Caps agree a trade in ‘best interests’ of both parties Winger Peter Bondra and the Capitals have agreed that trading him this summer is in the best interest of both parties. Bondra met with GM George McPhee recently to ask for a trade, something sources said the team had planned to do anyway. “I’ve been …
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MONTREAL (AP) — The National Hockey League gathers here this week for its annual summer meetings with the main order of business being the stocking of the new Kansas City and Washington franchises. Both teams are scheduled to begin play this fall and each will select 22 players and two goaltenders in the NHL expansion …
Less than two years after arriving in Washington, Jaromir Jagr might be on his way out. At least if his bosses have their way. The Washington Post reported yesterday that the Capitals “would like to trade” Jagr, who has $55 million and five years left on the contract extension he signed after being acquired Julv …
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Hunter Denies Hit On Pierre Was Dirty By Greg Logan STAFF WRITER Newsday (Nassau Edition) (Hempstead, New York) “I didn’t hit him dirty,” Dale Hunter said. The Caps’ pit bull was referring to the hit he put on Pierre Turgeon about 5 seconds after he scored to give the Islanders a 5-1 lead in their …
The playoffs have a rich tradition of turning unsung players into top performers. By Alan Adams John Druce didn’t need any explanation about why a reporter he’s never met was calling him in early April. “The playoffs are coming and I usually get a bunch of calls around this time of year,” Druce said on …
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by Luke DeCock The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) If the Washington Capitals missed the playoffs and Alex Ovechkin beat out Jarome Iginla for the Hart Trophy anyway, that decision would have corrected the injustice of 2002 when Iginla was denied the trophy for the exact same reason. That season, Montreal Canadiens goalie Jose …
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Carpenter Cuts Path For American Hockey MONTREAL (AP) — Bobby Carpenter made history, but the Capitals caught the Canadiens on a night when they were planning for the future and Montreal beat Washington 3-2. Carpenter scored his 50th goal of the season Thursday night to become the first American-born player to reach the benchmark of …
The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Predators picked up the defenseman they wanted in acquiring Brendan Witt from Washington yesterday. But he didn’t come cheap. The Predators dealt away their first-round pick in the June draft (#23 Semyon Varlamov) as well as prospect center Kris Beech, a former first-round pick (of Washington) …
South Florida Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) In the waning hours before today’s NHL trade deadline, contenders are buying playoff insurance while the lesser lights seek youth while divesting themselves of aging stars with big stats and bigger paychecks. The latest names: Goulet and Liut. The Quebec Nordiques traded veteran left-wing Michel Goulet and goaltender …
