Week 23 Snapshot: Victory in California!
Check out all the sad faces in the stands (Photo: Don Smith) Alright, now it's getting interesting. If you predicted the Caps…
No, Alex Ovechkin’s Plus-Minus is Not Ridiculous, But Maybe Your Face Is
A Boston writer named Michael Hurley wrote an article about how Alex Ovechkin's plus-minus rating is really bad and therefore Alex Ovechkin is…
Week 22 Snapshot: Wagons West!
Photo: Nick Wass For the second week in a row, the Capitals took just two standings points out of a possible six.…
Week 21 Snapshot: It’s Later Than You Think
What will Kuzya's usage tell us about Adam Oates as a coach? (Photo: Chris Gordon) The Capitals got two out of six…
Tom Wilson is Getting a Raw Deal
Photo: Chris Gordon Yesterday Fedor shared a great story about how Tom Wilson is one of the most penalized rookies in the…
Tom Wilson Is One Of The Most Penalized Rookies Ever
Wilson has an intimate chat with Claude Giroux. (Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images) Well, here's something incredible we've uncovered about Tom Wilson. Playing the Florida Panthers on…
George McPhee is Totally Okay with the Capitals Getting Outshot
Yo, I need to draw your attention to this quote from George McPhee, reported by Katie Carrera on Wednesday night. "We play a…
Actually, Maybe the Caps Don’t Need a Top-Four Defenseman After All
Photo: Rob Carr We've assumed for so long that the problem with the Caps is lack of defensive depth. I'd wager 90%…
Week 20 Snapshot: Shallow Depth and the Trade Deadline
Photo: Rob Carr By Wednesday afternoon, I expect the roster of the Washington Capitals roster to be drastically different. I've been saying…
8 Questions That Will Determine the Capitals’ Fate
It has been 19 days since a Caps game! Nineteen days! My memory is faltering. The names and faces are starting to blend…
Team Russia and Alex Ovechkin in Five Charts
Photo: RIA Novosti I think Team Russia is fascinating. Scoring just eleven goals in their first four games, the much-ballyhooed offense of…
Week 19 Snapshot: Hold That Thought
Photo: Evan Vucci Everyone sees how tough the Caps schedule will be after the Olympic break. It's not pretty. Fortunately, the team…
George McPhee May or May Not Be Colossally Wrong About Caps Goaltending
Photo: Bruce Bennett On Sunday, Joe Micheletti of NBC Sports reported a quote from George McPhee that has been making the rounds.…
John Erskine’s Not-Good Weekend
Photo: Alex Brandon Despite his menacing stare and his even angrier-looking fists, there may be no nicer man in the Washington Capitals…
Week 18 Snapshot: Thinning the Herd
Photo: Greg Fiume The Capitals managed to earn half the points available to them this week, a good reversal from the last…
The Capitals Play Bad Team Defense, Are Too Careless With the Puck
Photo: Jamie Sabau This is going to be brutal, but it needs to be said. The Washington Capitals are one of the…
Week 17 Snapshot: The Beagle and the Damage Done
Photo: Francois Lacasse Finally. The Caps got positively crushed over the past few weeks, but it's over now. Before they lost that…
Week 16 Snapshot: Waiting Out the Percentages
Photo credit: Jamie Sabau I'm writing this late on Friday night after the Capitals have lost their fourth game in a row.…
Week 15 Snapshot: Need Points Now
Photo: Patrick McDermott The Washington Capitals had four days off this week, during which the rest of the Metro started raking in standings…
Halfway: The Caps Aren’t a Cup Contender Now, But They Could Be Soon
Photo: Nick Wass The Caps are 42 games into their 82-game season. I could've offered my halfway analysis after the customary 41,…
