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Nicklas Backstrom was one of the first Capitals players to hop back onto the ice for the team's informal skates before training camp officially opens up the preseason. The veteran Swede is set for his first regular start to a campaign since the 2019-20 season. His last two seasons have been hampered by hip-related injury…

Nicklas Backstrom has officially made his return to DC, jumping in for an informal skate at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Backstrom spent the summer in his hometown of Gävle, Sweden while continuing to recover from undergoing hip resurfacing surgery in summer 2022. Offseason addition Joel Edmundson was also on the ice Monday, making his first appearance…

Nicklas Backstrom was back out on the ice on Saturday as he continues preparation for his 17th season in the National Hockey League. The Washington Capitals great was not clad in his usual red, white, and blue though as he donned black for Team Masken during Brynäs IF's annual "Black and White" game. Backstrom, a…

The Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins have been league powers over the last decade-plus, but the two rival teams both missed the playoffs last season as the average age of their rosters were 30-plus. Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said his goal was to make the Capitals younger over the offseason, but his only…

According to former Ottawa Senators defenseman Jason York, the Washington Capitals are interested in a move that would see Tom Wilson sent to the Sens. York brought the rumor up on the Coming in Hot podcast that he co-hosts with former TSN broadcaster Brett Wallace. Per York on the Coming in Hot podcast: Your boy…

Connor Brown was brought in by the Capitals last offseason as a way to bolster the team's top-nine forward group and help replace the loss in production they faced with Tom Wilson recovering from ACL surgery. Brown lasted just four games before he suffered his own ACL injury that ended his season. The 29-year-old forward…

The Vegas Golden Knights took home the 2023 Stanley Cup on Tuesday night. That means that no competitive advantage remains to be gained and all of the playoff injury horror stories can now be made public. Perhaps the biggest of all those stories pertains to Florida Panthers superstar Matthew Tkachuk. Tkachuk played sparingly in Florida's…

This offseason has long been rumored to be one of transition for the Washington Capitals and it appears like general manager Brian MacLellan is getting a head start on the trade market. According to The Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli, the Caps have tested waters around the league regarding both Evgeny Kuznetsov and Anthony Mantha. Both…

Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan provided an update on center Nic Dowd after Thursday’s press conference introducing new head coach Spencer Carbery. Speaking with several members of the media, MacLellan revealed that Dowd has undergone a surgical procedure on his core but is expected to recover before training camp. Dowd suggested that surgery could be…

Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan introduced Spencer Carbery as the team's new head coach on Thursday, but the biggest news to come out of the press conference may have been when GMBM spoke to media on the side after. MacLellan revealed that Nicklas Backstrom will be given an opportunity to continue his career next…