Not up for debate: The 2018-19 Capitals as characters from Parks & Recreation and The Office
The Washington Capitals are no longer the masters of the universe. Consequently, you as an RMNB reader no longer deserve the delight…
Not up for debate: The 2018-19 Caps as Marvel Cinematic Universe characters
The Washington Capitals are no longer the masters of the universe. Consequently, you as an RMNB reader no longer deserve the delight…
The Metropolitan Division just got way tougher
The Washington Capitals have won the Metropolitan Division four seasons in a row. It's been domination of a sort, but with two…
Regrading the Washington Capitals 2018 NHL Draft selections
After my recent 2019 draft grades and the start of Development Camp, I decided to take a look back at my work…
Grading the Washington Capitals 2019 NHL Draft selections
The 2019 NHL Draft has concluded and the Washington Capitals ended up with four players selected within the first five rounds of…
Who’s a sure thing and who’s a goner among Caps free agents
There are a bunch of open questions for the Washington Capitals this summer. After swapping Matt Niskanen for Radko Gudas and extending…
The Radko Gudas / Matt Niskanen trade is a classic Brian MacLellan move
I really like Washington's trade on Friday of Matt Niskanen to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Radko Gudas. The trade has…
Marcus Johansson’s playoff performance is the perfect résumé for free agency
As the Boston Bruins prepare for Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, Marcus Johansson is one of two former Capitals left…
Blues bumble Game One in Boston: numbers for the morning after
The 2019 Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and St Louis Blues got underway on Monday night. The Blues shot out…
Playoff predictions, final round: Peter vs Ian vs Keith, a coin
The third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was brutal. The San Jose Sharks, devastated by injury, failed to get the baffling…
Playoff predictions, round three: Peter vs Ian vs Keith, a coin
With another dramatic couple of weeks, the NHL playoffs now roll into the third round. We had one sweep and one double-OT…
Playoff predictions, round two: Peter vs Ian vs Keith, a coin
Round one was buckwild. Every division champion got eliminated, we got some very unlikely sweeps, and we got some dramatic games seven.…
All aboard …some other team’s bandwagon
The 2018-19 Caps are dead and gone, forcing us all to reckon with a grim reality and an impossible question: who do…
La Fine: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals have been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games. The Cup…
Is Justin Williams a baddie now?
No, Justin Williams is not a baddie now. He is, however, kind of a dick the captain of an opposing team during…
Controversial confrontation: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes are headed for a Game Seven. We're going the distance, folks. The Canes out-shot the Caps…
Destruction in DC: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals responded to two games of questionable effort in North Carolina with a 6-0 trouncing of the Hurricanes in Game…
The Capitals’ play at both blue lines cost them Game Four. Here’s how to fix it for Game Five.
Washington's first-minute collapse in the first period and last-minute collapse in the second period doomed them to a 2-1 loss against the…
Tough, trying loss: numbers for the morning after
This hard fought series between the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes is going to need at least six games after the Canes…
Absolute, unmitigated embarrassment: numbers for the morning after
After a putrid display of what I guess we can call an attempt to play professional ice hockey from the Washington Capitals,…
