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Capitals re-sign defenseman Rasmus Sandin to a 5-year contract worth $23 million
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Capitals re-sign defenseman Rasmus Sandin to a 5-year contract worth $23 million

Associated Press  

Rasmus Sandin is sticking around with the Washington Capitals for a while after re-signing Wednesday on a five-year contract worth $23 million. “It all started really a year ago when I got here,” Sandin told reporters after the team’s practice in Arlington, Virginia. They also could make moves involving fellow pending free agents Joel Edmundson, Max Pacioretty and Nicolas Aube-Kubel …

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Ranking the best NHL players and prospects under 23: Connor Bedard tops the list
1 year, 3 months ago

Ranking the best NHL players and prospects under 23: Connor Bedard tops the list

New York Times  

The Athletic’s first NHL Power Rankings for the 2023-24 season are now live. Photo: Norm Hall / NHLI via Getty Images Skill Grades Tier 3 C ANA 9 Luke Hughes D NJD DOB: 9/9/2003 Ht: 6' 2" Wt: 184 Shoots: L Draft: #4 - 2021 Profile Luke Hughes was one of the top defensemen in college hockey and after joining …

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Caps, Trevor van Riemsdyk agree to 3-year extension with $3 million AAV
1 year, 9 months ago

Caps, Trevor van Riemsdyk agree to 3-year extension with $3 million AAV

New York Times  

The Capitals re-signed Trevor van Riemsdyk to a three-year extension, Washington general manager Brian MacLellan announced Saturday. The Athletic’s instant analysis: Capitals’ blue line taking shape Less than two weeks after trading for Rasmus Sandin and re-signing Nick Jensen, the Capitals’ 2023-24 blue line continues to take shape. With the versatile and reliable van Riemsdyk back in the fold, Washington …

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Capitals have new look after bevy of trade deadline changes
1 year, 9 months ago

Capitals have new look after bevy of trade deadline changes

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Va. — When the Washington Capitals departed for a four-game road trip in late February, players knew change was afoot. Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals’ core remains in place to chase fading playoff hopes, but it’s also a rare period of transition in Washington after the organization’s first deadline selloff in more than a decade. Obviously, this time of …

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Capitals sign Nick Jensen to 3-year extension: Washington’s 2023-24 blue line taking shape
1 year, 9 months ago

Capitals sign Nick Jensen to 3-year extension: Washington’s 2023-24 blue line taking shape

New York Times  

The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Nick Jensen to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. THREE MORE YEARS OF THE JENSMAN The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Nick Jensen to a three-year contract extension. Jensen's contract will carry an average annual value of $4.05 million.#ALLCAPS — Washington Capitals March 1, 2023 Backstory Jensen’s extension comes on the heels …

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NHL trade grades: Maple Leafs send Rasmus Sandin to Capitals, a win for both teams
1 year, 9 months ago

NHL trade grades: Maple Leafs send Rasmus Sandin to Capitals, a win for both teams

New York Times  

The trade Maple Leafs get: Defenseman Erik Gustafsson, 2023 first-round pick Capitals get: Defenseman Rasmus Sandin Sean Gentille: So we’re getting one big Leafs trade per day, until the deadline? There was plenty to like about Monday’s move: Jake McCabe, as a defensive defenseman who is actually good, is the rarest of birds, and he’s locked in at $2 million …

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Do the Maple Leafs have a playoff-style defence? Or do they need reinforcements?
1 year, 10 months ago

Do the Maple Leafs have a playoff-style defence? Or do they need reinforcements?

New York Times  

TORONTO — How much does one game really matter? It’s probably unlikely that any one game would significantly sway opinions or change what the Leafs already think and/or know about their roster. It’s a fascinating question, mostly because the Leafs have been one of the top teams in the NHL this season and boast six quality NHL defenders even without …

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Why Pontus Holmberg has been a quick hit with the Maple Leafs
2 years ago

Why Pontus Holmberg has been a quick hit with the Maple Leafs

New York Times  

Rasmus Sandin looked across the table at an Italian restaurant in downtown Dallas and smiled. “He’s very, very, very smart,” Sandin said of Holmberg, making sure to emphasize every single use of the adverb. And “smart” isn’t just a word you hear a lot to describe Holmberg, it’s those smarts that have helped the 2018 sixth-round pick solidify a role …

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How tradition has made Maple Leafs’ big Swedish family feel more at home
2 years ago

How tradition has made Maple Leafs’ big Swedish family feel more at home

New York Times  

At some point last season, a tradition was born within the Maple Leafs. It was spearheaded by William Nylander, the unofficial and somewhat controversial “captain” of what’s currently the largest group of Swedes on any one team in the NHL. “We’re a pretty tight group here overall,” Timothy Liljegren said of the Leafs, “but it’s always nice to talk Swedish …

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Börje Salming dead at 71: Leafs great ‘blazed the trail that many of the greatest players followed’
2 years ago

Börje Salming dead at 71: Leafs great ‘blazed the trail that many of the greatest players followed’

New York Times  

Börje Salming, the Hall of Fame Swedish defenseman who starred for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1970s and ’80s and paved the way for many Europeans to join the NHL, has died, the team announced Thursday. “The Toronto Maple Leafs mourn the loss of Börje Salming,” team president Brendan Shanahan said Thursday in a statement. He helped open the …

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2020-21 Leafs depth chart 2.0: Now with more Bogosian, Vesey and roster battles
4 years, 2 months ago

2020-21 Leafs depth chart 2.0: Now with more Bogosian, Vesey and roster battles

New York Times  

A couple weeks can make a huge difference at this time of year. Forwards L LW C RW 1 Hyman Matthews Marner 2 Mikheyev Tavares Nylander 3 Vesey Kerfoot Simmonds 4 Robertson Spezza Barabanov X Engvall Boyd Anderson Others vying for spots: Denis Malgin, Kenny Agostino, Nic Petan, Adam Brooks, Egor Korshkov, Kalle Kossila In the system: Filip Hallander, Semyon …

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