I really like Washington’s trade on Friday of Matt Niskanen to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Radko Gudas. The trade has every hallmark of an expert-tier Brian MacLellan move: an under-appreciated target player acquired to address a specific team need.
In this case, it was two needs: defensive stability and cap relief.
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
Matt Niskanen was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Radko Gudas on Friday morning in a move that freed up cap space, potentially for a Carl Hagelin re-signing.
Nisky’s Capitals teammates took to social media to say goodbye and wish him the best.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
In the first big trade of the offseason, the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers have swapped defenders.
The Capitals have traded Matt Niskanen to the Flyers in exchange for Radko Gudas.
By Rachel Cohen 4 years ago
Matt Niskanen has been considered Washington’s number-one defender for years, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
The playoffs have started and the goodwill between the Capitals and their former teammate Justin Williams seems to have already come to an end.
Five minutes into the second period of Thursday night’s match, Matt Niskanen laid Hurricanes star Sebastian Aho out with a big hit. Williams was furious.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
The Washington Capitals held their annual team picture day at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Wednesday, though it contained very few hijinks compared to years past.
Those hijinks were saved for the locker room, where NBC4’s Sherree Burruss challenged Jakub Vrana, Matt Niskanen, Braden Holtby, and Lars Eller to pick out their teammates in their youth hockey team photographs.
For some of them, that was easier said than done.
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
The Washington Capitals are dejected losers of five straight games, disgruntled former occupants of the division lead, and recent holders of a grave, players-only meeting.
They should not despair. These kinds of slumps happen.
By Peter Hassett 5 years ago
Grab your digital bidding paddles, Capitals fans. The Better Halves are back once again, auctioning off their annual themed gift baskets. As always, the baskets include autographed Capitals memorabilia, from jerseys to commemorative Stanley Cup championship merchandise, but also a few weird and wonderful surprises.
So if you’ve ever felt a desire to own signed fishing gear from Pheonix Copley, a signed four-person tent from Matt Niskanen (you’ve got to be prepared for the desert island, after all), or even some signed salami from Jonas Siegenthaler, then this is the auction for you.
By Donya Abramo 5 years ago
After taking a scary hit into the boards and being scratched for five consecutive games, both Matt Niskanen and Dmitrij Jaskin will be back into the lineup against the bottom-feeding St. Louis Blues.
For Jaskin, this is a chance to get revenge against the team who waived him this past fall.
By Julia Karron 5 years ago
Matt Niskanen was part of a scary play Thursday against the Hurricanes where he was knocked face-first into the boards. The defenseman missed Friday’s pratice and Saturday’s game, but after speaking to media after practice on Sunday, he says there are no hard feelings.
“I don’t think anybody did anything wrong,” Niskanen said to NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti. “A bad set of circumstances. Me and Justin Williams were racing for the puck. It’s a little bump. That happens 20 times a game.”
By Cara Bahniuk 5 years ago
