Washington Capitals Links: Jeff Halpern Interviews, Spencer Carbery Reported Leader For Capitals Head Coaching Job, Ryan Hofer Scores In Memorial Cup

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Jon Sorensen


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WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman walked back his earlier report that Jeff Halpern will interview with the Capitals this week. He said he was told by several the interview has already occurred. He also said he is hearing Spencer Carbery is the leader for the job right now. [Sportsnet] [at 36:00]

Capitals forward prospect Ryan Hofer scored his first goal of the Memorial Cup on Saturday night. He has a goal and two assists in the first two games of the tournament.

Hofer finished with 40 goals and 28 assists in 66 regular season games played. He shot the puck 278 times for a 14.38% shooting percentage. He added eight goals and seven assists in 14 WHL postseason games. Hofer signed with the Capitals on March 1 and will move to Hershey this fall.

Mason Eyssimont calls, apologizes for hit on Capitals defenseman Rasmus Sandin. (Translation required) [Aftonbladet]

Welcome “Rocky Balboa”, Alex Alexeyev’s new pup. 😍

AROUND THE LEAGUE

Seven hard lessons from the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs ($$$) [ESPN]

There are several reports that former Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette will be the next head coach of the New York Rangers, to be announced later this week. [Rear Admirals Blog]

The battle cry “we gotta get faster” was a prominent philosophy for a while, but has the game now swung back to focusing on a more heavier game? [NoVa Caps]

Depth players keeping Dallas alive versus Vegas [TSN/Travis Yost]

The 2023 NHL playoffs all-disappointment team: Kirill Kaprizov, Linus Ullmark, more ($$$) [The Athletic]

Milan Lucic weighing future after winning gold at worlds [TSN]

Arduous sale process bound to produce quality ownership for Senators [Sportsnet]

Why do players choke under pressure? For the same reason monkeys do [the Score]

Smaht Scouting released their final 2023 NHL draft rankings for all prospects that are eligible. [Smaht Scouting]

Ilya Samsonov sat for extended interview with Russian media outlet Sports24 (Translation required) [Sports24]

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 interest in the Caps has grown over the decades and included time as a season ticket holder. He has been a journalist covering the team for 10+ years, primarily focusing on analysis, analytics and prospect development.
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5 Responses to Washington Capitals Links: Jeff Halpern Interviews, Spencer Carbery Reported Leader For Capitals Head Coaching Job, Ryan Hofer Scores In Memorial Cup

  1. Jon Sorensen says:
    May 29, 2023 at 6:36 pm

    Greetings folks! Just a quick note, if you haven’t done so already, please consider subscribing to NoVa Caps posts in the “subscribe” box located in the upper right corner. Thank you!

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  2. Anonymous says:
    May 29, 2023 at 8:03 pm

    Rocky Balboa is the bomb 😁

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  3. Prevent Defense says:
    May 29, 2023 at 10:20 pm

    Great links list!

    Pi$tol Pete in New York with the blueshirts. Got what he wanted

    Carbery front-runner for Caps HC job. Whoever gets it … I’m looking forward to the search part being OVER.

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  4. dwgie26 says:
    May 29, 2023 at 11:07 pm

    Looking forward to seeing Hofer in Hershey next year. Hershey will have a whole new look next year with hopefully McMichael and Protas full time in NHL. Trineyev and Suzdalev. Lapierre and Iorio a full year developed.

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