CAPITALS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Mike Ribiero Hangs With Wayne Gretzky

Hey, look! It's a first line center with a second line center. Unrestricted free agent Mike Ribeiro, who will probably not be returning to the Capitals due to the fact that he proved he's worth more than what's in the budget, posed for a photo with NHL legend Wayne Gretzky. This photo was taken at a hotel Resto, a place where rich people stay.
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1 day ago  |  Discuss

Ovechkin says broken foot healing

Alex Ovechkin says his broken left foot is healing well after playing almost three full games on it last month. The Washington Capitals' captain, who won his third Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP, sustained a hairline fracture in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the New York Rangers. He did not miss any time, playing in Game 7 the next night and then at...
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2 days ago  |  Discuss

Ovechkin Wins Hart Memorial Trophy For 3rd Time

Image via RMNB Alex Ovechkin was faced with a challenge this year under rookie Washington Capitals Coach Adam Oates. Oates decided in order to revitalize Alex’s game, he would move the super star forward from left wing to right wing. While the transition was tough early on in the year, the bold move by Oates eventually paid off. Although the payoff from the coaching switch didn’t...
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2 days ago  |  Discuss

Alex Ovechkin wins the Hart

Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin has won the Hart Trophy, the NHL's season Most Valuable Player Award.  Ovi beat out New York Islanders' John Tavares for the best player in the NHL award.  This was Ovechkin's third hart Trophy, previously winning the award in 2008 and 2009.  Ovechkin saw his career be completely resurrected under first year...
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Capitals Alex Ovechin Wins NHL MVP Award

  According to NHL.com, Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, beat out rival Sidney Crosby to win his third Hart Trophy, an award given to the league’s most valuable player. Ovechkin beat out Crosby and John Tavares of the New York Islanders to take home his third Hart Trophy as the NHL’s Most Valuable Player as decided by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association...
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2 days ago  |  Discuss

NHLPA Twitter account thanks Washington Capitals owner for following them

@TedLeonsis thanks for the follow. What a difference a year makes. pic.twitter.com/r9dhVJiC82 — NHLPA (@NHLPA) June 13, 2013 A year ago things looked pretty dire for the NHL.  Hell, even six months ago there were serious questions about whether or not there was going to be a season.  The NHLPA gained a follow from Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis and thanked him publicly...
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For now, it’s a rumor, but Sergei Fedorov *could* lace up his skates for CSKA Moscow one last time

When former Red Wings forward Sergei Fedorov took the reins as the general manager of CSKA Moscow last summer, the plan was to get Fedorov into the uniform of his first professional hockey team for at least a game or two so that the 43-year-old could bid farewell to the game on the ice... But the NHL lockout changed that, and as CSKA's shaking up its coaching and management...
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5 days ago  |  Discuss

Jeff Schultz wants a trade from the Washington Capitals

Jeff Schultz is seeking a new home in the NHL. The Washington Examiner reports that the defenseman has requested a trade from the Washington Capitals, according to his agent. The report from the Examiner states that Schultz is frustrated by a lack of playing time over the last couple seasons and by poor communication with Washington's coaching staff.  Jarrett Bousquet, the...
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16 days ago  |  Discuss

Caps' Jeff Schultz Requests a Trade

According to Katie Carrera at the Washington Post, Caps defenseman Jeff Schultz has requested the team trade him.  That turn of events is of little surprise to anyone.  Schultz's game plays have significantly reduced over the past three years, having played in 72 games in 2010-11, reduced to 54 in 2011-12, and to 26 in 2012-13.  According to Carrera, Schultz complained...
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19 days ago  |  Discuss

Offseason Evaluation: Joey Crabb

Can Crabb fight off a poor year to land in the NHL again? (Zimbio) As the Washington Capitals’ 2013 season has come to a close, and many words have been written about the team as a whole, it’s now time to look at this club at an individual level.  As such, we will be taking a look at each player who played a significant role on the club this season and what they could bring...
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20 days ago  |  Discuss

Capital fans, PLEASE take off your friggin’ rose-tinted glasses and LOOK at what you’re dealing with here.

Cap fans, PLEASE take off your friggin’ rose-tinted glasses and LOOK at what you’re dealing with here. As I’ve said elsewhere, George McPhee is one of the stupidest GM’s in sports. He makes some mystifyingly dumb personnel decisions–the latest one involved surrendering a talented, 21 year old forward with size (Phillip Forsberg) for a 31 year old retread who hadn’t scored...
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May 16, 2013  |  Discuss

Will the Washington Capitals Ever Win a Stanley Cup?

Capital Disappointment Photo via DC Sports Bog The question has to be asked. As a life long Washington Capitals fan, I have to say this team frustrates me as much or more than my beloved Washington Redskins.  The Washington Capitals always seem to be a regular season team that just can not win in the playoffs.  For thirty years the Caps have always failed to live up to expectations...
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May 14, 2013  |  Discuss
ICE CAPADES

Tom Wilson loses skate blade, crawls to bench

If it weren’t for those ill-fated contests at intermission that invite fans down onto the ice for this or that, we’d likely forget just how slippery an everyday rink is. Capitals right wing Tom Wilson found out the hard way Sunday when he was suddenly stuck with just one blade to try to work himself around the ice. Wilson had just laid a hit when the blade of his left skate popped...
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May 13, 2013  |  Discuss

Tom Wilson loses skate blade and stumbles to bench (Video)

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson had some equipment trouble during Sunday's playoff game against the New York Rangers, which was only Wilson's second career NHL game. After delivering a huge flying hit to Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh, Wilson lost his skate blade on his left skate, then stumbled several times while trying to get back to the bench with only one skate...
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May 13, 2013  |  Discuss
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY

Capitals defenseman blocks shot with his face

Washington Capitals defenseman Steven Oleksy took a puck to the face when he went down on a knee to block a shot by New York Rangers center Derick Brassard during Thursday night's Game 1 of their NHL Eastern Conference playoff series at the Verizon Center. Oleksy does not wear a mask, so he took the shot directly on the side of his face near the cheek and jaw. Fortunately,...
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May 02, 2013  |  Discuss
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