Washington Capitals News

From Alzner to Ward, we're taking a look at and grading the 2013 season for every player who laced 'em up for the Caps for a significant number of games during the campaign, with an eye towards 2013-14. Next up, Nicklas Backstrom.

General manager David Poile announced the move Tuesday in a statement posted on the franchise's website.

Because we live in a world where writers and radio show hosts would win the Jack Adams year after year... The Washington sports media is like an abstract representation of the Energizer Bunny.

The Vancouver Canucks will be interested in forward Matt Hendricks if he hits the free agent market on July 5, according to News 1130 Sports .

It's once again Rink Wrap season, and with a slightly new format for 2013, here's a walk through what you're seeing.

This might not be substantial enough for a fanpost, but I couldn't get the formatting to work well as a post in a Clips thread.... Hockey reference has lists of the players who have most often led the league, finished top-3, top-5, etc in various statistical categories.

When Wojtek Wolski signed with the Washington Capitals in the summer of 2012, it was his fifth NHL team and perhaps the final chance for a first-round pick whose stock had plummeted.

From Alzner to Ward, we're taking a look at and grading the 2013 season for every player who laced 'em up for the Caps for a significant number of games during the campaign, with an eye towards 2013-14. First up, Karl Alzner.

Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller said realignment "makes you sit back and evaluate your team and organization, asking, are we the type of team that's skilled enough to go into certain arenas and get points or do you want to change your style to match up with your opponents?" Caps general manager George McPhee last week made it clear he doesn't want to ... (more)

The Washington Capitals may not have been able to make the deep playoff run they were hoping to, but they should have a good shot at getting back to the postseason with almost their entire roster set to return next season.

"There's always going to be some changeover from year to year but he's one of those guys you're not going to replace what his impact is in the room and what he does on the ice," Jason Chimera said.

Adam Oates won just two of the first 11 NHL games he coached. It was the kind of start that could've been a breeding ground for doubt and second-guessing. "I wasn't second-guessing myself being a coach," Oates said.

The co-CEOs of Groupon, Eric Lefkofsky and Ted Leonsis, stopped by our offices, along with CFO Jason Child and other senior Groupon executives.

In Game 2 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Washington Capitals , both Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin dueled like titans while netting hat tricks.

Sidney Crosby of Pittsburgh and Washington's Alex Ovechkin are once again finalists for the Hart Trophy, while John Tavares of the New York Islanders is also in the running for the NHL's Most Valuable Player.

Brooks Laich skated with the Capitals in New York last week , between Games 3 and 4 of his team's first-round NHL playoff series.

Derick Brassard scored the game's lone goal and Henrik Lundqvist posted a 27-save shutout to backstop the New York Rangers' 1-0 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday to force a Game 7 in this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

As encouraged as the Capitals were by Wilson's performance in three games against the New York Rangers, they don't want to rush the 19-year-old. "I explained to him, 'We're going to do what's best for your development'. Right now I'm not sure what that is," General Manager George McPhee said Wednesday.

Perhaps thinking about the 2014 NHL season will help Washington Capitals fans forget about the painful end to the 2013 season.

The second round of the 2013 NHL playoffs is already underway, but that doesn't mean that it's too early to turn an eye towards the offseason and focus on some trade rumors and buyout possibilities.