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Capitals Offseason Recap Share this story Getty If October 9, 2020 feels like it was approximately 28 years ago, you are not alone. The new NHL contract year began that Friday at 12pm EST, but with everything else going on in the world these past three months it is a bit difficult to remember all of the signings that followed. For example: Torey Krug is now a Blue and Alex Pietrangelo left St. Louis for... Las Vegas? Yeah. However, fear not! If like us you need a refresher on all of the moves...

Rink Roundtable: Bring on the 2021 Season Share this story Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images And we’re back! A new hockey season is always full of uncertainty - but this year will be unlike any other. So what lies ahead for the Caps over the next 56 games? We offer up some thoughts in our latest Rink Roundtable. Q1. What do you see as the Caps’ biggest strength and biggest weakness heading into the season? Peerless: The biggest strength might also be their biggest weakness: Experie...

In front of Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek are a slew of experienced defensemen.

South Philly Review How do Flyers stack up to division rivals? The Flyers have high expectations entering the 2020-21 National Hockey League season. Pictured here, Flyers forward Michael Raffl takes part in a practice last season. Photo/Mark Zimmaro We’re off to the races as the NHL season begins, with this year looking more like a sprint than a marathon as teams hope to complete an abbreviated 56-game regular season. The postseason “play-in round” is gone so we’re back to only 16 te...

Peter Laviolette is under no illusion that the Washington Capitals will be a well-oiled machine when they take the ice Thursday night in Buffalo for their season opener.

Five takeaways from the Capitals first training camp scrimmage Samantha Pell, The Washington Post Jan. 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Capitals held their first training camp scrimmage Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021.Washington Post photo by John McDonnell ARLINGTON, Va. - A week before their season opener, the Washington Capitals had their first training camp scrimmage Thursday, giving Coach Peter Laviolette the first chance to see his new charges since he took over in September. The Capitals split t...

Zdeno Chara, a massive presence on the ice, has joined the Capitals at training camp Samantha Pell, The Washington Post Jan. 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Caps Zdeno Chara skated during the Washington Capitals practice at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. on Jan. 6.Washington Post photo by John McDonnell. Zdeno Chara hit the ice in a Washington Capitals practice uniform for the first time late Tuesday afternoon. His 6-foot-9, 250-pound stature was hard to miss. Wednesday morning, C...

Vladimir Tarasenko sheds light on shoulder, captaincy, and more in Russian interview Share this story The interview was originally supposed to touch on the exciting 2011 World Junior Championship, where Tarasenko had a theatric tourney to help lead the Russians to their fourth WJC Gold medal. But a lot more ended up discussed in the interview. In fact, it gave a very bright light into his own thoughts. All Russian was translated by An Update on the Shoulder The topic that was touched on first...

Capitals Sign Zdeno Chara Share this story Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Zdeno Chara to a one-year $795,000 contract. THN’s Ken Campbell was first to report the news: Ive been told that Zdeno Chara, shockingly, just signed with the Washington Capitals.— Ken Campbell (@THNKenCampbell) December 30, 2020 The official announcement from the Caps came 27 minutes later: OFFICIAL! BIG Z TO DC! The Washington Capitals have agreed to terms with defensema...

Washington inks veteran free agent blueliner to a one-year deal for 2020-21 by Mike Vogel @VogsCaps / washingtoncaps.com Just after the Christmas holiday, the Caps announced that veteran goaltender Craig Anderson would be joining the team on a professional tryout agreement basis. The 39-year-old netminder instantly became the old...