Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic: Washington Capitals GM Brian MacLellan stated that they’ll do a broad coaching search to change Peter Laviolette (shared choice to enter a various instructions) and it might entail aides with groups that are still playing. MacLellan will certainly be seeking a person that can deal with celebrity gamers yet additionally work with creating young gamers.
NHL Rumors: Washington Capitals– Keys to the offseason and pending freelances
“It’s going to be different in that you want a coach that can work with young guys, and we’re going to have a veteran group at the top that kind of needs a veteran coach. It’s going to be a challenge to find the right guy for that. … I don’t know that we can find it, but we’ll do the best we can.”
29- year- old ahead Tom Wilson has a year left on his agreement and is qualified for an expansion after July 1st. Talks have not begun yet however both sides desire a lengthy- term bargain.
“I’d like for Tom to finish up in Washington,” MacLellan stated. “He’s been a big part of our culture, our group, he’s consistently gotten better throughout the years. We’re going to do everything we can to sign him.”
MacLellan has an interest in re- finalizing pending UFA Connor Brown, that missed out on practically the whole period to an injury.
“We’ll talk to his representatives and see what they’re thinking just before free agency and then we’ll examine what we think we can get done — trades, free agents — and put that decision in that group,”
Free representatives and wage cap estimates
Unrestricted freelances– Connor Brown, Craig Smith, Carl Hagelin, Conor Sheary, Zach Fucale, Bobby Nardella, Michael Sgarbossa, Dylan McIlrath, Hunter Shepard, Mike Vecchione, and Matt Irwin.
Restricted freelances– Garret Pilon (mediation- eligible), Henrik Borgstrom (mediation- eligible), Gabriel Carlsson (mediation- eligible), Alexander Alexeyev, Kody Clark, Martin Fehervary and Riley Sutter.
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