The Washington Capitals have added two experienced names to first-year head coach Spencer Carbery’s staff: former Calgary Flames assistant coach Kirk Muller and longtime Columbus Blue Jackets assistant Kenny McCudden. Muller, 57, played in over 1,300 games during his NHL career and was a star two-way center for both the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils. He won the … [Read more...] about Washington Capitals Hire Kirk Muller, Kenny McCudden
Capitals Confirm Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Earlier Trade Request
In recent months, there has been speculation that Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov had asked for a change of scenery. Yesterday, in an article on their team site from Mike Vogel, they confirmed that the middleman did indeed request to be traded. The 31-year-old had one of his best offensive seasons in 2021-22, picking up 24 goals and 54 assists in 79 games. However, Kuznetsov … [Read more...] about Capitals Confirm Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Earlier Trade Request
Washington Capitals Acquire Joel Edmundson
The Washington Capitals are close to solidifying their defense corps. Per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, they’re working on a deal to acquire left-shot Joel Edmundson from the Montreal Canadiens. Per TSN’s Darren Dreger, Montreal is receiving draft picks in return. Those picks are a 2024 third-round pick and a 2024 seventh-rounder. The Canadiens are retaining 50% of Edmundson’s … [Read more...] about Washington Capitals Acquire Joel Edmundson
Carolina Hurricanes Sign Dmitry Orlov
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed arguably the top defenseman available on the free agent market, inking former Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals rearguard Dmitry Orlov to a two-year, $7.75MM AAV deal. As a leading free agent defenseman, Orlov securing just a two-year term on his deal comes as a bit of a surprise. IF any defenseman was going to get a maximum-term … [Read more...] about Carolina Hurricanes Sign Dmitry Orlov
Minor League Signings 07/01/2023
On day one of the free agent market opening up, the league saw a grand total of 166 signings, with a whopping $646.4MM handed out over the course of 291 total contract years. This class of free agents was expected to be one of the weaker in recent memory, but the excitement still remained as quite a few players switched cities. In all the chaos, there were some minor contracts … [Read more...] about Minor League Signings 07/01/2023