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Five Good and Bad Signings on the First Day of Free Agency

There 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 ...

Caps Busy On Day 1 of Free Agency

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 ...

Caps Begin Offseason with a Re-Signing and a Possible Departure

**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 ...

Capitals Acquire Troy Brouwer for First Rounder, Remain Without a Pick

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 ...

Jaromir Jagr Interested in Using Pens as Pawn

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 ...

Prospect Profile: Washington Capitals’ Stanislav Galiev

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 ...

Caps Sign Swede Sjogren; Off-Season Implications

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 ...

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