Justin Schultz will not be returning to the Washington Capitals. Schultz signed a two-year deal with the Seattle Kraken minutes into free agency worth around $3 million per season.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the first to report the deal.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
Justin Schultz is a defender who sometimes struggles to defend the part of the ice where a lot of goals get scored.
By Peter Hassett 1 year ago
The Washington Capitals likely will get a big jolt to their lineup Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Forward Anthony Mantha, who has been out due to shoulder surgery since early November, looks like he’ll be making his long-awaited return.
Caps head coach Peter Laviolette wouldn’t fully commit to Mantha dressing after the team’s morning skate but the signs are he’s absolutely playing.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals are back in DC and preparing to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs for the first time since 2019. The team will look to get their first win post-bye week after dropping two in a row to the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers.
According to The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir, Anthony Mantha shed his non-contact jersey and is now cleared for contact.
Mantha won’t be in the lineup against the Maple Leafs, but it’s an incredibly positive sign for the forward who has been out since early November due to shoulder surgery.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
As a deepening crisis unfolds on the other side of the world, there will be hockey tonight. Sure feels insignificant though, right?
As for tonight’s game, the Washington Capitals will likely get both TJ Oshie and Justin Schultz back in the lineup against the New York Rangers.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals have not been playing good hockey lately. The Caps have won only 8 of their 19 games in 2022 so far and have been outplayed over the last two weeks by some of the NHL’s worst teams: the Canadiens, Senators, Blue Jackets, and Flyers.
But reinforcements appear to be coming. After receiving three days off from Peter Laviolette over the weekend, the Capitals returned to practice on Monday and several core players skated again after being out due to injury.
TJ Oshie, Justin Schultz, and Vitek Vanecek participated in practice per the Washington Post’s Samantha Pell. Meanwhile, Anthony Mantha skated and wore a non-contact jersey.
The Washington Capitals held their morning skate in Philadelphia hours before they’re slated to take on the Flyers for the second time this season. The team will look to win two games in a row for only the second time since the calendar flipped over into 2022.
Getting the netminding duties for his fourth straight start in a row will be Ilya Samsonov. The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir also reported that Vitek Vanecek hit the ice with the team as well. Vanecek is still working back from his upper-body injury and remains on injured reserve.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
Capitals defenseman Justin Schultz left Tuesday’s game against the Nashville Predators with an upper-body injury.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals finally looked like they were getting healthy. And then a non-COVID illness struck. First, it took Lars Eller out of the lineup. Now Nicklas Backstrom and TJ Oshie will be unable to suit up in Sunday’s game.
For Backstrom, it’s the second time he’s had to sit out again since coming back from a hip injury that kept him out of the first two months of the season.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals held practice on New Year’s Day and saw the return of five players, who technically remain in COVID-19 protocol.
Dennis Cholowski, Nick Jensen, Justin Schultz, Daniel Sprong, and Vitek Vanecek all took part in the skate, according to the Caps’ Mike Vogel.
Meanwhile, there were a lot of players missing for various reasons.
