Capitals to terminate Brendan Leipsic's contract after misogynistic comments

The Washington Capitals announced on Friday that forward Brendan Leipsic has been placed on unconditional waivers, and his contract will be terminated.

The Washington Capitals have placed Brendan Leipsic on unconditional waivers for purposes of terminating his contract.

Leipsic rocketed to internet ignominy on Wednesday when screenshots of his private Instagram conversations were leaked on Twitter. Those conversations showed Leipsic making misogynistic comments about women and their appearance (including the girlfriend of Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid) and vulgar sexual comments. (Click through at your own risk.) Leipsic also talked a lot of smack about current and former teammates,…