The Washington Capitals won’t start their regular season until this Saturday giving their new goaltender plenty of time to return. Tom Gulitti of the NHL relayed a note from head coach Spencer Carbery that goaltender Logan Thompson is expected back at practice tomorrow after being away from the team for personal reasons.
The Capitals acquired Thompson this past offseason from the Vegas Golden Knights for a pair of third-round picks. It was an odd move at the time given how close Vegas’ is to the cap for the 2024-25 season. Thompson is on the last year of a three-year, $2.3MM contract signed with the Golden Knights in 2022 with a $767K cap hit. Still, it makes some sense for Vegas to get something for a netminder who surely would have left in unrestricted free agency next summer.