The New Jersey Devils got some unexpected help on the scoreboard in Game Four, Monday night.
Former Capital Jonas Siegenthaler tallied his first career playoff goal in the third period, scoring the game-winner for New Jersey.
By Katie Adler 5 months ago
Former Capitals defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler has had an excellent season with the red-hot New Jersey Devils, earning the attention of both hockey fans and his home country of Switzerland. On Tuesday, Siegenthaler was awarded the Swiss Impact Award from the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, given for “exceptional Swiss accomplishments in the United States.”
Siegenthaler earned the award alongside fellow Swiss Devils Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, and Akira Schmid.
By Katie Adler 6 months ago
Folks, it’s looking unlikely that the Washington Capitals will win the Stanley Cup in 2023. If you need to take a moment to process this news, we will wait.
On the bright side, it’s looking increasingly likely that the eventual Stanley Cup-winning team will include at least one former Washington Capitals player. I think this is fun and good news, but I know opinions may differ.
By Peter Hassett 7 months ago
The Washington Capitals thoroughly outplayed the Metropolitan Division-leading New Jersey Devils on Saturday night when considering every major offensive statistic. The Capitals dominated the Devils in 5v5 shot attempts (60-33) and scoring chances (34-19). The Capitals generated 4.2 expected goals to the Devils’ 2.2 per HockeyViz.com. And at all strengths, the Capitals had 81 attempts to the Devils’ 38, putting 38 shots on goal to the Devils’ 29.
The Capitals got blown out where it matters though — the scoreboard — 5-1. There are some explanations that are obvious. Vitek Vanecek had a revenge game and went into god mode, posting one of his best outings of the season. The Devils’ blocked 26 of the Capitals’ shot attempts, clogging up the center of the ice. And New Jersey capitalized on what chances they did have, shooting 17.3 shooting percent during the game.
Those are all things that made the game frustrating to watch as a Capitals fan. You want to excuse the game as unlucky and say to yourself — if the Capitals played every game like this, they’d be one of the top teams in the league.
But I’d caution you to do so. While there are legitimate excuses for some of the Capitals’ scuffling early this season (injuries to Tom Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom, and Dmitry Orlov to name a few), I’ve also noticed strategy and deployment decisions that are hampering the team. I thought Saturday’s game against the Devils was a case study for some of those issues.
So let’s talk it out.
By Ian Oland 10 months ago
Your favorite ex-Caps nephew has locked up a long-term deal with his new team. The New Jersey Devils announced on Tuesday morning that defender Jonas Siegenthaler has signed a five-year deal with an annual average of $3.4 million.
By Peter Hassett 1 year ago
Two respected hockey statisticians, Andy & Rono, revealed their lists of the top 10 offensive and defensive defensemen in the NHL. The creators of the popular NHL player stat cards named former Capital Jonas Siegenthaler as the NHL’s best defensive defenseman of the 2021-22 season.
The 24-year-old rearguard, in his first full season for the New Jersey Devils, was buoyed to the mark by his continued, exceptional penalty killing and being “excellent at denials” while playing in a tough role per AR Hockey Stats.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
The Washington Capitals traded Jonas Siegenthaler to the New Jersey Devils for a third-round pick at last season’s trade deadline. Siegenthaler had asked the Caps to try and find a new home for him after Zdeno Chara’s arrival in DC saw the young Swiss defender sitting in the press box for a majority of games. In one of the games Siegenthaler played in, Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette utilized him as a seventh defenseman and put him through the indignity of playing only one shift.
Now, Siegenthaler will be making his first return to the District since the move. The Devils are playing the Capitals in their preseason debut Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
Former Capitals defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler re-signed with the New Jersey Devils on Friday. The Swiss defenseman is getting a raise from the Devils despite playing in only 15 games total last season.
Siegenthaler, who was a restricted free agent, signed a two-year contract with New Jersey worth $2.25 million ($1.125M cap hit). Siegs will make $1.05M in 2021-22 and $1.2M in 2022-23. It’s a $205k raise from his salary in 2019-20.
The Washington Capitals traded Jonas Siegenthaler to the New Jersey Devils in April for a third-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. The deal was surprising. Siegenthaler, 24, was signed to an affordable contract ($800k) and remained under team control for several more seasons. In a cap-strapped world, those are two valuable things. Siegs was also coming off a 2019-20 season where he played in almost every game (65 of 69) and was a penalty-kill specialist. He seemed to be a part of the team’s future.
A week after the Devils’ season ended, Siegenthaler got honest about the trade during an Instagram Live interview with Olivier Borer. It appears he asked for a trade.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals made their first move ahead of Monday’s 3 PM trade deadline. The Capitals sent young defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to the New Jersey Devils for a third-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.
The Capitals lose a depth defenseman that has promise but gain salary cap relief to either add another piece on Monday or possibly welcome a player back to the lineup off long-term injured reserve such as Michal Kempny.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
