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“It’s Been A Pleasure To Play All Those Years With One Organization”: Alex Ovechkin Speaks on His New Contract, What It Means to Stay In Washington, and His Career Going Forward

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Michael Fleetwood

While there was really never a doubt in anyone’s mind that a deal would be done, when the ink was put to paper on Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin’s new, five-year, $47.5 million deal on the day before free agency, … Continue reading →

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Rangers Acquire Ryan Reaves From Golden Knights For 2022 Third-Round Pick

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Toronto Star The New York Rangers acquired right-wing Ryan Reaves from the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.

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Capitals Re-Acquire Vitek Vanecek From Kraken In Exchange For Jets’ 2023 Second-Round Pick

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Getty Images The Washington Capitals re-acquired goaltender Vitek Vanecek from the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night in exchange for the Winnipeg Jets’ 2023 second-round pick, according to NHL Network’s Kevin Weekes. Vanecek was the Kraken’s pick from the Capitals … Continue reading →

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Capitals Re-Sign Lucas Johansen; Sign Two Defensemen, Goaltender Hunter Shepard To Two-Way Contracts

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NHL.com The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Lucas Johansen to a one-year, two-way contract ($700,000/$95,000), signed defenseman Matt Irwin to a one-year, two-way contract ($750,000/350,000), defenseman Dylan McIlrath to a two-year, two-way contract (2021-22: $750,000/450,000; 2022-23: $750,000/475,000) and goaltender … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Four Pending UFA Goalies That Could Make Sense For The Capitals

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NHL.com After losing goaltender Vitek Vanecek to the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft, the Washington Capitals have a need in goal. While Ilya Samsonov showed flashes of brilliance in his second season, he was inconsistent and … Continue reading →

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Report: Canucks Trade Former Capitals Defenseman Nate Schmidt To Jets For 2022 Third-Round Pick

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Freidman, the Vancouver Canucks traded former Washington Capitals left-handed defenseman Nate Schmidt to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night in exchange for a 2022 third-round pick. Schmidt was hesitant to … Continue reading →

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Report: Capitals Linked To Pending UFA Right-Handed Defenseman Brandon Montour

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NHL.com According to The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta, the Washington Capitals are interested in pending unrestricted free agent right-handed defenseman Brandon Montour after trading Brenden Dillon to the Winnipeg Jets for a second-round pick in the 2022 and 2023 … Continue reading →

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Capitals Re-sign Alex Ovechkin To Five-Year, $47.5 Million Contract

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images Left wing Alex Ovechkin announced on Tuesday that he has re-signed with the Washington Capitals on a five-year contract that will carry a $9.5 million cap hit. The 35-year-old could have become an unrestricted … Continue reading →

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Canucks Buy Out Final Season Of Former Capitals Goaltender Braden Holtby’s Contract

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: The Canuck Way According to The Athletic’s Rick Dhaliwal, the Vancouver Canucks bought out the final season of former Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby’s two-year contract that carried a $4.3 million cap hit on Tuesday. There was trade interest … Continue reading →

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