Report: NHL to hold virtual online draft as early as June 5th
The NHL Draft will not occur in Montreal this year and will instead be held online virtually. Sportnet's Elliotte Friedman reported the…
Report: NHL’s plans to resume 2019-20 season at a neutral site are now dead
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and ESPN's Greg Wyshynski are reporting that the NHL's plans to resume the 2019-20 season at a neutral site…
Report: NHL will close locker rooms to media due to coronavirus fears
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman is reporting that NHL locker rooms, starting today, will no longer be open to the media as the league…
Report: The Washington Capitals will not play a game in Russia next season
The Washington Post reported in November that the Washington Capitals were interested in playing an NHL regular-season game in Russia as soon…
Report: Brian MacLellan promised Chandler Stephenson he’d land in a ‘good situation’ when it became clear he had to be moved
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman is reporting that Capitals GM Brian MacLellan told Chandler Stephenson that he would do his best to put the…
Report: Nicklas Backstrom has begun contract extension talks with the Capitals
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman is reporting that the Washington Capitals and Nicklas Backstrom are in talks on an extension. Backstrom is an unrestricted…
31 Thoughts Podcast: The Capitals have interest in acquiring Jason Zucker from the Wild
Sportsnet analyst Elliotte Friedman recorded an episode of the 31 Thoughts Podcast with reporter Chris Johnston from the NHL Draft over the…
Report: The Capitals are trying to re-sign Carl Hagelin
Friday morning, the Washington Capitals made their first significant move of the offseason, flipping Matt Niskanen and his $5.75 million cap hit…
Report: Capitals assistant GM Ross Mahoney believed to have interviewed for Oilers’ vacant GM position
After the Edmonton Oilers fired general manager Peter Chiarelli during the second intermission of a game in January 2019, Oilers CEO Bob…
The CBA forbid the Pittsburgh Penguins from re-acquiring Carl Hagelin. Now they’re paying him to play in Washington.
Before joining the Capitals, Carl Hagelin was a known Caps killer as a member of the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh…
Devante Smith-Pelly being put on waivers was ‘a really tough moment for him’
It might be easy for fans to view hockey players as commodities. We put price tags on them and haggle over their…
Elliotte Friedman: Capitals ‘interested’ in trading for Carl Hagelin
Monday is the trade deadline, and the Washington Capitals began what could be an active few days by putting 2018 postseason hero…
Report: Capitals ‘possibly… checked in’ on Marcus Johansson, want Michal Kempny 2.0 at trade deadline
The Washington Capitals have struggled over the last two months and are no longer in first place in the Metropolitan Division. Reinforcements…
Report: The Capitals are asking for several high draft picks in exchange for Andre Burakovsky
Andre Burakovsky is in the final year of a two-year bridge contract that will make him a restricted free agent this summer.…
Jay Beagle on telling his former Caps teammates he signed with Vancouver: ‘It didn’t go good. I’m not good at saying goodbye.’
Over the summer, the Washington Capitals were close to the salary cap and had a glut of checking line forwards in the…
Alex Ovechkin really loves his family life. ‘I hope this interview gonna be short so I can go home.’
Stanley Cup Champion and new dad Alex Ovechkin sat down with Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman on Saturday. While the focus of their interview…
Elliotte Friedman: Erik Karlsson trade talks have picked up
Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson may be on the move to the Western Conference. SportsNet's Elliotte Friedman reported that talks to trade…
Elliotte Friedman thinks Barry Trotz told John Tortorella: ‘I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m not coming back’ after Game Six
According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, this is Barry Trotz's last season as head coach of the Washington Capitals. The news comes via…
Elliotte Friedman: Capitals stymied Vegas Golden Knights from interviewing assistant GM Ross Mahoney (Updated)
Update: This afternoon, Elliotte Friedman reached out to RMNB with new information he received today. "Someone reached out to dispute that Washington…
Elliotte Friedman believes Brian MacLellan’s contract ends after this season
Lost in the abyss of the holidays, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman had an interesting nugget about Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan in a…
