GeorgeMcPhee was a guest on DC101's Elliot in the Morning today, and the Caps' GM made it clear that he respectfully disagrees with the NHL's decision to suspend Alex Ovechkin for two games. "It was a five-minute major, we had to kill off a five-minute penalty, and we lost the best player in the game for the rest of the game," McPhee said. "We only had him for three...
... an awful lot of plays in the NHL so far this year," Boudreau said. "As [General Manager GeorgeMcPhee] told me, 'It was a good hockey play that went wrong.' That's, to me, where it should have stayed. But I'm not the boss." The man who represented the Caps' point of view to the league office went further. McPhee was on DC101's Elliot in the Morning on Thursday,...
Alex Ovechkin is not expected to receive an MRI on his injured right knee tonight, GeorgeMcPhee said after the second period. The Caps GM added that Ovechkin is icing his knee at the moment and will be examined tomorrow when the Caps return to Washington by team doctor Ben Shaffer. McPhee dodged a question about the severity of the injury, saying he'll know more after Ovechkin...
Of course he is - 8 is our lucky number.Check it out and kudos and congratulations. GeorgeMcPhee made the list of the ten best GMs of the last decade in Puck Daddy. Very nice. Go Caps!
From the Caps: ARLINGTON, Va., – The Washington Capitals have claimed forward Chris Bourque off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins and assigned him to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager GeorgeMcPhee announced today. Bourque returns to the Washington organization after recording three assists in 20 games this season for the...
... a game? A: It's such a tough call with Alex. It would definitely be a 'let's sit down and talk to George [McPhee] and everybody' before we make that decision." Q:Did Alex have an MRI
Alexander Ovechkin left the game in the first period after a knee on knee hit with Carolina’s Tim Gleasen. According to GM GeorgeMcPhee, there will be no medical update of Ovechkin’s condition tonight. The knee is currently being iced and will be medically examined tomorrow. Ovechkin took the brunt of the hit and [...]