There’s a saying that goes “true friends can insult each other on a daily basis knowing most of it is a joke.” This offseason, the Capitals have taken that saying to heart, routinely roasting each other on social media.
Most recently, Brett Connolly chirped Tom Wilson for not picking him and fellow Cap Devante Smith-Pelly at the BioSteel Camp draft.
By Julia Karron 2 years ago
The 2018 BioSteel Camp has begun!
The draft was held today, headed by captains Tyler Seguin, Michael Del Zotto, Darnell Nurse, and Tom Wilson. The four teams will be playing for the Ray Emery Cup.
With his picks, Wilson skipped over two of his own Capitals teammates — Brett Connolly and Devante Smith-Pelly — and prioritized taking Erik Gudbranson off the board, Del Zotto’s defensive partner.
By Brennin Weiswerda 2 years ago
The day after the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, the team was gifted a symbolic championship belt via longtime wrestler Triple H.
Once the belt physically arrived at the team’s practice facility, the strap quickly made its way around Devante Smith-Pelly’s waist, where it stayed through the rest of June.
Friday, Sports Fan Island released a new bobblehead of Devante Smith-Pelly, celebrating DSP’s iconic look with the championship belt.
It’s amazing.
The Stanley Cup is putting up a residency in Toronto. After Tom Wilson had the Cup on Sunday, Devante Smith-Pelly spent Monday around the Ontario city with the trophy.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
Devante Smith-Pelly appeared on TSN’s Cabbie Presents Podcast and gave a full breakdown of the Stanley Cup Championship party.
Smith-Pelly is a personal friend of Cabbie, so the interview was very relaxed as he chatted about the monitoring of cell phones, how Jakub Vrana needed to chill out with his instagram stories during the Cup run, and his own plans for his Cup day. You’re going to want to take a listen below, but first, let us highlight some of the best parts of Smith-Pelly detailing the Cup celebration.
By Elyse Bailey 2 years ago
Heading into the offseason after winning the first Stanley Cup in franchise history, the Capitals were assured to come back next year with their top-9 intact and, after coming to terms with John Carlson on a massive deal, the possibility of their top-4 on defense still together as well. While the core was secured, many of the question marks in relation to next season were centered around the team’s depth.
Wednesday, one of those questions — would clutch playoff performer Devante Smith-Pelly, who potted seven goals in the postseason despite a pedestrian regular season, get an encore with Washington? — was answered before free-agency began. Smith-Pelly, now a fan-favorite, signed a one-year, $1 million deal to stick around with the Capitals. This was what he wanted all along.
By Brendan Doyle 2 years ago
In the space of one year, Devante Smith-Pelly went from a washout to a fan-favorite champion who will be a DC legend forever.
By Peter Hassett 2 years ago
Checking-line forward Devante Smith-Pelly is returning to the Capitals.
After not receiving a qualifying offer from Washington, Smith-Pelly continued negotiating with the team and the two sides struck on a contract Wednesday afternoon.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
Monday afternoon, the Washington Capitals announced that they did not give Devante Smith-Pelly a qualifying offer by the 5 PM deadline for restricted free agents.
The popular forward will now become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 unless the Capitals, who are still negotiating with Smith-Pelly, can reach an agreement with the forward before then.
By Donya Abramo 2 years ago
Fresh off the franchise’s first Stanley Cup and and a day after a Championship Parade, the Capitals cleaned out their lockers and met with the media one final time before heading home for the summer.
Instead of talking about what went wrong, Capitals players talked about everything that went right and realizing a dream they had as a kid.
Gone were depressing images. This year, the Caps had ALL the smiles.
Don’t believe us? Check out these photos I took below.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
