing on his phone. “My mom has been with me all my way,” Galiev told ...
While the rest of the hockey world lays their personnel interests to rest until the Stanley Cup Finals are over, it appears the Washington Capitals have been using their off time to work on roster tweaks, exactly one month before free agency begins. They broke the non-draftee signing waters by inking Mattias Sjogren of Farjestad ...
On any other day, Cody Eakin might be a little more cheerful, but, with his Kootenay Ice team down 0-2 in the MasterCard Memorial Cup, the Washington Capitals prospect is all business. “When he’s playing his best, he’s actually goofing around,” says his junior coach Kris Knoblauch. No holding back, Cody Eakin may have been ...
