Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports one of Farrell’s teammates is close to signing as well. Goaltender Mitchell Gibson was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fourth round of the 2018 NHL Draft and just saw his Harvard hockey career come to a close. The 23 year old’s final NCAA game was not flattering as he allowed seven goals before being pulled in that blowout loss, … [Read more...] about Capitals Intend To Sign Mitchell Gibson
John Carlson Expected To Return For Washington Capitals
The time has come. After nearly half a season on injured reserve, John Carlson will be back in the Washington Capitals lineup tonight. To make room to activate him from LTIR, the Capitals have loaned Zachary Fucale and Gabriel Carlsson to the AHL. Carlson missed 36 games after taking a Brenden Dillon slapshot to the head in late December. The veteran defenseman suffered a … [Read more...] about John Carlson Expected To Return For Washington Capitals
John Carlson Close To Returning
Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports that John Carlson is close to returning for the Washington Capitals, but won’t play tonight. The injured defenseman was spotted in a regular jersey for the first time yesterday and is expected to make his long-awaited return this week. Carlson has been out since suffering a skull fracture back in December. … [Read more...] about John Carlson Close To Returning
Evgeny Kuznetsov Injured Against Minnesota
Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov was injured in today’s game against Minnesota. Roman Stubbs of the Washington Post relayed (Twitter link) that there was no word following the contest about how long he might be out. The 30-year-old has 12 goals and 39 assists in 70 games so far this season. … [Read more...] about Evgeny Kuznetsov Injured Against Minnesota
Darcy Kuemper Injured At Practice, Bogdan Trineyev Assigned To AHL
Capitals netminder Darcy Kuemper left practice early today after sustaining an upper-body injury, notes NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti (Twitter link). At this point, it’s unknown if he’ll be available to play on Sunday in Minnesota. If he does miss time, it will be the second time that the 32-year-old has been out with an injury this season as he missed eight games back in December. … [Read more...] about Darcy Kuemper Injured At Practice, Bogdan Trineyev Assigned To AHL