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As Darcy Kuemper Returns to Colorado For the First Time After Winning the Stanley Cup, A Look at His First Season in Washington Thus Far

John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images After guiding the Colorado Avalanche to their first Stanley Cup championship in over two decades, goaltender Darcy Kuemper entered the free agent market last summer as the top netminding name available to prospective clubs. It … Continue reading

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“I’m Excited For This New Chapter, New Adventure, Can’t Wait to Start It Tomorrow”: Darcy Kuemper Speaks Ahead of His Capitals Debut

Screenshot: Capitals The Capitals will have a number of new faces taking the ice on Opening Night on October 12, as their 2022-23 regular season kicks off against the Boston Bruins. Among them will be goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who enters … Continue reading

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A New Stanley Cup Logo For The NHL Postseason

The NHL released their new brand identify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Stanley Cup Final. The new branding is the first time the league has modified their postseason logos in 13 years.

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Former Washington Capital Jeff Halpern Gets Day With Stanley Cup As Coach With Tampa Bay Lightning

Photo: NHL Tampa Bay Lightning Former Washington Capitals forward Jeff Halpern, who played with the team from 1999-2000 through 2005-06 and again in 2011-12, was part of a Stanley Cup winning Tampa Bay Lightning for the second consecutive year as … Continue reading

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A Look At The Prospects And Draft Picks Dealt By Past Five Stanley Cup Champions

Photo: Yahoo News In recent years, teams like the Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins have routinely given up top prospects and high draft picks to go “all in” for the Stanley Cup and have had some success in doing … Continue reading

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Lightning Win Stanley Cup After Getting Swept In First Round Of 2019 Tournament

Photo: @NHL After setting the NHL record with 62 wins during the 2018-19 regular season but getting swept by the eighth-seeded Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Tampa Bay Lightning won the … Continue reading

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2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Western Conference Preview

How will the NHL’s Western Conference shake out after the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs? Continue reading

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The Capitals’ Epic Stanley Cup Celebration: A Timeline of How the Stars Aligned Perfectly For a Memorable Summer

As Washington Capitals’ fans will vividly recall, the members of the Washington Capitals had a summer-long epic celebration when the franchise won its first Stanley Cup in 2018, one that took place over the period of several days following the … Continue reading

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Keeper of The Cup, Philip Pritchard: “I’m Ready Whenever. The Cup Is Here. It’s Clean And Ready To Go”

Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images It’s around this time of the year that the Stanley Cup Final would be wrapping up or already concluded depending on how many games it took. The winning team would be celebrating all night long, planning … Continue reading

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Looking At The Salary Cap Breakdown Of Past Stanley Cup Champions: How Do This Season’s Capitals Compare?

Photo: Scott Rovak/Getty Images Do recent Stanley Cup winners share a similar strategy when it comes to salary cap management? There are plenty of factors that make up a championship team other than money: team chemistry, ability to overcome adversity, … Continue reading

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