Pro Hockey Rumors

The Washington Capitals have announced that defenseman Jakob Chychrun won’t return to tonight’s game after suffering an upper-body injury. Chychrun suffered the injury in a game against the New York Rangers after he had played for just one minute and 50 seconds. Chychrun was +1 tonight in his limited appearance. It’s a tough break for the 26-year-old, who is in his first season … [Read more...] about Evening Notes: Chychrun, Kapanen, Bastian

The Washington Capitals will have a mess to sort out on defense with Jakob Chychrun (upper-body) and Alexander Alexeyev (personal) each out day-to-day, per Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network. El-Bashir also shares that Matt Roy, who has been out since October 12th, is nearing a return but likely won’t play on Thursday. Chychrun suffered his injury after just four … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Capitals, Hakanpaa, Määttä, Kesselring

The Capitals have recalled veteran center Michael Sgarbossa from AHL Hershey, per general manager Chris Patrick. Defenseman Matt Roy, absent since the season opener after sustaining a lower-body injury, was placed on injured reserve to open up a spot for Sgarbossa on the active roster. The news doesn’t delay Roy’s return to the lineup – he’s been out for more than seven days so … [Read more...] about Capitals Recall Michael Sgarbossa, Place Matt Roy On IR

Capitals defenseman Matt Roy skated today before practice notes NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti (Twitter link). The 29-year-old suffered a lower-body injury in Washington’s season opener and hasn’t played since.  Roy was their most prominent free agent signing over the summer, inking a six-year, $34.5MM contract after putting up 25 points in nearly 21 minutes a night last season with Los … [Read more...] about Roy Skates Before Practice