Ilya Samsonov missed every Phase 3 Training Camp practice since Caps camp opened on July 13. Saturday, the team announced that Samsonov will not join them in the bubble in Toronto.
According to the Washington Post’s Samantha Pell and the Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir, Samsonov suffered an injury during the shutdown and will remain in Washington during the 2020 playoffs to undergo treatment.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
The Washington Capitals will hold an intrqsquad scrimmage at MedStar Capitals Iceplex at 4 PM, Friday. The scrimmage will be the Capitals final tuneup before leaving for the bubble in Toronto on Sunday.
Team Blue is heavily stacked with the team’s best players and members from the top nine while Team Red is filled with prospects, grinders, and players lower on the depth chart.
Ilya Samsonov missed a seventh straight practice on Monday. The team’s talented backup goaltender has not taken the ice since Phase 3 Training Camp began Monday, July 13.
He’s the only player on the team’s 34-man roster who has been absent for every practice.
Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal since the coronavirus pandemic paused the 2019-20 season (as long as you don’t count all of these and these).
During an intrasquad scrimmage featuring all active members of the Capitals Phase 3 roster, Ovechkin tallied the only goal for Team White. Team Red was victorious 3-1.
As the first week of the NHL’s Return To Play plan wraps up, it’s clear the steps the Washington Capitals are taking to keep their facility safe during the coronavirus pandemic are working. Friday, I was the first RMNB reporter to attend a practice since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the rest of the regular season on March 12.
Personally, I was nervous to go. I have been self-isolating since March. Other than grocery store trips, I’ve stayed inside. I’ve only let my family and roommate be in my quarantine bubble.
I’m happy to report the Capitals did everything they could to make media members feel safe. There were big differences in how practices were conducted and how media members could operate than before.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago
Unlike his longtime running mate Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom will be without his family in Washington DC during training camp.
Backstrom, in a Zoom call after the Capitals’ first day of Phase 3 Training Camp, revealed to reporters that his family opted to stay at their summer home in Galve, Sweden.
The Washington Capitals were without Ilya Samsonov, Michal Kempny, and Alex Alexeyev during their first day of Phase 3 Training Camp on Monday. The reasons why are unknown. How long the players are out is unknown.
Due to an NHL and NHLPA agreement for the 2020 playoffs, medical issues of any kind will not be released. Players will either be present and skating or not.
The Athletic’s Arpon Basu is reporting that “at least three” Montreal Canadiens players have tested positive for coronavirus. Both the Canadiens and the NHL declined to comment.
The news comes as the NHL opened training camps on Monday for the start of its Phase 3 return-to-play plan.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
The Washington Capitals announced their training camp roster for the 2020 playoffs, Sunday afternoon. Phase 3 begins on Monday.
The Capitals’ roster includes 34 players, including 20 forwards, 10 defensemen, and four goalies. The team, thus far, has had no notable opt-outs due to coronavirus concerns.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
TSN’s Bob McKenzie is reporting that the NHL and NHLPA have struck a deal on Phase 3 and Phase 4 return-to-play protocols, paving the way for a possible resumption of the season with a 24-team playoff beginning in early August. The NHL and NHLPA continue to negotiate terms to a new six-year CBA.
Once both are agreed to, the return-to-play protocols and CBA will need to be ratified by both the NHLPA executive committee and a simple majority of all NHL players.
