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Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom star in life-insurance commercial for MassMutual: ‘We are duo’

Nicklas Backstrom brilliantly plays the role of a mooch in a fantastic new commercial by MassMutual featuring Alex Ovechkin and Nastya Ovechkina.

The ad is set at the Ovechkins’ house in Northern Virginia. Nastya, who has just gone through a stack of mail, notices that Backstrom is on his life insurance policy. Thinking this is a mistake, she comes to her hubby with some important questions.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Capitals place Nicklas Backstrom on long-term injured reserved

The Washington Capitals announced on Tuesday that they have placed Nicklas Backstrom on long-term injured reserved. The move will force Backstrom to miss the first ten games and 24 days of the season.

The news comes after Backstrom did not skate one time during all of Training Camp and the preseason.

This also allowed the Capitals the ability to recall Connor McMichael and Beck Malenstyn from the AHL after the paper move they made yesterday.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Capitals ‘assign’ Connor McMichael to Hershey Bears, designate Nicklas Backstrom an injured non-roster player

The Washington Capitals’ Opening Night roster isn’t official yet, but there are some takeaways.

Monday, the Capitals got cap compliant at the NHL’s 5 PM deadline, but appear to have punted on making some final decisions until Tuesday. The Capitals’ roster is in flux due to injuries to Capitals’ legends Alex Ovechkin (day-to-day/lower body) and Backstrom (week-to-week/hip).

The team assigned Connor McMichael and Beck Malenstyn to the Hershey Bears to get under the 23-man roster limit but also designated Nicklas Backstrom as an injured non-roster player.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Capitals’ Opening Night roster nearly finalized after two more Training Camp cuts

The Washington Capitals announced two more cuts to its Training Camp roster on Sunday.

The team placed forward Garrett Pilon and goaltender Zach Fucale on waivers with the intention of sending them to the AHL Hershey Bears if they clear.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Peter Laviolette on if Nicklas Backstrom will play Opening Night: ‘I’m not going to answer that because I don’t know the answer to that’

We may only be in the preseason, but Peter Laviolette’s dodginess is already in midseason form.

Wednesday, with the Capitals’ Home Opener against the New York Rangers a week away, Laviolette was asked if injured star center Nicklas Backstrom would play. Backstrom has not skated or taken the ice during Training Camp, rehabbing a hip injury that gave him issues late last season.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Nicklas Backstrom not one of three Swedish players announced as first members of Olympic squad

Team Sweden has announced the first three members of the squad that they plan on taking to Beijing to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom was surprisingly not one of those first three announced by Tre Kronor. The talented center is currently rehabbing a hip injury and has missed all of Training Camp and the preseason so far.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Nicklas Backstrom unsure if he’ll play Opening Night, remains week-to-week

Saturday at Capitals Training Camp, Nicklas Backstrom spoke to the media at MedStar Capitals Iceplex for the first time since the team announced he was week-to-week with a hip injury. Backstrom has missed all of Training Camp since that announcement as he continues to rehab his hip.

Opening Night for the Capitals is on October 13 and neither the team nor Backstrom has ruled him out yet.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Hendrix Lapierre making strong case to be Backstrom’s fill-in after posting 4 assists in first 2 preseason games

Capitals’ 2020 first-round pick, Hendrix Lapierre, only played in 30 games in junior last season due to the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on the QJMHL season.

That lack of playing time does not seem to have paused Lap’s progress. Instead, Lapierre has been one of the most noticeable and impressive players on the Capitals two games into the preseason.

Lapierre, who made his NHL preseason debut on Sunday, has assisted on four of the Capitals’ first six goals. He is making a push to be the guy that gets Nicklas Backstrom’s roster spot if the Swedish center is unable to start the season due to a hip injury.

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By Ian Oland and Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Lars Eller says the Capitals expect Nicklas Backstrom to miss time at the start of the season

We knew that Nicklas Backstrom was going to miss a good portion of Capitals Training Camp after it was announced he’d be week-to-week to rehab a hip injury.

Now, it looks like that issue might keep him out past camp and into the regular season. Capitals center Lars Eller spoke about that possibility while discussing his own injury concerns from Monday’s practice.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Capitals announce Nicklas Backstrom to miss beginning of Training Camp as he continues to rehab hip injury

Nicklas Backstrom is set to miss the start of this year’s Training Camp and is officially listed as “week-to-week” due to continued rehabilitation on a hip issue that nagged him at the end of last season.

Backstrom was absent from the group of Capitals players that took the ice before the final day of Rookie Camp on Monday. The first sighting of Nick at MedStar Capitals Iceplex happened Wednesday as he posed for promotional photoshoots alongside Alex Ovechkin.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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