One year ago, the Capitals made an important† change
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By Peter Hassett 3 days ago
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Assigning the correct grades to all the big NHL free agency deals
We’re only 48 hours into the free-agency frontier, and the terrain is daunting. Unsure of when the next season will even begin or what revenue may look like in the future, NHL teams nonetheless sallied forth, signing free agents and making plans for whatever comes next.
What are we, the fans, to think of these deals? Worry not and think not, as I have done all the thinking for you. Here are the correct grades for all the big free-agent deals*.
By Peter Hassett 2 months ago
Holtby vs Hank
Tomorrow, Caps goalie Braden Holtby will enter free agency for the first time in a ten-year career that has seen him win a Vezina, a Jennings, and a Stanley Cup. At the same time, veteran goalie Henrik Lundqvist, just bought out by the New York Rangers, is widely rumored to become the next goalie of the Washington Capitals.
So, who is better: Hank or Holtby?
By Peter Hassett 2 months ago
Scouting the Capitals’ possible selections at pick number 24
Draft day is finally upon us as the NHL’s 2020 draft process begins virtually with round one live on NBCSN tonight at 7 PM. The Washington Capitals will be making their first selection at pick number 24, which is the highest they have drafted since taking Ilya Samsonov 22nd overall in 2015.
The Caps have stated they’ll be taking who they consider the best player available, regardless of position, so let’s take a peek at some names that could be your newest face in red tonight.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
The Caps should sign Henrik Lundqvist #hank2dc
In 2009, 2012, 2013, and 2015, Henrik Lundqvist backstopped the New York Rangers in four games 7 against the Washington Capitals. The Rangers won three of those four games, with Lundqvist stopping 96.6 percent of the shots he faced, including one 35-save shutout.
He’s always been a Caps killer, but now he could be a Cap, as Elliotte Friedman suggested that Washington is interested in singing the 38-year-old Swedish goalie, who will enter free agency for the first time since he was bought out by his team of 15 years. Lundqvist is a very special player, and this is an intriguing idea.
By Peter Hassett 2 months ago
Playoff predictions, final round: Peter vs Ian vs Keith, a coin
It all comes down to this. The Dallar Stars have a chance to win their first Cup since Pantera was releasing new music. The Tampa Bay Lightning have a chance to win their first Cup since back when CO2 levels were under 400 parts per million. And Keith, who is a coin, must get the final right or else he’ll be below 50 percent.
By Peter Hassett 2 months ago
Playoff predictions, third round: Peter vs Ian vs Keith, a coin
The second round of the playoffs was a lot of fun, and not only because Ian went 0 for 4 in his predictions. Now the stakes get even higher, as we’ve got just two series to predict.
By Peter Hassett 3 months ago
The fat lady has sung: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals have been knocked out of the 2020 NHL playoffs in the first round by their old bench boss and his New York Islanders in only five games. The 4-0 defeat marks the second season in a row that the Caps haven’t at least seen the second round after seeing it in the prior four.
The Caps outshot the Isles 21 to 17 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 52 to 23.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
There is life: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals have staved off utter humiliation with an effort that they should be proud of. The 3-2 victory ensures that this first-round series will at least have to go five games.
The Caps outshot the Isles 29 to 26 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 48 to 27.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
The 🦅 💩 the 🛏️
Going down 3-0 in a playoff series is virtually the same thing as elimination. It’s incredibly unlikely that a team in the Washington Capitals’ situation would win four games in a row. And given how badly the Caps are playing, the most likely outcome right now is a 4-0 sweep.
But that description– losing four straight games to an inferior team led by your team’s former coach — still dramatically undersells the scale and the humiliation of this defeat.
The Washington Capitals of the 2020 postseason are a catastrophe.
By Peter Hassett 3 months ago
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