The Washington Capitals lost their fifth game in a row in regulation to the Detroit Red Wings at home on Tuesday night. The Caps are racing toward the bottom of the playoff picture.
When do we start the “fail hard for Bedard” hashtags?
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
The Washington Capitals have lost a game outdoors for the first time in franchise history. It wasn’t really a shock because there was a clear level difference between the two teams from the literal second the puck dropped in the 4-1 defeat.
Nosedive city.
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
The Washington Capitals came into Thursday night’s matchup with the Florida Panthers desperately needing to come away with a point or two and they got nothing. The Panthers went into the Caps home barn and despite a late comeback attempt came out 6-3 victors.
Things are not going well.
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
The Washington Capitals did battle with the Carolina Hurricanes in a Stadium Series game preview on Tuesday night. The short-staffed Caps fought to the end but were unable to come away with any standings points in a 3-2 regulation loss.
They deserved more from that game.
By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago
The Washington Capitals have scored 41 goals in 2023 so far. That ranks them 29th in the league by goal total and 28th by goal rate. In nine of the team’s sixteen games since the new year, they’ve scored two or fewer goals. Of those nine games, they won two.
In short, offense is killing the Washington Capitals. Dudes need goals.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
The Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks did battle on Super Bowl Sunday and the Sharks came out rather easy 4-1 victors.
The Caps played more like the Commanders than the Chiefs or Eagles.
By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago
The Washington Capitals’ last game before their extended All-Star plus bye week break came on January 31. They opened post that break on the road against a Boston Bruins team that has run roughshod over the entire league, especially in their own building.
The Caps didn’t listen to any of that nonsense. They came out as 2-1 victors in a real fight.
By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago
The Washington Capitals had ten days off prior to today’s afternooner against the Boston Bruins. The Caps – both the oldest and most injured team in the league – badly needed that time off, but now they must get the rust off quickly. This road game against the best team in the league will be about as hard as any regular-season game can get.
And the Caps will play it with some profound disadvantages.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
The Washington Capitals have one defender under contract for next season, and he recently had head trauma. The team has 14 significant contracts expiring this summer, which means the their short-term ambitions and long-term vision may soon come into conflict. Is this team sincerely in win-now mode? Are they doing a stealth rebuild? Are they just trying to get Ovechkin to the goal-scoring record?
We don’t know. And with the team’s postseason chances uncertain (40-60 percent according to different sources), it’ll soon become critical for Brian MacLellan and the front office to figure out what to do with all these guys. Before that happens, we’re taking stock ourselves. Here’s what we want the team to do with every expiring free agent.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
It’s February, and the Washington Capitals sit fifth place in the Metropolitan Division. (That’s if you go by points percentage, like an adult would, instead of by raw points, like children do.) The Caps have a good penalty kill, a bad power play, and middle-of-the-pack possession during even strength. They were really good in December but were pretty miserable heading into the All-Star Break.
In short, there’s a lot going on with this team, and while it might feel like a tumultuous mess, I think there’s a handful of clear lessons to be gained from the season so far.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
