A Flashback to Capitals vs Rangers 2011
The Washington Capitals have pulled the New York Rangers for their opponent in the second round of the playoffs (check the schedule here).…
The Capitals’ Shooting Problem and How to Fix It
Photo credit: Elsa A few days ago in a post entitled "How to Solve Tim Thomas in the Playoffs," I pointed out…
How to Solve Tim Thomas in the Playoffs
Last season, the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup with grit, a stiffing defense, and a big weirdo in net by the…
Capitals During Wartime: Knuble’s Sunset and Vokoun’s Choice
[Ed. note: Capitals During Wartime has illuminated struggles in Washington leading up to the trade deadline. Read previous installments: Centerless, Road-weary, Negativity,…
A Closer Look at Matt Hendricks’ No-Look Backhand Goal
Photo credit: Scott Audette After spending time on all four lines and becoming a regular in the Caps' shootout line-up, Matt Hendricks…
Halfway
The Capitals' 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins was their 41st game of the season. The halfway point. Let's take a quick…
Recapping the Capitals New Years’ Weekend Tweets
Lady Gaga and NYC Mayor Alex "the gr8" Bloomberg orchestrate the dropping of the ball. Caps' players certainly seemed happy this past…
Reviewing Alex Ovechkin’s End-to-End Goal Against the Senators
Photo credit: Fred Chartrand Alex Ovechkin's had a tough year. He's failed to find consistency in his game. He's been benched, seen…
Getting to Know New Caps Right Wing Troy Brouwer
Photo credit: Chris Gordon Over the summer, General Manager George McPhee started snatching players like a rabid mom snatching groceries on Supermarket…
A Primer to the Washington Capitals 2011-2012 Season
If you took a break from hockey after May 4th, when the Tampa Bay Lightning swept the Washington Capitals out of the…
Capitals 2011-2012 Season: Mark your Calendars
82 games makes for a long and dreary season, but some dates stand out. We've perused the calendar for the upcoming season…
A Timeline of Alex Ovechkin’s Summer
A photo essay. The Capitals booting from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in early May once again got the summer off to a…
Keith Jones Rips Alex Semin for his Uninspired Play Against NJ
Sure. Tuesday was a fun night. Andrew Gordon scored his first NHL Goal, Marcus Johansson got his first NHL kiss, and the…
GMGM to Scott Hannan: You. Complete. Us.
Either the rumors were true, or even a blind squirrel bumps into a nut sometimes. In the end, Tomas Fleischmann is now…
Caps Scoring Chances thru Nov 7, 2010
Boyd Gordon leads in scoring chance percentage. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Another week in the books, and I have three questions:…
Caps Scoring Chances thru Oct 31, 2010
The Capitals are undefeated in games in which Boyd Gordon plays. (Photo credit: Greg Fiume) Another week has passed, and we saw…
Armchair GM: Fiddling with the Roster
The Capitals' awful, awful, very bad, no good week came to an unexpectedly pleasant finish on Saturday night. Alex Semin's hat trick…
Caps Scoring Chances thru Oct 24, 2010
Perreault's debut yields two assists & a +7 scoring differential. (Photo credit: Clydeorama) What a week. We saw the PK streak come…
Alex Ovechkin: 50 in 50?
Alex Ovechkin kept his pace for an 82-goal season intact against the Islanders which got me thinking: is 50 in 50 even…
Is Marcus Johansson Better Than Mathieu Perreault Defensively?
Early this morning, Mike Vogel broke the news that the Caps reassigned forwards Jay Beagle, Andrew Gordon and Mathieu Perreault to AHL…
