The same day Andre Burakovsky got a new deal with the Capitals, former roommate Michael Latta inked one of his own with the Arizona Coyotes.
Latta’s deal, according to CapFriendly, is a one-year, two-way contract that will pay him the league minimum ($650,000).
By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago
Wednesday night, the Capitals lost popular defenseman Nate Schmidt in the expansion draft to the Vegas Golden Knights. It was a Schmidtuation change none of us were prepared for.
The 25-year-old Minnesotan has made two public comments since leaving the only organization he’s ever known. And in both messages, Schmidt was enthusiastic, positive, and grateful. Who would have guessed?
While waiting for a flight Thursday afternoon, Brooks Laich hosted a #askBrooks Q/A on Twitter. Answering a variety of questions, both related and unrelated to hockey, Laich got in a bit of hot water when asking a question about his days in Washington.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago
Our favorite controversial cutie, Tom Wilson turned 23-years old today. That birthday would not go unnoticed by his teammate Andre Burakovsky, especially after what happened during Burakovsky’s birthday.
“Happy Birthday to this little nugget,” tweeted Burakovsky while he attached a photo of what looks like Wilson in grade school. I’m not sure how or why Burakovsky possess this photo, but we are grateful that he does.
By Elyse Bailey 3 years ago
Bored with playing AHL hockey, former Caps forward Brooks Laich hosted a Q/A on Twitter today, using the hashtag #askBrooks. He got a question from former teammate Michael Latta.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago
Monday afternoon, former Capitals forward Michael Latta had some kind words for his “dad” and former teammate, Nicklas Backstrom.
Over the weekend, Backstrom became the fourth player in Caps history to record 700 points, joining Alex Ovechkin (1,017), Peter Bondra (825), and Mike Gartner (789). According to the Caps PR, Backstrom also became and the eighth-fastest active player to reach 700 NHL points (708 GP), trailing Sidney Crosby (497), Jaromir Jagr (557), Ovechkin (579), Evgeni Malkin (580), Patrick Kane (696), Jason Spezza (700), and Joe Thornton (706).
A trade just went down that might concern Capitals fans the most.
The Los Angeles Kings traded enforcer Michael Latta to the Chicago Blackhawks for Cam Schilling. Seriously.
Latta was non-tendered by the Capitals last season, while Schilling signed with the Blackhawks ahead of the 2015-16 season.
After blanking the Bolts and celebrating TJ Oshie’s Dirty 30 Friday night, the Capitals dispersed across the country to celebrate the NHL’s three-day holiday break. Here’s what your favorite past, current, and future Caps were up to for Christmas.
The brobeans (minus one — *sob*) are at it again.
In the Capitals’ monthly playbook, Breakaway, Andre Burakovsky answered 10 random questions about sports, teammates, and cars, and the answers are nothing short of entertaining. In no particular order, let’s first take a look at some of these responses.
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In June, fan favorite Michael Latta was non-tendered by the Washington Capitals. A week later, the former Caps roomie landed in Los Angeles on a one-way, one-year deal worth $600.
On Monday, the Kings put Latta on waivers with the intention to send him down to the American Hockey League’s Ontario Reign.
