Washington Capitals

Mathieu Perreault Signs Two-Year Deal With The Capitals

July 5, 2012

The Capitals announced today they have re-signed forward Mathieu Perreault to a two-year deal worth approximately one-million dollars per season.

Perreault, 24, was a restricted free agent going into the 2012-13 season. In 64 games last season, he scored 16 goals and tallied 14 assists. On January 24th, 2012, Perreault recorded his first career hat trick against the Boston Bruins.

Perreault was given a reduced role down the stretch of last season, but new coach Adam Oates will surely ask him to step up and help fill the void left by Alexander Semin’s departure. This move is aligned with what General Manager George McPhee said in response to being asked ...

Free Agency 2012: Caps Add Defenseman Jack Hillen

July 3, 2012

Kenny Shackelford

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The Washington Capitals have announced the signing of 26-year old defenseman Jack Hillen to a one-year, one-way contract worth $650,000.

Hillen spent last season with the Nashville Predators, appearing in 55 games and scoring six total points. In his previous two seasons with the New York Islanders, Hillen had 22 and 21 points respectively.

Hillen is the second player added by General Manager George McPhee during the 2012 free agency period, to go along with Joey Crabb who was signed Sunday. Hillen and Crabb were teammates at Colorado College from 2004-2006.

McPhee still has some work to do to fill the holes on the blue line, mainly the one left by Denn...

Free Agency 2012: Capitals Get Joey Crabb

July 2, 2012

Carden Hedelt

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The first acquisition for Washington Capitals General Manager George McPhee is forward Joey Crabb from the Toronto Maple Leafs. He signed on a one-year deal worth $950,000.

The right winger had 11 goals, 15 assists and 101 hits in 2011-2012, his first full season in the NHL. At 29, he has scored 18 goals and has 32 assists in 144 games with Toronto and Atlanta after being a seventh-round pick in 2002.

Crabb is projected to be a bottom-six guy for new Capitals coach Adam Oates, possibly teaming up with Matt Hendricks and Jay Beagle on the fourth line. He could play some on the penalty kill and he's not afraid to drop fists either. He ends up catching m...

Ovechkin's Drop in Points

June 29, 2012

Trenton Latos

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Adam Oates had a pretty great day Tuesday being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, and getting his first head coaching job with the Washington Capitals. What is he going to have to do to keep that job?

Flames get ahead of the 8-Ball

June 27, 2012

NickSymon

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It was a busy day for the Calgary Flames as they traded and signed defenseman Dennis Wideman from the Washington Capitals and re-signed forward Blake Comeau.

Adam Oates hired as Capitals coach

June 26, 2012

Mike Dusak

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Former Caps captain Adam Oates was hired by the team as its new coach on Tuesday.

Oates, 49, was most recently an assistant for the Devils for the past two seasons. Before that, Oates spent a year on the Tampa Bay Lightning staff. The Oates hire marks the fifth-straight hire by Caps general manager George McPhee as head coach with no prior head coaching experience.

The former NHL star had spent the last couple seasons helping turn Devils superstar Ilya Kovalchuk into a two-way player. He is said to pay extreme attention to detail and is credited with helping Zach Parise along in the past few seasons.

Former teammates have said that Oates will be a "...

Washington Capitals select Thomas Wilson with 16th pick in NHL Draft

June 22, 2012

Kim Pollock

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The Washington Capitals selected Thomas Wilson with the 16th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

A Toronto native, Wilson has been coined as a two-way power forward whose size and strength are his greatest attributes. His aggressive style combined with his determination makes an impact in all phases of the game.

The 6’4, 203-pound, winger spent two years in the Ontario Hockey League with the Plymouth Whalers and scored 33 points in 77 games. While those numbers might not give much insight into the type of forward Wilson is, his penalty minutes certainly do.

In his first year with the Whalers, he had 71 penalty minutes. In his second, he&rsq...

Washington Capitals Select Filip Forsberg With No. 11 Overall Selection

June 22, 2012

Matthew Brigidi

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With the No. 11 Selection in the 2012 NHL Draft, the Washington Capitals have selected Filip Forsberg.

Forsberg is a talented skater capable of speed and strength, which frustrates opponents while trying to stop him when attacking the offensive zone.

One of his biggest assets is his agility, which allows him to get back on defense as well as maneuver in tight spaces. With the right line mates, some believe he could develop into a prolific scorer at the NHL level.

Standing at six-foot-two and weighing 181 pounds, Forsberg has spent the last three seasons as a member of Leskands IF of the Swedish professional league HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest professional league...

Capitals first round draft possibilites

June 21, 2012

Mike Dusak

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The Washington Capitals find themselves with two first round picks in this weekends 2012 NHL Entry Draft. The picks, No. 11 and No. 16, give the team a chance to continue injecting young high-end talent into the organization.

Washington will be busy too, with a league-high 11 draft picks over the weekend.

In recent years, the Caps and general manager George McPhee have gone with the "best player available" draft strategy. The returns have been significant, adding talent up front like Alex Ovechkin, Alex Semin, Nicklas Backstrom and others among the years. They've also struck gold on defense with young an...

Caps coaching search update (or lack there of)

June 19, 2012

Mike Dusak

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It's been over a month since Dale Hunter announced he wouldn't be returning behind the bench for the Washington Capitals.

Since then, general manager George McPhee has been interviewing candidates that have possibly included veteran NHL bench bosses like Pat Quinn, Marc Crawford and ex-Caps coach Terry Murray. McPhee has also looked at some NHL assistant coaches like former Cap Adam Oates, John Stevens and Mike Sullivan according to reports.

The Caps have also interviewed in-house candidates like assistants Dean Evason and Jim Johnson, but McPhee was noncommittal as to whether either would return to the team next season, telling reporters, "We'll s...