Tag Archives: 2017 Free Agency

One Month into the Season, How Are the Capitals’ Offseason Additions Faring?

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Michael Fleetwood

Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images With little salary cap space to work with heading into the summer, the Capitals were forced to say goodbye to top-six wingers Justin Williams and Marcus Johansson, as well as bottom-six forward Daniel Winnik via free … Continue reading →

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How Much Can Brian MacLellan Be Blamed For This Summer

Posted on July 22, 2017 by

 This summer has been tough for the Capitals and Caps Nation. As General Manager Brian MacLellan put it, the Caps have the Stanley Cup hangover without the Stanley Cup. 

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Can Devante Smith-Pelly Become the Next Brett Connolly?

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Michael Fleetwood

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images When the Capitals signed right wing Devante Smith-Pelly in free agency a few weeks ago they did so, not expecting him to replace departing Top 6 right wing Justin Williams but, as a player that could help … Continue reading →

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Will the Capitals Defense be Alright?

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Jon Sorensen

Since the end of the season, the position that has been weakened the most on the Capitals has undoubtedly been the defense. Losing Schmidt, Alzner and Shattenkirk looks really bad on paper and raises quite a few questions: “Who is … Continue reading →

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Who won the offseason thus far?

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Jon Sorensen

Photos: TSN The offseason has been a busy one so far. A lot of teams have gotten better through free agency, the draft, and trades with other teams. It’s hard to name just one team because a lot of teams … Continue reading →

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NoVa Caps Pays Tribute to the Players that Have Departed This Offseason (Video)

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Michael Fleetwood

Photo: Washington Capitals In the weeks since before the NHL Expansion Draft, the Capitals have undergone some significant changes, from losing promising young defenseman Nate Schmidt in the draft to trading longtime forward Marcus Johansson. General Manager Brian MacLellan has … Continue reading →

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While the Moves Made (So far) This Summer May Say Otherwise, Caps Fans Need to Trust Brian MacLellan

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Michael Fleetwood

Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post  After another disappointing end to their season, the Capitals’ offseason got off to a promising and nice start with the re-signing of right wing T.J. Oshie to an eight-year contract. After losing defensemen Nate Schmidt … Continue reading →

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Capitals Re-sign Philipp Grubauer to One Year Deal

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Michael Fleetwood

Photo: NHL The Capitals made it clear that their main focus this offseason would be to lock up their restricted free agents to new contracts and they made it a priority to re-sign right wing T.J. Oshie. One of those … Continue reading →

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Did the Caps make the right move on Kuzy’s new deal?

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Jon Sorensen

 The Capitals have made some big headlines in the last week and a half. One, if not the biggest, surprise was Evgeny Kuznetsov’s monster contract. The 25-year old Russian signed an 8-year contract that will pay him $62.4 million ($7.8 … Continue reading →

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Andre Burakovsky Talks About New Contract…..and Tom Wilson

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Jon Sorensen

Andre Burakovsky was interviewed by Andreas Kack of the Swedish news outlet Aftonbladet, just hours after signing his new two-year deal with the Washington Capitals. Here is a translation of a portion of the interview.

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