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2023 Washington Capitals Offseason Trade Tiers: What’s On The Table In A Period Of Change?

With a busy offseason looming for the Washington Capitals, a lot of balls are in the air as the team will try to return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024 hoping to squeeze as much juice out of the … Continue reading

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Report: NHL Salary Cap Not Expected To Increase By More Than $1 Million

Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving told the media at the NHL’s GM Meetings in Florida on Wednesday morning that the salary cap will likely not rise by more than $1 million for next season and GMs are not planning to … Continue reading

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Washington Re-signs Van Riemsdyk To Three-Year, $9 Million Contract Extension

The Washington Capitals announced on Saturday that they have signed defenseman Trevor Van Riemsdyk to a three-year contract extension that carries a $3 million NHL salary cap hit. The 31-year-old could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

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First Look: Capitals Trade Tiers Seven Weeks Before 2023 Deadline

With the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline approaching seven weeks from Friday, the Washington Capitals are expected to be buyers as they currently occupy the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference and are trying to salvage another Stanley Cup in … Continue reading

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Report: NHL Salary Could See “Sharp” Increase By 2024-25 Season

Graphic: DailyFaceoff Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Rory Boylen reported Tuesday that NHL teams have received guidance from the league about salary-cap projections over the next four seasons.

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Deputy Commissioner Daly Thinks NHL Salary Cap Could Rise Significantly After 2023-24 Season

Photo: Saltwire NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said on Wednesday that he is optimistic the league’s salary cap will rise significantly after the 2023-24 season, a year ahead of previous forecasts.

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What’s Left To Do For Capitals This Offseason?

Photo: RSN After a busy offseason, the Washington Capitals’ lineup will look quite different when they take the ice for opening night against the Boston Bruins on October 12. In addition to overhauling their goaltending tandem, they brought in two defensemen … Continue reading

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Report: Capitals Interested In Canucks’ Miller, Pending UFA Kadri After Backstrom Had Surgery

Photo: NBC Sports After the news that center Nicklas Backstrom underwent surgery to resurface his left hip came out on Saturday, the Washington Capitals have been linked to Vancouver Canucks right-wing J.T. Miller (who can also play center) and pending … Continue reading

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On The Blocks: Offseason Trade Tiers For The Washington Capitals

With changes almost certainly coming to the Washington Capitals after a fourth consecutive first-round exit in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, NoVa Caps takes a look at who could stay and go. Only players under contract for at least next … Continue reading

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Performance Bonuses From This Past Season To Cost Capitals $100,000 In Salary Cap Space For 2022-23

Due to defenseman Martin Fehervary ($80,000) and right-wing Brett Leason ($20,000) hitting benchmarks for performance bonuses this past season, the Washington Capitals will have $100,000 less wiggle room under the 2022-23 NHL salary cap.

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