Emily Kaplan: Re Alex Ovechkin future: The most recent timeline I was given was around the draft -- before or shortly after; But if Ovechkin needs more time, the Capitals appear willing to give it to him - ESPN (5/27)
This past season 40 year old alex ovechkin had more goals (32) than:
- connor bedard
- nick suzuki
- david pastrnak
- sidney crosby
- jack hughes
- tom wilson
- william nylander
- andrei svechnikov
- auston matthews
- jack eichel
- john tavares
- sebastian aho
- clayton keller
imagine being a hockey player in 2006 and you see THIS fucking psychopath on skates putting up 46 goals 92 points 400 shots on net and over 200 hits and he’s only 21 years old AND he looks like this.
absolutely preposterous. demon on skates.
NEWS | The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Timothy Liljegren to a two-year, $6.5 million contract extension. Liljegren's contract will carry an average annual value of $3.25 million.
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Former Capitals teammates John Carlson and Nic Dowd share a big hug in the Vegas-Anaheim handshake line. They were teammates in Washington from 2018-2026 #AllCaps
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Meanwhile, Off Campus launched today on Prime.
Former Caps defenseman Vinny Iorio is the on-ice stunt double for lead character Garrett Graham, played by Belmont Cameli.
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NEWS | The Washington Capitals have signed forward Theodor Niederbach to a one-year, two-way contract ($1.025 million/$85,000).
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NEWS | The Washington Capitals have signed forward Petr Sikora to a three-year entry-level contract. Sikora’s contract will carry an average annual value of $995,000.
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The NHL salary cap has officially been set at $104 M. The salary floor is going to be $76.9 M.
Assuming the Caps spend to the cap, they have $36.6 M to spend, 7th most in the NHL.