Leave Alex Ovechkin Alone!
Photo credit: Scott Levy Okay, the subject line is a joke, but some people are being silly about Derek Stepan's game-winning goal last…
The Freaking New York Rangers– Again
Photo credit: Greg Fiume Saturday night revealed the Capitals' playoff foe, and that foe is really, really familiar. The New York Rangers…
Tonight’s Game and a Breakdown of Every Capitals Playoff Scenario
The Washington Capitals are in the driver's seat for the Southeast division crown. And even though tonight's game against the Jets looms…
That Time Pierre McGuire Was Wrong About Everything
Photo credit: Andre Ringuette Lots of smart and informed people have been dead wrong about Alex Ovechkin this year. Also wrong: Pierre McGuire,…
Can Evgeny Kuznetsov Play For The Capitals After the Olympics Next Season?
Photo credit: bezformata.ru At the end of March, Ted Leonsis wrote on his blog about -- at the time -- two Capitals…
It’s Steven Stamkos vs. Alex Ovechkin in the Richard Race, But That Doesn’t Matter
In Tuesday's win over the Montreal Canadiens, Alex Ovechkin scored his 26th goal of the season. For about an hour, he was…
Don’t Overlook Michael Latta in the Erat-Forsberg Trade
Photo credit: AHL Tumblr When the Caps traded Filip Forsberg to Nashville Predators, a divided fanbase described the return as "Martin Erat…
Michal Neuvirth’s Awful No Good Very Bad Contract Year
Photo credit: Greg Fiume The Washington Capitals' most valuable player is probably Braden Holtby. After a rough start, Holtby has improved to a…
‘Absoutley Pathetic’: My Night on SportsYapper
As Tuesday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes got started, I opened up the SportsYapper app on my iPhone. That was my first mistake.…
George McPhee is Wrong About a Lot of Things
Photo credit: Bridget Samuels In speaking to the press last Friday, George McPhee talked about about pretty much everything there is to talk…
Wojtek Wolski is Kind of Getting Screwed
Photo credit: Clyde Caplan With Eric Fehr sidelined due to an upper-body-but-definitely-not-shoulder injury, Wojtek Wolski made his return to active duty in…
How the League-Leading Washington Capitals Power Play Is Masking Alex Ovechkin’s Even-Strength Decline
Photo credit: Justin K. Aller Players get older; they slow down. Elite goal scorers drop off as they enter their late twenties.…
Playoffs? Don’t Talk About Playoffs. Are You Kidding Me?! Playoffs?!
Here we stand. The Washington Capitals have 29 points in the standings, good for 10th place in the East. They are three…
Timeout: Let’s Dissect the Capitals Awesome Four-Goal First Period Against the Panthers
Kevin Dineen needed more than a timeout tonight. (GIF by welshhockeyfan) The Florida Panthers opened tonight's game against the Washington Capitals with…
Capitals vs Devils in Nine Beagles
Capitals vs Devils on Thursday did not go well. Chris Gordon did his best to delight you while holding the RMNB reins,…
Penalties, Luck, and Goaltending: Figuring Out What’s Wrong with the Capitals
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott A few weeks ago I published a piece explaining why I wasn't freaking out the Capitals. My point…
What is Wrong with Marcus Johansson?
Photo credit: Chris Gordon For the Capitals, there's a lot to keep track of right now. We've noticed Alex Ovechkin's scoring slump,…
Why I’m Not Freaking Out About the Capitals
The Capitals are 1-4-1. They're in 14th place in the Eastern Conference, 7 standings points behind the Southeast Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning.…
RMNB’s Predictions for the 2013 Season
Teh future. No more waiting. Hockey is here. Are you ready? Perhaps not. It's been like 252 days since the last Caps…
Remember All Those New Caps Players?
Photo credit: Chris Gordon Me neither. Since the Caps last played hockey-- sometime during the Medieval Warm Period, they've lost a few…
