Recapping the Capitals Changing of the Guard in Net

By Joe Pohoryles The Washington Capitals have completed their revamp in the crease. After trading away Vitek Vanecek to the New Jersey Devils on July 8, and jettisoning Ilya Samsonov to the open market on July 11, the Capitals signed Darcy Kuemper and Charlie Lindgren to serve as the goaltenders for the foreseeable future. Vanecek,Continue reading “Recapping the Capitals Changing of the Guard in Net”

Assessing the Caps roster with the Chara, Sheary additions

With the additions of Conor Sheary, Zdeno Chara and possibly Craig Anderson, the Capitals are putting the final moves in place before the 2020-21 season begins. As it stands, the team is more than $3.5 million over the salary cap (according to CapFriendly), but more on the cap situation later. For now, Chara becomes theContinue reading “Assessing the Caps roster with the Chara, Sheary additions”