Late last week, NHL Training Camps opened, meaning several former Capitals made their debuts with their new teams.
One of those players was Justin Williams, who signed a two-year, $9 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. On Thursday, Williams first threw on a Canes jersey to take his bio picture for the team. His voluminous hair is, of course, a prominent part of the photo.
By Madeline Dement 4 years ago
Brian MacLellan defended his offseason plans to the Washington Post on Tuesday. We’ve already had a full accounting of it, but I’d like to dig deeper into one curious argument by the Caps GM: a hypothetical comparison between TJ Oshie and Justin Williams at age 36.
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
Over the summer, Justin Williams signed a two-year contract to reunite with the Carolina Hurricanes. Williams is already getting consideration to be the team’s new captain and I’m guessing it’s for wise decision-making like this.
Wednesday morning, Williams tweeted a photo of his family packing up and moving to a new destination, likely the Cary, North Carolina, home he bought right before the Caps were eliminated from the playoffs.
Instead of just tossing his valuable NHL Awards into the moving van, Williams tweeted that “some things will get their own box.”
Yes, this is a very good idea.
The Washington Capitals are the weirdest team in the National Hockey League and Wednesday night, they proved it once again.
It all began when three-time Stanley Cup champion and former Capitals forward Justin Williams responded to a Michael Latta tweet teasing Andre Burakovsky. Stick’s message? “yea rights.”
Several right-handed shooting Capitals teammates chimed in after that and below was the stupid result.
By Cara Bahniuk 4 years ago
On the first day of free agency, the Washington Capitals lost three of their biggest name players from their 2016-17 President Trophy winning roster. Defenseman Karl Alzner signed with the Montreal Canadiens, trade deadline acquisition Kevin Shattenkirk signed with the New York Rangers, and forward Justin Williams inked a deal with the Carolina Hurricanes – the team he won his first Stanley Cup with.
Impressing with his spectacular play in Washington, Williams earned a salary increase in the form of a two-year, $9 million contract with the Canes, which included a $5 million salary in 2017-18 and a $4 million salary in 2018-19. Williams’ cap hit will be $4.5 million.
Saturday afternoon, Williams spoke about his “excitement” about re-joining Carolina, but also lamented his disappointment on not striking a deal with the Capitals.
NHL Network’s Aaron Ward reports that forward Justin Williams has signed a two-year deal with the Carolina Hurricanes.
We do not know his salary yet. He will make $9 million over the contract, per Isabelle Khurshudyan.
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
Justin Williams’ tenure in Washington appears over.
Days after quantifying his potential return to DC at 50/50, TSN’s Darren Dreger reported Thursday that Williams does not see Washington as an “option any longer.”
On Monday, TSN’s Darren Dreger said that unrestricted free agent Justin Williams would meet with the Capitals later in the week to talk about an extension. Dreger framed Williams’ chances of returning to the team as 50/50.
Two days later, Williams, while golfing at the Quicken Loans Pro-Am at TPC Potomac, revealed that the Capitals and he “haven’t had very in-depth discussions.”
On Sunday, unrestricted free agents began speaking to other NHL teams to gauge potential interest for next season. No contract can be signed until July 1st, and technically no contract terms are able to be discussed, but the window is now open for chatter.
Friday, the Capitals took the top forward and leading goalscorer among this year’s UFA class, TJ Oshie, off the board, re-signing the Sochi hero to an eight-year, $46 million contract.
With Oshie back and the need to re-sign five core restricted free agents, the Caps are unlikely to resign any of their other four UFAs: Justin Williams, Kevin Shattenkirk, Karl Alzner, and Daniel Winnik.
“I would imagine we’re done, depending on if something happens transaction wise,” MacLellan said to reporters at the NHL Draft in Chicago. “I would assume we’re done.”
But it sounds like Williams and the Caps are still exploring ways to potentially bring back the three-time Stanley Cup champion.
By Cara Bahniuk 4 years ago
The Washington Capitals had 11 free agents on their NHL roster heading into July 1 and Friday they re-upped the first of those players. The Capitals announced the re-signing of TJ Oshie to a eight-year, $46 million contract, the maximum amount of years a team could offer under the current CBA.
The deal keeps the team’s first-line right wing in DC likely for the rest of his career, but it also, according to MacLellan, will end the team’s pursuit of unrestricted free agents Karl Alzner, Kevin Shattenkirk, Justin Williams, and Daniel Winnik.
