After a flurry of long-term deals were handed out last week, this week was much quieter on the transaction front. However, there was still some news of note from the past seven days, recapped in our key stories.

Barnes Promoted: Even hockey fans who aren’t entirely familiar with advanced statistics have likely heard of the terms Corsi rating and Fenwick rating. Those were created by Tim Barnes, under the pseudonym Vic Ferrari. Barnes joined Washington’s front office more than a decade ago and he now has a new role with the team as he has been promoted to Assistant GM. He becomes the third AM under Craig Patrick, joining Ross Mahoney and Don Fishman. The Capitals are no stranger to getting creative with some of their front office moves; late in the spring of 2024, they purchased th

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