Chris Cerullo

2 days ago | russianmachineneverbreaks.com | Chris Cerullo

The Hershey Bears signed Capitals prospect goaltender Antoine Keller to a one-year AHL contract on Wednesday afternoon. Keller, selected by the Caps in the seventh round of the 2023 NHL Draft, spent the 2024-25 season with Lausanne HC of Switzerland’s National League. He primarily served as the team’s backup, appearing in 13 games and posting a 3.16 goals-against average and a .894 save percentage.

2 days ago | russianmachineneverbreaks.com | Chris Cerullo

Former New York Rangers assistant coach Dan Muse has been named the new head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins announced Muse’s hiring on Wednesday afternoon, ending an over-month-long search for their next bench boss after parting ways with Mike Sullivan on April 28. The 42-year-old Massachusetts native beat out other candidates, including Capitals assistant coach Mitch Love and Kings assistant coach DJ Smith.

3 days ago | russianmachineneverbreaks.com | Chris Cerullo

The Washington Capitals had the Eastern Conference’s best record during the 2024-25 season, surprising many around the league with the significant improvement they showed during Spencer Carbery’s second year behind the bench. Much of the rise was fueled by several offseason additions that restored depth to what was previously a very shallow roster. After an earlier playoff exit than anticipated, the Capitals enter what could (or could not) be the last summer of captain Alex Ovechkin’s NHL career.

4 days ago | russianmachineneverbreaks.com | Chris Cerullo

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4 days ago | russianmachineneverbreaks.com | Chris Cerullo

The Capitals relinquished their exclusive rights to draft picks Haakon Hanelt and Brett Hyland after signing neither to an entry-level contract before June 1’s yearly “must sign by” deadline. The two prospects have now become free agents. Hanelt was a 2021 fifth-round pick by the Capitals, and Hyland was a 2023 seventh-round pick. Neither player spent the 2024-25 season in the team’s organization. PuckPedia shared the full list of players around the league set to become free agents late last month.