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NHL Trade Deadline Officially Set For March 8

With the 2023-24 NHL season quickly approaching, critical offseason dates are starting to become official. The NHL trade deadline is officially set for Mar. 8, 2024 at 3 p.m. ET. 

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Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan on 2023 Trade Deadline: “I Think We Had to Straddle A Line, What’s Best For the Future, What’s Best For Our Team in the Future”

Screenshot: Washington Capitals The 2023 NHL Trade Deadline saw the Washington Capitals’ front office make transactions that left no doubt as to their outlook on the 2022-23 season and the results thus far. General Manager Brian MacLellan spoke with the … Continue reading

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“I Love How They Play Their Game, It’s Going To Be A Lot of Fun To Be A Part Of”: New Capitals Defenseman Rasmus Sandin Talks Trade to Washington

Screenshot: Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals’ front office has been quite busy in the days leading up to the NHL’s Trade Deadline on Friday, dealing away a number of longtime pieces in a retooling effort after a difficult 2022-23 season. … Continue reading

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“It’ll Be Fun to Have Him Back, I Think It’s Good For Our Team”, “He Brings A Lot to the Table…I Think That Strengthens Our Lineup”: Nicklas Backstrom, Peter Laviolette Speak on the Acquisition of Marcus Johansson

The Washington Capitals acquisition of longtime forward Marcus Johansson from the Seattle Kraken was one of two moves made by the team at the 2022 NHL trade deadline. As part of the deal with Seattle, the Capitals sent forward Daniel … Continue reading

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“I’d Say We’re Not As Aggressive As We Normally Are, It’d Have to Make Sense”: Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan Speaks To the Media Ahead of the Trade Deadline

On Wednesday, Washington Capitals General Manager and Senior Vice President Brian MacLellan spoke to the media ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline, which is on Monday, March 21 at 3:00 P.M. ET. He discussed a wide variety of topics, including … Continue reading

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Grading Each East Division Team’s Trade Deadline

Photo: Detroit News The top four teams in East Division made major upgrades while the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils were big sellers and others like the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers were relatively quiet. NoVa Caps reviews … Continue reading

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Capitals’ GM Brian MacLellan On Trading Jakub Vrana: “We Had A Frustrated Player So We Tried To Move On From That”

Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images After trading forward Jakub Vrana to the Detroit Red Wings as part of a deal to acquire forward Anthony Mantha prior to the NHL Trade Deadline on Monday, Washington Capitals GM Brian … Continue reading

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Capitals’ Richard Panik Clears Waivers

Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images Washington Capitals forward Richard Panik cleared on waivers on Thursday after the team placed him on waivers on Wednesday and will join the team’s taxi squad. The 30-year-old has served as a healthy scratch in three … Continue reading

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Report: Capitals’ Nick Jensen “Might Be Available At Trade Deadline,” Team Could Be Interested In Red Wings’ Mike Green

Photo: On Tap Magazine According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Freidman, the Washington Capitals might have made defenseman Nick Jensen available at the trade deadline. He also mentioned that the team could have interest in former Capitals and current Detroit Red Wings … Continue reading

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