Pro Hockey Rumors

Although there was a subtle expectation that he would eventually be put on the trading block, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports that Washington Capitals’ forward Anthony Mantha has officially been put on the trade block. Mantha will be entering the final year of a 4-year, $22.8MM contract extension that he signed with the Detroit Red Wings after the start of the 2020-21 … [Read more...] about Latest on Anthony Mantha

Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic wrote a piece today that highlighted the nine forwards he believes would fit what the Washington Capitals are looking for this offseason. El-Bashir begins the piece by shining a light on the salary cap crunch that will leave the Capitals with around $5MM in cap space this summer. That leaves Washington with precious little space to work with, … [Read more...] about Afternoon News: Capitals, Howden, Maple Leafs

Many NHL-drafted but unsigned players are set to become free agents today if they don’t sign within the next four hours. Today, The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir confirmed two Capitals prospects will hit the open market: Czech defenseman Martin Has and Canadian defender Dru Krebs. Krebs, the brother of Buffalo Sabres forward Peyton Krebs, was selected in the sixth round of the … [Read more...] about Capitals Notes: Draft Rights, Fehervary, Dowd, Sandin

The Capitals have invited forward Jack Rogers to their development camp this summer, reports Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal (Twitter link). The 20-year-old played his freshman year at St. Cloud State this season, picking up three goals and five assists in 34 games.  Rogers is a year removed from a 30-goal campaign with Steinbach of the MJHL.  Washington almost … [Read more...] about Capitals Invite Jack Rogers To Development Camp

10:30 am: Washington has confirmed Carbery’s hiring, making the news official. 9:06 am: The Washington Capitals are expected to hire Spencer Carbery as their next head coach, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports Tuesday morning. Carbery was reported as Washington’s preferred candidate for the role as soon as early last week. Per Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic, Washington is … [Read more...] about Washington Capitals Name Spencer Carbery Head Coach