TSN is reporting that the Washington Capitals have signed free agent forward Mike Knuble from the Philadelphia Flyers for two years at $2.8M a season. Knuble is a big forward who excels in front of the opponents net, something the Caps really need. In addition, TSN is reporting that former Capitals enforcer, Donald Brashear, has... Read More »

Caps Update When the clock strikes midnight tonight it is Canada Day and with that comes the start of NHL free agency. Today Caps GM George McPhee mentioned that he didn’t see Washington as being a big player in that arena because of the lack of success the Caps and most teams have had in free... Read More »

I was quite surprised at how little activity there was in the Bell Centre in Montreal last night from a trade perspective with the big Chris Pronger trade being the only thing that really happened other than some draft pick swaps. Today’s 2nd day began with what could be another potential big deal as the... Read More »

More Accolades for the Great #8 Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin has been nominated for two ESPY Awards – Best Play and Best NHL Player – with the winners determined by fan voting that is open now at ESPYS.tv. Voting continues in 37 categories through 11:59 p.m. ET on July 11. These are the fourth and... Read More »

So it appears that Donald Brashear is not in the plans for next year for the Washington Capitals (check out more on that and an update on the Sergei Fedorov situation here). While Brashear did serve a purpose the last couple of seasons in DC by protecting Alexander Ovechkin and many other Caps players he... Read More »

Caps Name Assistant Coach Washington Capitals Head Coach Bruce Boudreau’s named his new assistant coach on Monday and he is a very familiar name to the media and fans: Bob Woods. Woods is fresh off directing the Caps farm team, the Hershey Bears, to the 2008-09 Calder Cup. According to Boudreau, one of the main criteria... Read More »

NHL Award Show in Vegas Alexander Ovechkin has already won the Richard Trophy for the leading the NHL in goals (56) during the 2008-09 season and on Thursday night in Las Vegas the Great #8 will seek to add the Hart Trophy (NHL MVP) and Pearson Award (NHL’s most outstanding player as voted by fellow members... Read More »

With the hockey season now over and the off-season now officially in swing, I thought I’d go back and take a look at my blogs from last year’s Capitals Development Camp to see how some of the topics and players I blogged about ended up turning out as the past season unfolded. Here are links to... Read More »

The Hershey Bears are the Calder Cup Champions after knocking off the Manitoba Moose, 4-1, in game six of their series tonight in Winnipeg. Hershey blitzed Moose goalie Cory Schneider for three goals in the first period and never looked back. Rookie goalie Michal Neuvirth, who won the Jack A. Butterfield trophy for AHL playoff... Read More »

The Hershey Bears attempt to win the Calder Cup on home ice for the first time in 29 years did not happen on Tuesday night as the Manitoba Moose snuck out of town with a 3-2 victory and both teams will head back to Winnipeg with Hershey leading the series three games to two. Game... Read More »