Monday at the 5 pm deadline, the Washington Capitals extended qualifying offers to five of their restricted free agents — Tom Wilson, Madison Bowey, Travis Boyd, Liam O’Brien, and Riley Barber — allowing the team to retain their rights.
Fourth-line forward Devante Smith-Pelly was not tendered and will be a UFA, though the Caps say the two sides are still negotiating.
#Caps extend qualifying offers to Tom Wilson, Madison Bowey, Travis Boyd, Liam O’Brien, and Riley Barber. #Caps do not extend qualifying offer to Devante Smith-Pelly, but are still negotiating with him.
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) June 25, 2018
The players can either accept their one-year offers (which includes raises of up to 10 percent) or can continue to negotiate.
Four of those five restricted free-agents are arbitration eligible: Wilson, Boyd, Barber and O’Brien. Madison Bowey is not.
The Capitals also did not qualify minor leaguers Adam Chapie, Tim McGauley and goalie Adam Carlson.
Caps also didn't qualify Adam Chapie, Tim McGauley and goalie Adam Carlson. Those guys all played in the minors and are all now also UFAs come July 1.
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) June 25, 2018
