Pro Hockey Rumors

Tom Gulitti of NHL.com is reporting that veteran Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie told reporters today that he felt good and will be joining the club on their upcoming road trip. Oshie has been dealing with an upper-body injury and hasn’t played since March 30th. The six-time 20-goal scorer has been limited to just 47 games this season as he has dealt with injury concerns … [Read more...] about Metro Notes: Oshie, Shea, Lucius

Winger Alexander Barabanov has reportedly played his last game with the San Jose Sharks, with a lower-body injury expected to end his season and the Sharks not likely to re-sign him this summer, per Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News (Web link). Barabanov suffered the injury from a blocked shot on March 26th and hasn’t played since, missing San Jose’s last five games. This is … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Barabanov, Sandin, Kostin, Bryson

The roster shuffling in Washington continues.  After recalling both players on an emergency basis in recent days, the team announced that goaltender Hunter Shepard and winger Matthew Phillips have been returned to AHL Hershey. Shepard was brought up on Thursday following Darcy Kuemper being banged up in practice the day before.  However, the veteran was between the pipes on … [Read more...] about Capitals Assign Hunter Shepard And Matthew Phillips To AHL

The Capitals have once again brought forward Matthew Phillips up from the AHL on an emergency loan, per a team release. It’s the fourth recall for Phillips in the past few weeks after Washington re-claimed him off waivers from the Penguins in March. Why exactly Phillips has been added to the roster ahead of tonight’s game against the Hurricanes is unknown – no Capitals forwards … [Read more...] about Capitals Recall Matthew Phillips

The Washington Capitals have recalled goaltender Hunter Shepard from their AHL affiliate the Hershey Bears. The 28-year-old Shepard has seen action with the Capitals already this season and made his NHL debut back in October when he led Washington to a victory over the New Jersey Devils. Shepard has a 2-1-1 record at the NHL level with a .894 save percentage and a 3.19 … [Read more...] about Metro Notes: Shepard, Gaudreau, Fast