Capitals Sign Brooks Orpik to Insane Five-Year, $27.5-Million Deal
The Washington Capitals have addressed their defensive woes in the worst way possible, signing former Penguin Brooks Orpik to a five-year, $27.5-million…
Caps Sign Justin Peters to be Braden Holtby’s Backup
Photo: Grant Halverson Around 12:30 PM, the Washington Capitals made their first splash into free agency, signing a minor yet potentially important player.…
Free Agency Frenzy Open Thread 2014
NHL teams have had an extra handful of days to talk to players before free agency officially begins, so some are expecting…
Six Charts to Explain the Capitals’ Approach to Free Agency
Starting at noon, it'll be open season on unrestricted free agents in the NHL. Last year's contracts will be up, and we'll be…
Four Free Agents Who Could Help the Capitals Blue Line
Christian Ehrhoff's buyout makes him the best defenseman available. (Photo: Greg Fiume/Getty Images) The Caps didn't acquire any NHL players at the draft,…
Matt Niskanen: A Case Study in Context
Matt Niskanen, late of the Pittsburgh Penguins, is one of the marquee defensemen expected to go to free agency tomorrow. New Caps beat writer…
Jakub Vrana, Andre Burakovsky, and the Caps’ Faith in Draft Year Droppers
Andre Burakovsky and Jakub Vrana slid during their draft years but got selected in the first round by the Caps (Photos: Getty…
Getting to Know Caps Late-Round Picks In The 2014 NHL Draft
Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Capitals complete the 2014 Draft by picking three players in the last three rounds: Shane Gersich, Steven Spinner…
Capitals Draft Nathan Walker With 89th Overall Pick In the 2014 NHL Draft
Photo: Washington Capitals The Capitals have traded up again to get a pick in the third round back, moving the 104th and…
Capitals Draft Vitek Vanecek With 39th Overall Pick In the 2014 NHL Draft
Photo: Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament In the secound round of the NHL Draft, the Capitals traded up, dealing the 44th and 74th…
Happy Wedding Day, Ashley and Ian!
In just a few hours, your humble blogfather Ian Oland will marry his lady love Ashley. I and much of the stateside…
Doesn’t Look Like Caps Will Re-sign Mikhail Grabovski
Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan spoke to the press after Friday night's first round of the draft. He dropped this update on…
Capitals Draft Jakub Vrana With 13th Overall Pick In the 2014 NHL Draft
Photo: Gustaf Lundberg With the 13th overall pick in the Draft, the Washington Capitals have selected 18-year-old Czech winger Jakub Vrana out…
Tatyana Ovechkina: Alex Ovechkin Should Retire After His Caps Contract Runs Out
Photo: @a0gr8 The Ovechkin clan’s media footprint is usually dominated by Ovi himself. His dad Mikhail is sometimes good at generating a memorable quote or providing unexpected…
Alex Ovechkin Will Be the Head Judge of Miss Moscow
We've got some important, breaking news on the Alex Ovechkin beat tonight. Margarita Glukhova of ITAR-TASS is reporting that the Russian machine has…
Capitals Name Todd Reirden Assistant Coach
Reirden and his crazy eyes. Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Todd Reirden was not unemployed long. After the Pens hired the WHL's Mike…
The Capitals’ Options for the 13th Overall Draft Pick
The Capitals selected Alex Semin 13th in the 2012 2002 entry draft. (Photo: Getty Images) On Friday, the NHL Draft will begin.…
Alex Ovechkin Would Like To Thank Adam Oates For His New Rocket Richard Trophy
Photo: @myregularface At 7:45 pm, Alex Ovechkin was awarded his fourth Maurice "Rocket" Richard trophy for leading the league in goals. Instead…
Photos: Alex Ovechkin Arrives at the NHL Awards Red Carpet, Hangs Out With Gary Bettman
Please contain your excitement. Ladies and gentlemen, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has arrived at the NHL Awards and he's ready to…
Caps Officially Announce Mitch Korn as New Goaltending Coach, Olie Kolzig Will Remain in Organization
It's official. Tuesday afternoon, the Washington Capitals announced the hiring of Mitch Korn as the team's new goaltending coach. Korn, who has…
