Stars And Sticks

Monday at 5 p.m. was the deadline for teams to submit qualifying offers to free agents. If a RFA doesn’t receive a qualifying offer, they’re automatically an unrestricted free agent that can test the open market. The Washington Capitals made an interesting decision. The Caps decided to extend qualifying offers to prospect forward Damien Riat […] Capitals decide not to give … [Read more...] about Capitals decide not to give qualifying offer to Ilya Samsonov

Now that the 2022 NHL Draft is in the books the focus for the Washington Capitals now shifts to free agency and then the new season ahead. For this exercise we’ll do our first jab at predicting the 2022 opening night lines and defensive pairings for the Caps first game against the Boston Bruins. We’ll […] Washington Capitals: Projecting the 2022 starters - Stars and Sticks - … [Read more...] about Washington Capitals: Projecting the 2022 starters

Now that the 2022 NHL Draft is in the books and Development Camp is set to return, let’s take a look at the Washington Capitals depth chart. We’re going to do this exercise with a couple of ways. First any current unrestricted free agents and restricted free agents will not be in the depth chart. […] Washington Capitals Draft: Updated depth chart after 2022 NHL Draft - Stars … [Read more...] about Washington Capitals Draft: Updated depth chart after 2022 NHL Draft

The Washington Capitals are now searching for that number one veteran goaltender after making their decision between Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek. They ultimately decided to trade away Vanecek. One net minder they could go for is Darcy Kuemper and apparently they are trying. Yesterday Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic told TSN that the Capitals […] Capitals Rumors: Washington … [Read more...] about Capitals Rumors: Washington pursuing Darcy Kuemper

The Washington Capitals made seven total selections in the 2022 NHL Draft. First they took Ivan Miroshnichenko with their 20th pick in the first round. ESPN instantly said this was the best pick of the draft and one broadcaster even said she sees him becoming a superstar in five years. Miroshnichenko was the ninth Russian […] Washington Capitals Draft: Grading the 2022 NHL … [Read more...] about Washington Capitals Draft: Grading the 2022 NHL Draft class