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Dan’s Take: What Should the Capitals Do With Alex Semin?
Before I jump into the fray, there are a few things I wanted to note upfront: (1) I don’t have any experience writing about hockey. (2) And I’m coming at this from the perspective of a baseball...
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Backstrom: Swedish for “Shöw Me The Möney”
When the Twitterverse found out that the Caps would make a “significant player announcement”, speculation ran wild: Will Brooks Laich retire and become a NASCAR Inside Front Tire Changer? Will...
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Is Alex Ovechkin’s Contract A Good Deal?
Photo credit: Greg Fiume Signing Alexander Semin to a one-year extension was a good move. It limits the Capitals exposure to the potential downside if he doesn’t preform to expectations and lets them...
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Second-Line Centers And Unicorns
Photo credit: Christopher Pasatieri There is more than one team that needs a second-line center at the deadline. With a thin pool to draw from it may be easier for the Capitals to secure the services...
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How the “Jagr” Division Will Spend Its Dough in 2013-14
With the signing of Karl Alzner, the Washington Capitals are just one Johansson-shaped puzzle piece away from finalizing its roster for 2013-14. Maybe. There’s still a lot of time to make moves...
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Second-Line Centers And Unicorns
Photo credit: Christopher Pasatieri There is more than one team that needs a second-line center at the deadline. With a thin pool to draw from it may be easier for the Capitals to secure the services...
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How the “Jagr” Division Will Spend Its Dough in 2013-14
With the signing of Karl Alzner, the Washington Capitals are just one Johansson-shaped puzzle piece away from finalizing its roster for 2013-14. Maybe. There’s still a lot of time to make moves...
View ArticleWith salary cap likely to remain flat, Brian MacLellan will have to get...
The New York Post’s Larry Brooks is reporting that the NHLPA will decline to use its 5% escalator clause for next season, meaning the NHL salary cap will remain around $73 million mark for 2017-18....
View ArticleReport: NHLPA voting to raise salary cap to $75 million
The on and off again saga that is the NHL Escalator Clause has taken another sharp turn. The NHLPA, who was widely expected to raise the cap to $78 million and then nope, totally not doing that, is now...
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It’s official: the NHL salary cap will be $75 million next year
Confirming the NHLPA’s vote on Friday, the NHL has announced that the salary cap for 2017-18 will be $75 million, an increase of two million dollars over last season. This will have an impact on...
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The Caps will have about $6 million in cap space to address multiple needs
Even before losing Nate Schmidt in the expansion draft, this was going to be an interesting offseason for the Washington Capitals. Their top two right wings are hitting unrestricted free agency and...
View ArticleNHL salary cap projects to be between $78 and $82 million next season
On Friday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman shared a salary cap projection during a board of governors meeting held in Manalapan, Florida. The league and its governors were congregating at the Eau Palm...
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NHL salary cap expected to fall between $79.5 and $80 million in 2018-19
On Wednesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman gave an indication of what to expect the salary cap should be for the 2018-19 season. Though it has yet to be finalized with the NHLPA, it should fall...
View ArticleReport: NHL salary cap projected to be around $83 million next season
The NHL salary cap saw an increase of $4.5 million from last season to current. The increase to $79.5 million helped the Capitals re-sign John Carlson and kept a majority of the Stanley Cup winning...
View ArticleThe NHL salary cap will be $81.5 million for the 2019-20 season
The Washington Capitals are going to have to do some mathematical gymnastics to make their roster work for the 2019-20 season. Saturday evening, word broke out that the salary cap for the 2019-20...
View ArticleNHL releases salary-cap projection for next season
The NHL released their salary cap projection for next season and it’s higher than most analysts anticipated. TSN’s Frank Servalli is reporting that the NHL believes the salary cap maximum will be...
View Article2020-21 bonuses cause Capitals to lose nearly $500k of cap space next season
Caps senior writer, Mike Vogel, reported on Friday that the Washington Capitals will lose $472,927 of cap space during the 2021-22 season due to performance bonuses earned by defenseman Zdeno Chara and...
View ArticleWith salary cap likely to remain flat, Brian MacLellan will have to get...
The New York Post’s Larry Brooks is reporting that the NHLPA will decline to use its 5% escalator clause for next season, meaning the NHL salary cap will remain around $73 million mark for 2017-18....
View ArticleReport: NHLPA voting to raise salary cap to $75 million
The on and off again saga that is the NHL Escalator Clause has taken another sharp turn. The NHLPA, who was widely expected to raise the cap to $78 million and then nope, totally not doing that, is now...
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It’s official: the NHL salary cap will be $75 million next year
Confirming the NHLPA’s vote on Friday, the NHL has announced that the salary cap for 2017-18 will be $75 million, an increase of two million dollars over last season. This will have an impact on...
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