Tag Archives: Philipp Grubauer

Hockey and All That – The Goalie Go-Round Edition

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Diane Doyle

Photo: David Zalubowski / AP This was an off season where goalie movement was truly a carousel, with many goalies switching teams through either the expansion draft, free agency, or trades. In fact, several teams replaced their entire goaltending corps. … Continue reading →

Posted in Goaltending, News, Players, Trade, Washington Capitals | Tagged Adin Hill, Alex Nedeljkovic, Braden Holtby, Chris Driedger, Darcy Kuemper, Diane Doyle, Frederik Andersen, Jack Campbell, James Reimer, Jeremy Swayman, Juuse Saros, Marc-Andre Fleury, Martin Jones, Pekka Rinne, Petr Mrazek, Philipp Grubauer, Robin Lehner, Tuukka Rask, Vitek Vanecek | 1 Comment

Hockey and All That: 2021 Offseason Edition

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Diane Doyle

Photo: Alex Ovechkin What an offseason so far! While the offseason between the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons is shorter than usual, it’s been somewhat eventful. The flat salary cap has given General Managers incentive to jettison players they would normally … Continue reading →

Posted in Draft, Free Agency, News, NHL, Players, Teams | Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Wennberg, Braden Holtby, Brendan Dillon, Darren Driedger, Diane Doyle, Draft, Free Agency, Haydn Fleury, Jack Eichel, Jaden Schwartz, Johnny Bucyk, Kirill Kaprizov, Marc-Andre Fleury, Nate Schmidt, News, NHL, Owen Nolan, Owen Power, Philipp Grubauer, Players, Ryan Suter, Shayne Gostisbehere, Vitek Vanecek, Vladimir Tarasenko, Wayne Gretzky, Yanni Gourde, Zach Parise | Leave a comment

Winners And Losers Of The 2021 NHL Offseason So Far

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: KDVR It has been a wild offseason across the NHL so far, with an expansion draft, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner (and another Vezina nominee) changing teams, and a bunch of high-profile names being available via trade or expansion … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Colorado Avalanche, Free Agency, Harrison Brown, Kurtis MacDermid, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Offseason, Philadelphia Flyers, Philipp Grubauer, Pierre-Eduoard Bellemare, Players, Ryan Graves, Ryan Murray, Seattle Kraken, Stats, Tampa Bay Lightning, Teams, Trades | 2 Comments

Capitals’ Ilya Samsonov Does Not File For Salary Arbitration; Red Wings’ Jakub Vrana Among 17 Players That Did

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NBC Sports Washington Capitals goaltender and restricted free agent Ilya Samsonov did not file for salary arbitration by Sunday’s 5 PM ET deadline to do so. Because he did not file for arbitration, it is assumed that Samsonov feels … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Contracts, Detroit Red Wings, Free Agency, Harrison Brown, Ilya Samsonov, Jakub Vrana, News, NHL, Philipp Grubauer, Players, Restricted Free Agents, Salary Arbitration, Stats, Washington Capitals, Zach Sanford | 1 Comment

Report: Washington Capitals Believed to Have Interest In Re-Acquiring Vitek Vanecek From Seattle Kraken

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Michael Fleetwood

The Canadian Press After re-signing captain Alex Ovechkin and trading away defenseman Brenden Dillon in the days leading up to NHL free agency 2021, the Washington Capitals’ most pressing need was to find a goaltender to shore up the gap … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Agency, Goaltending, News, NHL, Players, Salary Cap, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged Free Agency, Goaltending, Michael Fleetwood, Philipp Grubauer, Salary Cap, Seattle Kraken, Vitek Vanecek, Washington Capitals | 5 Comments

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.

Posted in News | Tagged Andre Burakovsky, Anthony Mantha, Barry Trotz, Brenden Dillon, Brenden Leipsic, Brian MacLellan, Brooks Orpik, Carl Hagelin, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos, Conor Sheary, Contract, Craig Anderson, Daniel Carr, Daniel Sprong, Devante Smith-Pelly, Dmitrij Jaskin, Free Agency, Garnet Hathaway, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jakub Vrana, John Carlson, Jonas Siegenthaler, Justin Schultz, Kevin McCarthy, Madison Bowey, Matt Niskanen, Michael Raffl, Michal Kempny, Nic Dowd, Nick Jensen, Nicklas Backstrom, Peter Laviolette, Pheonix Copley, Philipp Grubauer, Radko Gudas, Richard Panik, Todd Reirden, Tom Wilson, Trades, Travis Boyd, Trevor Van Riemsdyk, Washington Capitals, Zdeno Chara | 4 Comments

Netminders Inc. : A Look At The Washington Capitals’ Production of Goaltenders

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Diane Doyle

Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Washington Capitals entered new waters in the 2020-21 season with two young goaltenders with little and no major experience at the NHL level in Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek, after the departure of longtime netminder … Continue reading →

Posted in Goaltending, History, News, NHL, Players, Washington Capitals | Tagged Braden Holtby, Diane Doyle, Goaltending, Michal Neuvirth, NHL, Philipp Grubauer, Players, Semyon Varlamov, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment

A Look At How Capitals’ Goalies Performed During Their Rookie Season

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Photo: @Capitals As goaltender Ilya Samsonov looks poised to become the Washington Capitals‘ starter for the foreseeable future after this season due to a strong campaign and Braden Holtby set to become an unrestricted free agent and unlikely to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Goaltending, News, Players, Washington Capitals | Tagged Braden Holtby, Goalies, Goaltending, Harrison Brown, Ilya Samsonov, Jim Carey, Michal Neuvirth, Olaf Kolzig, Philipp Grubauer, Semyon Varlamov | Leave a comment

Braden Holtby vs. Philipp Grubauer In Goal; Avalanche Place Andre Burakovsky On PP1 Against Former Team, Evgeny Kuznetsov Skates After Morning Skate: Capitals at Avalanche Pregame Notebook

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Samantha Pell/WaPo Goaltender Braden Holtby will start in net for the third time in four games when the Washington Capitals visit the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center on Thursday night (9:30 PM ET, NBC Sports Washington locally or NBCSN … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Morning Skate, News, Players, Roster Moves, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged Andre Burakovsky, Braden Holtby, Colorado Avalanche, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Games, Harrison Brown, Injury, Joonas Donskoi, Lars Eller, Mark Barberio, Morning Skate, Nazem Kadri, News, Philipp Grubauer, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment

A Look Back At The Capitals’ 2017 Expansion Draft Protection List

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Photo: LVRJ With the Vegas Golden Knights in the midst of their third season as a franchise, NoVa Caps looks back at the Washington Capitals‘ protection list for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft to see whether they might change anything … Continue reading →