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Hockey and All That – 2023 Mid-Summer Edition

Photo: NHL Every off-season involves coaching changes and player movement, either via free agency or through trades. During this off-season, because the salary cap has once again remained flat, general managers have had to become more creative, even jettisoning players … Continue reading

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Grading Every NHL Team’s Offseason So Far: Central Division

Photo: Nashville Hockey Now With the 2023 NHL Draft done and most of the marquee players on the trade block and in free agency off of the board, NoVa Caps grades each team’s offseason by division so far. We will … Continue reading

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2023 NHL Trade Deadline Grades For Each Metropolitan Division Team

Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images With a wild 2023 NHL Trade Deadline now in the rearview mirror, a lot of teams improved their outlook for either the present or future while others did not help themselves. NoVa Caps grades each Metropolitan … Continue reading

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Report: 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Trotz To Take Over Nashville’s GM Job June 30

Photo: SN According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, former Washington Capitals GM David Poile will retire from the role with the Nashville Predators on June 30. It is believed that he will be replaced with former Washington and Nashville head coach … Continue reading

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Capitals Clip Columbus, 1-0, In Backstrom And Wilson’s Season Debuts

Photo by John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets by a score of 1-0 at Capital One Arena in right-wing Tom Wilson (who has recovered from a torn ACL) and center Nicklas Backstrom’s (hip) … Continue reading

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Nashville Nips Capitals, 3-2; Aube-Kubel Scores Second In As Many Nights

Photo: John McCreary/Getty Images The Washington Capitals fell to the Nashville Predators by a score of 3-2 at Capital One Arena on Friday night. As a result of the loss, Washington had their point-streak end at nine games (8-0-1). Goaltender … Continue reading

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Winning on a Waiver and A Signing Success: Nicolas Aube-Kubel Scores in Consecutive Games, Sonny Milano Notches 100th Career Point

Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Washington Capitals will welcome back lineup linchpins Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom in the not-too distant future, but since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the club has received contributions from throughout the lineup to cushion … Continue reading

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Nicklas Backstrom And Tom Wilson Will Not Play Tonight, Charlie Lindgren Gets The Start In Goal, Nic Dowd Returns

The Washington Capitals returned home late Thursday night following their 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets in Columbus. As a result of their late arrival, the team did not hold its typical game day morning skate on Friday morning.

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Frauds Or For Real?: Which Teams Are As Good Or Bad As NHL Standings Reflect?

Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images Due to a small sample size, teams get skewed results over the first quarter of the NHL season. Some teams find themselves near the top and will hit a rut eventually but it is not … Continue reading

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T.J. Oshie Out Indefinitely, John Carlson “Day-To-Day”, Will Not Play Tonight Against Hurricanes

The Capitals held their gameday morning skate at PNC Arena in Raleigh on Monday morning. The team announced prior to the skate that forward T.J. Oshie would be out “indefinitely” and defenseman John Carlson will not play tonight against the … Continue reading

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