The Washington Capitals announced today that forward Pierre-Luc Dubois has been activated off injured reserve and will play tonight. Dubois has not played since October and has been recovering from abdominal surgery that he underwent in early November. Dubois told The Hockey News’ Sammi Silber that he wasn’t able to skate at full speed earlier in the season and could feel the … [Read more...] about Washington Capitals Activate Pierre-Luc Dubois
Bjorklund Sent To Hershey
The Washington Capitals joined the goalie run, assigning Garin Bjorklund to the AHL in a corresponding move to Logan Thompson‘s activation from injured reserve. Bjorklund has only played in the minors this season, recording four wins and a .879 SV% in 11 AHL games and four wins and a .929 SV% in seven ECHL games. This move will allow him to continue carving out an AHL role … [Read more...] about Bjorklund Sent To Hershey
Capitals Unlikely To Acquire Artemi Panarin
In his update, Pagnotta suggested that the Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks remain interested in acquiring Panarin with an extension. In contrast, the Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, and Edmonton Oilers view him only as a rental. Additionally, Pagnotta mentioned that unless something changes relatively soon, the Anaheim Ducks, … [Read more...] about Capitals Unlikely To Acquire Artemi Panarin
Capitals Announce Several Roster Moves
The Capitals will be without a key forward for the next little while. Head coach Spencer Carbery told reporters including Sammi Silber of The Hockey News that center Connor McMichael is out week-to-week due to an upper-body injury, keeping him out through next month’s Olympic break. The team subsequently announced that he has been placed on injured reserve and in a … [Read more...] about Capitals Announce Several Roster Moves
Washington Capitals Activate Matt Roy
The Washington Capitals have activated Matt Roy off of injured reserve, per The Hockey News’ Sammi Silber. In a corresponding move, the team placed netminder Logan Thompson on injured reserve. Thompson, Washington’s No. 1 goalie, has missed two games with an upper-body injury. While he skated yesterday, he’s unlikely to be back before the Olympic break begins. Thompson was … [Read more...] about Washington Capitals Activate Matt Roy