Ottawa Senators forward Nick Cousins will be out through, at least, early March after suffering a knee injury in the team’s Saturday win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Cousins suffered the injury on a knee-to-knee collision with Leafs rookie Jacob Quillan. Both players needed helped off the ice after the hit, though Quillian ultimately avoided an injury. Senators head coach … [Read more...] about Senators’ Nick Cousins To Miss 6-To-8 Weeks
Capitals Sign Logan Thompson To Six-Year Extension
3:03 p.m: Washington has made the signing official per a team announcement. 1:30 p.m: The Capitals are close to a multi-year extension with pending UFA netminder Logan Thompson, Kevin Weekes of ESPN reports Monday. It’s a six-year commitment with a price tag of $5.85MM per season, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet adds, working out to a total value of $35.1MM. PuckPedia provided … [Read more...] about Capitals Sign Logan Thompson To Six-Year Extension
Capitals Ramping Up Efforts To Extend Logan Thompson
The Capitals have “engaged more meaningfully” in extension talks with pending unrestricted free agent goaltender Logan Thompson’s camp recently, Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic reports Friday. Washington is aiming to have the soon-to-be 28-year-old signed, and off the market by the time the 4 Nations Face-Off rolls around in a few weeks, LeBrun wrote. Recent extensions … [Read more...] about Capitals Ramping Up Efforts To Extend Logan Thompson
Tom McVie Passes Away
Former NHL coach and longtime Bruins scout Tom McVie has passed away at age 89, the team announced Monday. McVie played 18 seasons with various minor league clubs from 1956 to 1974, then was the head coach of the Capitals, Jets, and Devils in parts of nine seasons from 1975 to 1992. McVie began his NHL career behind the bench in a difficult situation, taking over Washington’s … [Read more...] about Tom McVie Passes Away
Capitals Activate Charlie Lindgren, Assign Hunter Shepard To Minors
The Capitals will welcome back part of their goalie tandem tonight against Pittsburgh. The team announced that they have activated Charlie Lindgren off injured reserve and assigned Hunter Shepard to AHL Hershey. The move effectively reverses the one made last weekend. At that time, Lindgren had just suffered an upper-body injury and the placement meant he’d miss at least a … [Read more...] about Capitals Activate Charlie Lindgren, Assign Hunter Shepard To Minors