Posts About "John Carlson"
5 Destinations for UFA John Carlson
May 22nd, 2018 The beginning of the National Hockey League's unrestricted free agency period is a little more than a month away and John Carlson has yet to re-sign with the Washington Capitals. It's not very often that a legitimate first-pairing defender heads to the open market, however, exactly such appears to be the case with Carlson. Fresh off...
Devils Need an Offseason Focus
April 27th, 2018 Given preseason expectations, the New Jersey Devils had themselves quite the successful season. They finished with 44 wins -- a 16-win improvement from 2016-17 -- and clinched their first playoff berth since 2011-12, when they finished as Eastern Conference champions. Despite the success, Ray Shero and the rest of Devils management...
Fisher Reveals Votes for NHL’s Major Awards
April 11th, 2018 For the first time in history — or at least in a long time — members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association will be revealing their votes for the NHL’s annual awards this season. I don’t get a vote there (yet) but, here at The Hockey Writers, Ryan Pike compiles our ballots for his spin on the year-end awards to be...
Capitals' Jerabek, Kempny Talk Transition to DC
March 24th, 2018 When defensemen Jakub Jerabek and Michal Kempny were traded to the Washington Capitals at the trade deadline, both took the time to adjust to new teammates and a new city, even taking the time to explore the monuments; it marked Kempny's first time seeing the White House, and also helped Jerabek ponder the trade and spend time...Blackhawks Offseason Targets: UFA Defensemen
March 5th, 2018 It's no secret that the Blackhawks' main weakness this season comes on their defense. Brent Seabrook is slowing down and Duncan Keith has had an unusual season. Connor Murphy is evidently still finding his own, and other than that, the defensive group is made up of mostly first or second-year players. If the Blackhawks want to get...
Capitals Acquire Kempny, Waive Chorney
February 20th, 2018 As the trade deadline draws close, the Washington Capitals have made a few changes to their blue line to start the week. Washington acquired defenseman Michal Kempny from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a 2018 third-round pick. The team also placed defenseman Taylor Chorney on waivers Tuesday. Kempny has played in 81 career...
