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Washington Capitals Wisely Sitting Quiet Thus Far In Free Agency
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by Nik Leighton in NHL
Ever since their disappointing first round loss to Jaroslav Halák and the surprise Montréal Canadiens, speculation regarding who the Washington Capitals would add next season has flown all over the Internet.
Capitals pundits and supporters alike can see that the team has a couple of holes—after all, with every National Hockey League franchise always a work in progress, what team doesn't require a touch up or two here and there?
Most notably, ...
NHL Draft 2010: Russian Factor Not A Problem As Capitals Steal Evgeny Kuznetsov
Posted: 26th June 2010 by Nik Leighton in NHL
As always is the case for the National Hockey League's captor of the President's Trophy, given annually to the top regular season club, the Washington Capitals and general manager George McPhee had to wait a while in Los Angeles' famed Staples Center before making their first selection at 26th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Three-and-a-half hours passed, McPhee watching the NHL's other general managers add new toys to their respective ...
2010 NHL Free Agency Best Available: TomᚠPlekanec
Posted: 13th June 2010 by Nik Leighton in NHL
The first of July, the opening of the National Hockey League's free agency period, marks the beginning of another 11-month journey for glory for each of the league's 30 clubs. Every year at this time, general managers scramble to improve their respective franchises in hopes of seeing their own captain holding the coveted Stanley Cup high above their head at the end of the next season, in place of Chicago's Jonathan Toews.
As evidenced ...
Following the Chicago Blackhawks' victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday, clinching the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship since 1961, the National Hockey League's offseason is officially underway.
Ahead on the NHL's June schedule lies its annual award show in Las Vegas on the 23rd and the hope-filled NHL Entry Draft held two nights later at Los Angeles' famed Staples Center.
The first of ...