Report: Washington Capitals are ‘considering’ signing Evander Kane
In Elliotte Friedman's weekly gossip segment on Hockey Night in Canada, the insider reported that the Washington Capitals are "considering" signing troubled…
NHL institutes taxi squads and makes other roster exemptions to give teams flexibility during COVID outbreaks
The NHL's COVID-19 pause officially ended at 2 PM on Sunday after suspending operations for four days through the Christmas holiday. During…
Elliotte Friedman says he can’t find anyone in the NHL who thinks Alex Ovechkin’s extension isn’t already ‘in the drawer’
Alex Ovechkin's 13-year, $124 million contract officially ends on July 28. The Capitals and its superstar captain met on a contract extension…
Karl Alzner is ‘open to anything, willing to go anywhere’ to continue his hockey career
Former Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner did not play hockey during the 2020-21 season after being bought out of the final two years…
Capitals re-sign Conor Sheary to two-year, $3 million extension
The Washington Capitals have inked another contract extension with a player not named Alex Ovechkin. Wednesday, the Capitals re-signed Conor Sheary to…
Connor McMichael wants to stay with the Hershey Bears if the OHL season starts: ‘I think it would be best for my development’
Without the pandemic, Connor McMichael would have likely spent the entire 2020-21 season in the OHL with the London Knights. Instead, the…
Elliotte Friedman on insider reaction to Tom Wilson’s hit: If this was a hit by anyone else, it wouldn’t be a penalty or a suspension
Tom Wilson was suspended seven games by the NHL after delivering a hit to Brandon Carlo Friday that sent the Boston Bruins…
Hockey Twitter has a field day after Elliotte Friedman reports ‘PIT claims Friedman’
New Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ron Hextall and President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke made their first significant roster move on Wednesday. The…
Report: NHL could begin 2020-21 season in bubble or hubs, not expected to have exhibition games
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and Chris Johnston spoke with David Amber to talk about the latest developments between the NHL and the NHLPA…
Report: NHL/NHLPA having talks about a 52 to 56 game regular season that starts on January 15
The NHL and NHLPA have been cranky with each other over the last week and there have been some concerning headlines such…
Brian MacLellan’s ‘tell’ that Henrik Lundqvist is likely going to sign with the Capitals
According to reports, recently bought-out Henrik Lundqvist is set to sign a one-year deal with the Washington Capitals on Friday, the first…
Report: Capitals interested in signing Henrik Lundqvist
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman ended a Hockey Central segment with a bit of a bombshell, at least in these parts, about Henrik Lundqvist.…
Elliotte Friedman on Capitals’ possible moves ahead of free agency, Brenden Dillon’s price tag
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman delivered some more bite-sized nuggets of Capitals analysis on his 31 Thoughts podcast along with Jeff Marek. Friedman elaborated…
Report: The Capitals are trying to move money to bring back Brenden Dillon
The Washington Capitals are facing a salary-cap crunch this offseason. The team has six roster spots to fill and only $8.9 million…
Report: Mike Babcock was a finalist for Capitals head coaching job, but ‘noise’ around him sunk his candidacy
Elliotte Friedman wrote about the Capitals' coaching search and the eventual hiring of Peter Laviolette in his latest 31 Thoughts column. While…
Elliotte Friedman on the Capitals coaching search, what went wrong in the bubble
Sportsnet analyst Elliotte Friedman was a guest on NHL Network on Tuesday and gave some more insight into the Capitals coaching search.…
Report suggests Mike Green may retire
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman has an excellent podcast that he hosts with Jeff Marek, entitled 31 Thoughts. Friedman does this on top of…
NHL players who need visa extensions, such as Ilya Samsonov, are being ‘strongly encouraged’ to return by June 21
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman is reporting that the NHL is telling players who need visa extensions to play in the postseason to return…
All 4 rounds of the NHL Playoffs will be best-of-7 series, teams will be re-seeded after every round
The NHL and NHLPA have worked out several of the remaining details of the 24-team playoff format. According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman,…
Report: NHL training camps won’t start at least before July 10
Sportnet's Elliotte Friedman is reporting that NHL players were informed that Phase III, the beginning of NHL training camps, won't start before…
