After today’s flurry of moves, Nikolaj Ehlers has arguably become the top pending free-agent forward available. Commanding plenty of interest already, Murat Ates of The Athletic lists the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Rangers, and Washington Capitals as known suitors. He also mentioned the Tampa Bay Lightning, but it’s incredibly unfeasible given their salary cap … [Read more...] about Capitals Interested In Nikolaj Ehlers
Capitals Expected To Sign Martin Fehervary To Seven-Year Extension
Today marks the beginning of a new league year which means players in the final season of their contracts are now eligible to sign a contract extension. It appears one of those players is Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary, as Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that the blueliner is expected to sign a seven-year, $42MM extension. PuckPedia adds (Twitter link) that the … [Read more...] about Capitals Expected To Sign Martin Fehervary To Seven-Year Extension
Wild, Capitals Swap Declan Chisholm, Chase Priskie
The Minnesota Wild and Washington Capitals have gotten together on a defenseman trade. According to a team announcement, the Wild have traded Declan Chisholm and the 180th overall pick to the Capitals in exchange for Chase Priskie and the 123rd overall pick. Thus ends a one-and-a-half-year run in Minnesota for Chisholm. The longtime depth defenseman was claimed off waivers from … [Read more...] about Wild, Capitals Swap Declan Chisholm, Chase Priskie
Capitals Notes: Alexeyev, Free Agents, Fehervary, Sourdif
Following the end of the draft today, Capitals GM Chris Patrick met with the media (video link) and provided updates on several players. While not going out and confirming that the team won’t be tendering Alexander Alexeyev a qualifying offer on Monday, he stated that the team is “going to be as helpful as we can to him to get him the best opportunity to play in the NHL next … [Read more...] about Capitals Notes: Alexeyev, Free Agents, Fehervary, Sourdif
Capitals Re-Sign Henrik Rybinski To Two-Way Deal
The Capitals have retained pending RFA forward Henrik Rybinski on a two-way deal for 2025-26, the team announced Thursday. He’ll make the league minimum $775K salary if he’s in the NHL and a $130K salary in the minors. It’s a nice birthday present for Rybinski, who turns 24 today. He’s yet to make his NHL debut but has spent the last three seasons developing in AHL Hershey … [Read more...] about Capitals Re-Sign Henrik Rybinski To Two-Way Deal