Mischievous neighborhood youth Andre Burakovsky is about ten million dollars richer. The 25-year-old Swedish forward signed a two-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche worth $4.9 million per year.
Hope he doesn’t spend it on baseball cards and soda pop.
By Peter Hassett 3 years ago
Colorado Avalanche forward Andre Burakovsky hit 13 goals this week, surpassing last season’s goal total in 44 fewer games. As an avowed Andre fan, I’m delighted for the player, but as an interested follower of the Capitals’ success, I need to know what has unlocked his potential. Maybe there’s a lesson the Caps can learn here.
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
Connor McDavid is really, really good at hockey. And even though the team he was playing against started their back-up back-up goalie, and pulled him to put in the back-up back-up back-up goalie, a six-point night in the modern era of the NHL is a truly remarkable feat.
McDavid had a point on all six of the Oilers’ goals, with three goals and three assists. Former Capital Andre Burakovsky incredibly scored the Avalanche’s only two goals of the night.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
Radko Gudas came to the Capitals in an early off-season trade that sent Matt Niskanen to Philadelphia. The 6’0″, 204-pound defenseman has been in nineteen NHL fights since the 2012-13 season. Eight of those were for the Tampa Bay Lightning and more recently eleven with the Flyers.
Here are some of the best fights–and other memorable moments–between Gudas and current and former teammates on the Washington Capitals
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
Tuesday night, Tom Wilson, Andre Burakovsky, and Christian Djoos attended a DC United game at Audi Field. The trio went onto the field prior to the match-up against the Montreal Impact.
By Brennin Weiswerda 5 years ago
Thursday morning, Andre Burakovksy was promoted back to the third line with Brett Connolly and Lars Eller to try and find his scoring touch.
That effort wasn’t wasted, as Burkie scored his seventh goal of the season against former teammate Semyon Varlamov 10 minutes into the first period.
By Julia Karron 5 years ago
Amid the rumors circulating that the Capitals have asked for several mid to high draft picks in exchange for winger Andre Burakovsky, it appears he’ll get another shot at finding his scoring touch.
At the morning skate before their bout with the Colorado Avalanche Thursday night, Burkie was promoted to the third line with Brett Connolly and Lars Eller.
Burakovsky has been skating on the fourth line for five games, which started with the Caps last-second overtime loss against the San Jose Sharks. He scored one goal in that game against the Sharks but has been pointless since.
By Julia Karron 5 years ago
Andre Burakovsky is in the final year of a two-year bridge contract that will make him a restricted free agent this summer. The Swedish forward, who has been a healthy scratch six times this season, has scored only six goals and six assists in 44 games, filling a role outside of the team’s top six.
After a season filled with trade rumors about the winger, Elliotte Friedman added a new wrinkle to those rumors Thursday in his 31 Thoughts column. The Capitals are reportedly interested in multiple high draft picks for the winger.
By Julia Karron 5 years ago
Amidst trade talk, Andre Burakovsky is trying to turn his season around.
In the first period of the Caps bout against the San Jose Sharks, Burakovsky received a drop pass from Chandler Stephenson and rifled the puck through Radim Simek, beating Martin Jones glove side.
The goal gave the Capitals a brief 2-1 lead.
By Julia Karron 5 years ago
After serving brief stints out of the lineup and fighting to get back in, both Andre Burakovsky and Madison Bowey will make their returns to the ice tonight against the St. Louis Blues.
Burakovsky has missed two games and last played on January 8 against the Philadelphia Flyers, while Bowey has missed five games since January 3.
By Julia Karron 5 years ago
