Week 4 Snapshot: Patience Pays Off
Come! Hug me, for I am an anteater! (Photo: Alex Brandon) Kevin Klein at Japers Rink wrote a piece about the correlation between puck possession…
After Half a Season, Nate Schmidt Looks Real Good
If I were to tell you that the Caps have a new young defensemen whose first half season compares very respectably relative…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Will Likely Be Scratched Friday Against Chicago
Photo: Amanda Bowen During Thursday morning's practice, Barry Trotz debuted new lines (again). According to The Washington Post's Alex Prewitt, these are…
Guys, the Capitals Are Sooo Much Better Than Last Year
The Capitals have lost four games in a row, so some indignation seems justified. "That is not how I operate," Barry Trotz…
Why Did Radko Gudas Wear a Full Cage After Fighting Tom Wilson?
Photo: Chris O'Meara Skating in his second game of the season on Saturday, Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson looked to make an…
Week 3 Snapshot: Patience, My Young Padawan
I don't like this angle because you can't see Schmidt's smile. (Photo: Scott Iskowitz) The Caps aren't winning the game they're supposed to.…
How the Best Caps Defense in Years Could Be Even Better
Photo: Amanda Bowen Last week we looked at the Caps forward deployment thus far under Barry Trotz. This week, I'm going to take…
Michael Latta is the Last Guy Barry Trotz Should Consider Scratching Saturday
Michael Latta fights current teammate Kris Newbury in a game last year. According to Alex Prewitt of The Washington Post, Eric Fehr…
Barry Trotz Blows Up the Lines, Says There’s a “Good Chance” Tom Wilson Plays Wednesday
Photo: Amanda Bowen This morning at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Barry Trotz took a hammer to the lines that have been so successful in the…
Craig Laughlin Can’t Say the Word ‘Gondola’ and Other Amazing Lockerisms (Video)
Sometimes the most captivating television comes from surprising places. Like, forget putting the twins in a room and forcing them to be funny,…
Week 2 Snapshot: How High?
Photo: Gerry Thomas Okay, so I wasn't expecting this. The Caps are good, which is what we thought, but they seem to be…
Breaking Down Jeff Schultz’s Plus-50 Season
Editor’s note: Pat Holden has written about Caps hockey over at Brooks Laichyear since 2012. We’ve asked him to pitch in here…
Barry Trotz’s Forward Deployment is Working …Except for Evgeny Kuznetsov
Photo: Amanda Bowen Editor’s note: Pat Holden has written about Caps hockey over at Brooks Laichyear since 2012. We’ve asked him to…
Week 1 Snapshot: Good Things are Coming Our Way
They are all smiles. We are all smiles. (Photo: Patrick McDermott) Welcome back, everybody! This is the Sunday Snapshot, where we take a…
Did Alex Ovechkin Deserve the Calder Trophy in 05-06?
Editor's note: Pat Holden has written about Caps hockey over at Brooks Laichyear since 2012. We've asked him to pitch in here…
Does Tan Text in This Caps Winter Classic Logo Hint at Tan Retro Jerseys?
Graphic via the Washington Capitals On Monday morning, the Washington Capitals published an article re-promoting the Winter Classic press conference they will host…
The Ovi Effect: How and Why Teammates Play Differently Next to Alex Ovechkin
After another eventful summer, Alex Ovechkin has returned to the USA. To mark the occasion, I've been revisiting something we looked a few times…
Update on a Replacement for ExtraSkater.com
I miss it already. I've had a bunch of conversations with people since writing a proposal for a new stat site to…
ExtraSkater is Dead; Let’s Build a New Stat Site!
RIP. It's the twilight of the nerds. Along with Cam Charron, Darryl Metcalf (creator of Extra Skater) has been hired to join…
Scouting Vitek Vanecek: Caps Goaltender Has Upside, Much To Work On (Video)
Last Tuesday, Canada played the Czech Republic in National Junior Team Development Camp in Montreal. Because the Washington Capitals had two top…
