The Capitals have promoted Patrick Wellar to their NHL coaching staff on an interim basis, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports. It will be his first NHL role after spending the past several years working as an assistant for Washington’s AHL affiliate in Hershey.
It’s been too long since the Vancouver Canucks’ pro scouting was competent. For a good chunk of the 2010s, finding value-free agent adds was tantamount to impossible.
This year's Stanley Cup Final is about more than Alex Ovechkin and Marc-Andre Fleury. Sure, it's primarily about them, and they will rightfully garner the lion's share of attention, but there is plenty of talent on both sides, and no shortage of good individual stories to boot.