The Capitals are recalling right wing Matthew Phillips, who has shown upside as a prospect but struggled at the NHL level.
The Washington Capitals have re-claimed Matthew Phillips on waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins this morning. Phillips has one goal and five points in 27 games with the Capitals this season.
A trio of players have been placed on waivers today by their respective teams. The Pittsburgh Penguins, Dallas Stars, and Los Angeles Kings have placed Matthew Phillips, Joel Hanley, and Aaron Dell on waivers, respectively.
Well, that didn’t take very long. The Penguins have placed winger Matthew Phillips, who they claimed off waivers from Washington on Feb. 16, on waivers.
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a gut punch of a loss to the Los Angeles Kings. On home ice, the day the team retires a franchise icon’s number and taking a lead late into the final frame, the Penguins took the kind of loss that could deflate an entire season.
Shortly before 2 p.m. Friday, Matthew Phillips was a spare part with the Washington Capitals, with only the formality of clearing waivers appearing to separate him from a trip to the American Hockey League.
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins made good use of the waiver wire with a new addition to the forward group. With injuries piling up to Penguins forwards, they claimed Matthew Phillips from the Washington Capitals.
PITTSBURGH – President and general manager Kyle Dubas has used the waiver wire to his advantage since joining the Pittsburgh Penguins. That trend continued when the Penguins claimed forward Matthew Phillips from the Washington Capitals.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have claimed forward Matthew Phillips off waivers from the Washington Capitals, TSN’s Chris Johnston reported Friday afternoon.
The Penguins claimed forward Matthew Phillips off waivers from the Capitals on Friday, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.
A couple of players have been placed on waivers, including one that will have the ability to look for a new home. On Thursday, the Washington Capitals put forward Matthew Phillips on waivers.
For several seasons, many Calgary Flames fans were upset about the lack of opportunity given to Matthew Phillips, and rightfully so. The undersized winger played a total of three NHL games, despite putting up fantastic numbers in the American Hockey League (AHL) season after season.
The Capitals have returned to playing playoff-level hockey this season, and Tom Wilson and the youngsters are the biggest reason why.
There were noticeably fewer participants when the Washington Capitals returned to the ice Monday, one day after trimming the preseason roster down to 35.
Sixty seconds after the start of free agency, Matthew Phillips was on the phone. On the other line was Spencer Carbery, the Washington Capitals new head coach, who was tasked with courting the 25-year-old winger from the start of the coach’s first NHL free agency.
The Washington Capitals signed Matthew Phillips to a one-year, one-way deal worth $775,000. The former Calgary Flame has yet to break through at the NHL level, but his stats and overall abilities in the American Hockey League (AHL) have shown he’s one step away from cracking an NHL roster and staying there.
The Calgary Flames’ top American Hockey League scorer is headed to another organization. Forward Matthew Phillips has signed a one year, one-way deal worth $775,000 with the Washington Capitals.
Matthew Phillips is expected to hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent on Saturday, but the door isn’t closed on him returning to Calgary next season.
When a trade involving a major player happens it usually helps both teams. The Calgary Flames need to unload the huge contract of Jonathan Huberdeau worth $10.5 million through the 2030-31 season.
Folks, we’re just a couple weeks away from the beginning of the National Hockey League’s free agent season. As teams jostle to get themselves ready, our pals at Daily Faceoff have updated their top 50 free agents list… and Calgary Flames prospect Matthew Phillips is on the list at #49.
On Friday’s edition of Daily Faceoff Live, Frank Seravalli and Mike McKenna discussed some of the top Group 6 unrestricted free agents in the National Hockey League set to hit the market this summer.
The Calgary Flames’ season is starting to slip, but they are still in the playoff race. So the question is, should the team add at the 2023 Trade Deadline or stand pat?
It’s been a season of firsts for Calgary Wranglers forward Matthew Phillips. Back in November 2022, the 24-year-old winger was named the AHL Player of the Month for the first time in his career.
Over the past few seasons, Matthew Phillips has become a pretty popular player amongst Calgary Flames fans. It doesn’t have a lot to do with his on-ice play for the team, though.
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