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Report: Capitals, Jets Working On Trade That Would Send Brenden Dillon To Winnipeg

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Washington City Paper According to the TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Washington Capitals have traded left-handed defenseman Brendan Dillon on Monday night to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for second-round picks in the 2022 and 2023 NHL Drafts.

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Ranking The Capitals’ Expansion Draft Scenarios From Best To Worst

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Nick Waas/AP With the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft just 18 days away and each team having to lose player to the Seattle Kraken, some teams will lose a significant part of their rosters that will leave gaping holes while … Continue reading →

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Five Potential Trades To Upgrade Capitals’ Defense

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Sportsnet After a third consecutive first-round exit in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, change is almost certainly coming to the Washington Capitals as they had the NHL’s oldest roster this past season.

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Scoring GM Brian MacLellan’s Moves Since The Capitals Won The Stanley Cup In 2018

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals 2019-20 roster saw significant changeover during the last offeseason. Changes included a new coaching staff, tweaks to the bottom-six forward group as well a substantial overhaul of the Capitals’ defense.

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Trade Talk: Who Could The Capitals Move In The Off-Season?

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: SI After a third consecutive first-round playoff exit, Washington Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan said he was open to trading any player that would make the team better, with the exception of captain Alex Ovechkin and center Nicklas Backstrom. … Continue reading →

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Capitals Player Performance Grades For The 2020-21 Regular Season

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NHL via Getty Images Every NHL player has their ups and downs during the regular season, especially during a shortened 56-game season that is preceded by a 10-day training camp and no exhibition games. In this post, NoVa Caps … Continue reading →

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The Capitals Defense: Annual Performance Review – Part 2

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Jon Sorensen

A few weeks go we took a first look at the Washington Capitals defense and their performance over the course of the 2020-21 regular season (here). In today’s post we’ll expand on that initial evaluation and provide additional context by … Continue reading →

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The Capitals’ Outlook For The 2021 NHL Expansion Draft

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NHL.com With the 2020-21 season in the books, the attention for the Washington Capitals now shifts to the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft for the Seattle Kraken, who begin play in October. Teams will have to submit their player protection lists … Continue reading →

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Capitals’ Brenden Dillon: “A Stanley Cup Is What We Expect In Washington.”

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Defenseman Brenden Dillon told the media during the Washington Capitals‘ breakdown day on Tuesday that he felt “first and foremost, [frustrated]” after the team was eliminated from the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Boston Bruins in Game 5 on … Continue reading →

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Capitals Beat Bruins, 3-2 In Overtime

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Jon Sorensen

Photo: Patrick McDermott/NHL via Getty Images The Washington Capitals downed the Boston Bruins, 3-2 (OT), Saturday night at Capital One Arena. The victory gives the Capitals a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 2 is set for Monday night.