Thursday was a busy day for the league’s general managers, as teams begin to finalize front office staff and prepare for the upcoming draft. The Capitals also announced the time and place for Spencer Carbery’s introductory press conference. Here’s the latest links from the Capitals and from around the league:
WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Tomorrow at 11 a.m. NBC Sports Washington will broadcast Coach Spencer Carbery‘s introductory press conference along with other comprehensive coverage. Capitals Twitter and Facebook along with 106.7 The Fan will air the press conference on digital and radio. [Washington Capitals]
The Capitals must sign defensmen Dru Krebs and/or Martin Hugo Has by 5PM tomorrow (June 1) or they will relinquish the rights to each player. Here are the other key upcoming dates: [Cap Friendly]
With Spencer Carbery now named the Capitals next head coach, the team will begin to set sights on rounding out the coaching staff. Here are potential candidates for assistant coaches in Washington. [NoVa Caps]
The Hershey Bears will look to close-out the Rochester Americans tonight at Giant Center in Hershey. The Bears took a commanding 3-1 series lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night with a 4-2 victory in Rochester.
Aliaksei Protas blowing kisses to the warm and friendly fans in Rochester after the empty netter. Lol. #HBH #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/5fzoYBhOGD
— Capitals Prospects (@jon_m_sorensen) May 30, 2023
The Bears sealed the victory with a late empty net goal, which wasn’t well received by fans in Rochester. 😂
AROUND THE LEGUE
Brad Treliving has been officially named general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs [NHL.com]
The Seattle Kraken have extended general manager Ron Francis. [Seattle Kraken]
Fans rank all 32 NHL broadcast teams ($$$) [The Athletic]
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on Predators’ hiring of Andrew Brunette: “There’s a long history between Barry Trotz and Andrew Brunette, he’s known him since he was drafted, he coached him in Nashville, he scored the first ever Predators goal”. [Sportsnet]
The Florida Panthers’ clincher hit a conference final high in viewership, but was still down double-digits [Sports Media Watch]
Opening odds for the Stanley Cup Finals:
Opening Stanley Cup Finals odds:
Vegas (-140)
Florida (+110)— NoVa Caps (@NoVa_Caps) May 30, 2023
Barry Trotz, on the upcoming draft, says he told his scouts to “take some swings, take some high end swings on some guys”. Then adds: “I can find you 3rd line, 4th line guys, no problem. Go get me some guys that get people out of their seats.” [Alex Dougherty]
The Czech Hockey Hall of Fame in Prague is closing due to economic issues. Former NHL netminder Dominik Hasek stopped by with a pair of grocery carts to collect his items today. [Zdenek_janda]
Today, speaking with Rod Brind’Amour at the season-ending press conference, Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said that they will explore the trade market “pretty heavily” before free agency opens a month from now. [Walt Ruff]
As The First NHL Player Of Thai Descent, Jonas Siegenthaler Hopes To See Hockey Grow In Asia. [NHLPA]
Friedman on NYR coach search (32TP): “Peter Laviolette I believe was in NY on Tuesday and like I said if it was going to be him I thought we were going to find out pretty quick. I am very curious to see if now they interview Hynes, Drury and Hynes have a history together in college” [Sportsnet]
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Was Spencer Carbery the right selection for the Capitals next head coach?