The Washington Capitals have signed depth forward Conor Sheary to a one-year deal worth $735,000.
Sheary has spent the majority of his five-year playing career with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He won two Stanley Cups there in 2016 and 2017.
Elliotte Friedman was the first to report the news.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
On the verge of eliminating the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Washington Capitals from the playoffs, the Pittsburgh Penguins may have two of their top scorers back in the lineup. According to Pens head coach Mike Sullivan, forwards Sidney Crosby and Conor Sheary are game-time decisions for Game Five on Saturday night. This is an upgrade of their status Friday when their head injuries were termed “day-to-day.”
“He’s had a number of really positive days,” Sullivan said of Crosby, who has been skating since Wednesday. “He’s just going through his normal game day routine like he always does.”
Both Crosby and Sheary passed concussion testing on Friday. (more…)
By Chris Gordon 6 years ago
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with a concussion, Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan told reporters Tuesday afternoon.
This is bad news for the game of hockey. It doesn’t matter who you root for.
By Chris Gordon 6 years ago
Knee-on-knee.
Once again, Tom Wilson is being talked about for all the wrong reasons. On Friday afternoon, the NHL fined Wilson $2,403.67, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for kneeing Pittsburgh’s Conor Sheary.
Sheary missed a few shifts after the hit but stayed in the game.
Speaking before the fine was levied by the Department of Player Safety, Capitals head coach Barry Trotz admitted Wilson should have avoided the hit, though he described it as “shin-on-shin.”
“We’ll leave it up to the league,” Trotz said. “Whatever they decide, I think we’re fine with it. That’s what their job is. You gotta respect. Player Safety with the NHL has done, I think, a good job.”
By Chris Gordon 7 years ago
