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 3 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 3 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 3 years ago
The Caps own the Cup, but the future is unclear. Now, at the dawn of the offseason, it’s time to ask ourselves the big questions.
In this episode: What should the Caps do with Devante Smith-Pelly after a legendary playoff performance?
By Peter Hassett 3 years ago
Ahead of the Championship parade at 11 AM, the Capitals made their way to Capital One Arena to take a team photograph with the Stanley Cup.
Once they finished up with their official business, several Caps started pregaming before heading out to start the real festivities.
By Donya Abramo 3 years ago
Devante Smith Pelly has been a gamebreaker in the playoffs for the Capitals and he just scored another huge goal.
You have to see this.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
As we discussed on the podcast, we are not discussing off-season things until the off-season happens. Caps forward Devante Smith-Pelly – who has scored six goals this postseason – has no such policy. During Wednesday’s media time, Smith-Pelly – who has scored two game-winning goals, the same number as Alex Ovechkin – was asked what he thought of a possible Caps visit to President Donald Trump’s White House, should the Caps win the Stanley Cup.
Smith-Pelly – who has outscored Backstrom, Laine, Malkin, Marchand, Subban, Burns, Couturier, Couture, and Killorn – did not mince words.
By Peter Hassett 3 years ago
Universally beloved hockey player Tom Wilson and clutch phenom Devante Smith-Pelly each added goals in the first period to make it 3-0 heading into intermission.
This is surreal.
Before the Capitals won their first ever Stanley Cup Final game on home ice, the team took a skate at Kettler Capitals Iceplex.
With a full house packed with fans, the Capitals looked loose and were having maybe the most fun they have had all season. The looseness might have gone the wrong way, when a Dmitry Orlov snapshot deflected up into the Capitals office windows. No one was hurt by the falling glass, but I am sure the window has been better days.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago
Devante Smith-Pelly morphed into Devante Shimmy-Celly late in the third period.
It could not have come at a better time.
