Category Archives: Management

Brian MacLellan’s Yearly Report Card: Assessing The Capitals’ GM’s Moves In 2019-20

Posted on September 1, 2020 by

Photo: @Capitals After a first-round Stanley Cup Playoff exit in 2018-19, Washington Capitals GM Brian MacLellan was forced to make some changes to his roster. Unfortunately, it backfired as the Capitals fell in the first round once again, and it … Continue reading →

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Report: Capitals’ Assistant GM Ross Mahoney Had Three Interviews Before Devils Removed Interim Tag Off Tom Fitzgerald

Posted on August 30, 2020 by

Screencap: NHL.com Sportsnet’s Elliotte Freidman wrote in his weekly 31 Thoughts column on Sunday that Washington Capitals’ assistant GM Ross Mahoney had three interviews with the New Jersey Devils before they took the interim tag off of GM Tom Fitzgerald … Continue reading →

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Sabres Fire GM Jason Botterill, Replace Him With Senior Vice President of Business Administration Kevyn Adams

Posted on June 16, 2020 by

Photo: NHL.com After missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the ninth consecutive season this year, the Buffalo Sabres fired GM Jason Botterill and named Senior Vice President of Business Administration Kevyn Adams as GM on Tuesday morning. Assistant GMs Steve … Continue reading →

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An Early Look At Capitals’ GM Brian MacLellan’s Summer To-Do List

Posted on January 22, 2020 by

Photo: NHL.com The Washington Capitals have a big summer looming with major contributors’ contracts set to expire, key role players up as restricted free agents, and some big names that can sign contract extensions on July 1. NoVa Caps takes … Continue reading →

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Devils Fire Head Coach John Hynes

Posted on December 3, 2019 by

Photo: Yahoo! Sports After falling to the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 7-1 on Monday night for their second straight loss, the New Jersey Devils announced on Tuesday that they have fired head coach John Hynes. Assistant coach Alain … Continue reading →

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Report: Capitals Have Trade In Place For Chandler Stephenson, Possibly With Golden Knights

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

Photo: NHL.com According to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, the Washington Capitals have a deal in place to trade forward Chandler Stephenson, possibly with the Vegas Golden Knights.

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Report: Chandler Stephenson Not On Ice With Capitals In San Jose, Likely Part Of Roster Transaction

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

Photo: NHL.com Washington Capitals forward Chandler Stephenson was not on the ice during the team’s practice at SAP Center on Monday morning and could be part of a transaction, according to senior writer Mike Vogel.

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Rounding out the Roster: Which Players Will Make the Capitals’ Final Roster?

Posted on September 22, 2019 by

Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images After making a second round of cuts to their preseason roster, a clearer picture on who will be on the final roster for the Capitals is being drawn. With the added salary cap ceiling cushion that … Continue reading →

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Penguins’ Assistant GM Bill Guerin Named Wild GM

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

Photo: NHL.com The Minnesota Wild named Bill Guerin their fourth general manager in franchise history on Wednesday. He replaces Paul Fenton, who was fired by the team on July 30. Guerin was the Pittsburgh Penguins’ assistant GM for the previous … Continue reading →

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An Early Look At The 2020 Stanley Cup Favorites

Posted on August 5, 2019 by

Photo: Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times As NHL training camp opens in about six and a half weeks, teams have been looking to make tweaks to take the next step as an organization whether that is towards becoming a Stanley Cup … Continue reading →

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