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Author Archives: Justin Trudel
An Analytical Preview Of The Capitals’ First Round Match-up With The New York Rangers
After a brief hiatus from playoff hockey in the nation’s capitol, the Washington Capitals squeaked their way into the 2024 postseason festivities; earning a match-up with the President’s Trophy winning New York Rangers in the first round.
“Retool” or “Rebuild”?: Reviewing The Last Six Months Of The Capitals Roster Mangement
After the Washington Capitals decided to be “sellers” at the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline for the first time in more than a decade, the team and General Manager Brian MacLellan decided to embark on a journey of significant restructuring of … Continue reading
Evaluating The Value Of Tom Wilson’s Seven-Year Extension
On August 4th, the Capitals and rugged winger Tom Wilson agreed to a seven-year extension with a $6.5M cap hit that will expire after the 2030-31 season when Wilson is 37 years-old. This deal likely solidifies Wilson as a career … Continue reading
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Assessing The Top Three Player Contracts For Each Team In The Eastern Conference
After Sebastian Aho signed an 8-year extension that carries a cap hit of $9.75M on July 26th (that’ll take effect next season), we started thinking about how we can quantify the value of the top contracts for each team in … Continue reading
Progress Report For Brian MacLellan’s Off-Season To-Do List
Back in May, I outlined a to-do list for Capitals’ General Manager Brian MacLellan in order to address the gaps in the roster construction leading up to the start of the 2023-24 regular season. While MacLellan has not been nearly as … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian MacLellan, Joel Edmundson, Martin Fehervary, Max Pacioretty, Spencer Carbery
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Assessing The Changes In Metro Team Strengths Since End Of Season Utilizing Goals Above Replacement (GAR) Projections
In order to set the context for how the Washington Capitals have progressed through their intended retool-on-the-fly strategy for this off-season, we’re going to take our annual look at how the current Capitals’ roster stacks up to opponents in the … Continue reading
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Evaluating The Capitals Acquisitions Of Max Pacioretty and Joel Edmundson
Photo: News Observer On the opening day of unrestricted free agency, the Washington Capitals made two moves in hopes to improve the team after missing the playoffs for the first time in a decade. The moves addressed both offensive and … Continue reading
Potential Signing Options For Restricted Free Agents That Didn’t Receive Qualifying Offers
Photo: NHL via Getty Images With unrestricted free agency officially opening for business at noon on Saturday, the Washington Capitals will surely be on the hunt for bargain bin improvements. This may include younger players that were pending restricted free … Continue reading
Capitals Potential Player Acquisition Target: Anthony Duclair
NHL via Getty Images In the latest of our series on potential acquisition targets the Capitals could possibly pursue this off-season, we’re going to take a look at current Florida Panthers forward Anthony Duclair. With the Capitals and General Manager … Continue reading
Why Offer Sheets To Restricted Free Agents Have Become So Rare, And Could They Make A Comeback?
Photos: NBC via Getty A typical off-season in the NHL includes at least some murmurs of whether or not a top-tier restricted free agent (RFA) will receive an offer sheet from another NHL team. Restricted free agents, especially the top … Continue reading
