Daily Links: Draft Schedules Complete, Alex Ovechkin In Turkey, No Development Camp And Salary Cap (Tax) Advantages

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Jon Sorensen
Photo: @shtyrkhunov

The Washington Capitals offseason is (unfortunately) now in full swing, as most of the players and their families have made their way to their favorite vacation spots. The next key date on the Capitals offseason calendar is the Seattle expansion draft, which will take place on July 21. All current teams must submit their protection lists on July 17. In the mean time, here are a few notes from the past week.

Salary Cap Advantages

Not all salary caps for playoff teams are equal. That’s because Tampa Bay and Vegas play in places without state taxes. The Islanders and Canadiens do not play in a no-tax province/state.

Using the tool provided by the financial management firm, Gavin Hockey Wealth Specialists, the Lightning begin with the equivalence of an approximately $10.3 million head start on the Islanders, and the Golden Knights begin with an equivalent edge of $13.3 million over the Canadiens. More here.

2021-22 Season Schedule

The 2021-22 schedules have been drafted and are being distributed to the teams for final review and approval.

The final schedule is anticipated to be released to the public in the next two weeks. The season will start on October 12.

No Development Camp

A source with the Capitals confirms to NoVa Caps that there will be no prospect development camp once again this summer. The shortened offseason and continuing issues related with the pandemic are likely the reasons. This is the second consecutive offseason that the annual camp has been cancelled.

Ovechkin In Turkey

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and his family were joined by former Washington Capital Dmitrij Jaskin and his wife for an extended vacation in Turkey. Here are a few pics of the trip and a few pics from the resort, the Titanic Mardan Palace.


Spencer Carbery

Last Friday Washington Capitals forward prospect Axel Jonsson-Fjallby sat for an interview with Swedish media outlet HockeySverige.se (more here). In the interview Axel raved about his head coach in Hershey.

“Spencer Carbery is the most ambitious coach I have met. He is a “workaholic”. My girlfriend talked to his wife at a game. She said he was on the rink at four in the morning to check every detail on video.”

“I do not know how much of it is true, but I noticed that he works really hard, really wanted a lot and to make everyone on the team better. I think he’s good.”

You can see why we think Carbery is primed for a future job in Washington.

It’s An Oshie World After All

The Oshie family wrapped-up their trip to Disney World on Sunday. One fortunate vacationer had a chance to rub elbows with Osh while he was also in the Magic Kingdom.

T.J. received a couple of awesome gifts from his family on Father’s Day.

Daily Links

By Jon Sorensen

About Jon Sorensen

Jon has been a Caps fan since day one, attending his first game at the Capital Centre in 1974. His passion for the Caps has grown over the decades, which has included time as a season ticket holder, social media and community organizer, and most recently led to the founding of NoVa Caps in 2014. Jon earned a Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering at Old Dominion University, and is a Systems Engineer during intermissions, which has been instrumental in supporting his Capitals habit.
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1 Response to Daily Links: Draft Schedules Complete, Alex Ovechkin In Turkey, No Development Camp And Salary Cap (Tax) Advantages

  1. Marky says:
    June 22, 2021 at 5:21 pm

    Love this ‘Daily Links’ feature! Very cool!

    Reply

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