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,…
Week 14 Snapshot: Losing for All the Right Reasons
Photo: Bruce Kluckhohn The Capitals lost all four games this week. They weren't even playing particularly good teams. None of the Caps'…
Analyzing the Canes’ OTGWG: The Capitals Make Way Too Many Mistakes
Photo credit: Rob Carr In overtime, unless you're a really bad hockey team or extremely good at shootous, you play to win…
A Short Timeline of Capitals Players Requesting Trades
Photo: Greg Fiume Two thousand thirteen has been a year of reinvigoration for the Capitals. After a dreary start to the lockout-shortened…
Week 13 Snapshot: The Unsustainable Lifestyle
Photo: Patrick McDermott In 2004, the DC band Beauty Pill released an album called The Unsustainable Lifestyle on Dischord. It's a great record,…
The Alex Ovechkin Goal That Was For Naught (GIF)
Photo credit: Nick Wass Late in the third period with the Washington Capitals trailing 3-2, Alex Ovechkin took a pass from Marcus…
Braden Holtby, Philipp Grubauer, and Ants on a Chandelier
Photo credit: Elsa Philipp Grubauer has played a little over five games of NHL hockey this season, and he's been spectacular. Sporting a…
Week 12: Everybody, Goalie Panic!
Photo: Patrick McDermott Like I said the other night, the Washington Capitals never make it easy. They took five points from four…
