Tampa Bay Lightning Pregame: Boucher’s Scar, Seal Team 6, and Carbon-dating Roloson
Guy Boucher plots to kill 007 (Photo credit: Scott Cunningham/Getty Image) Craig Brownstein of PuckBuddys writes for Russian Machine. You shall follow…
Have You Heard? The Caps Are Back.
I feel like I've seen this person before... (Photo credit: Mitchell Layton) One hundred fifty-seven days. That's a long summer for Caps fans.…
Winter is Coming: Opening Day is Here!
Reader Max Duchaine (of Penguins in memoriam and History will be Red fame) created this video, inspired by the Winter is Coming…
Carolina Hurricanes Pregame: Eric Staal’s Rabbit-sized Family and the Jeff Skinner/Justin Bieber Hypothesis
[Editor's note: We are proud to welcome writers Craig Brownstein and Doug Johnson to the Russian Machine! You might already know Craig…
Kanooblian, a Work of Art Inspired by Mike Knuble
Mark Burrier is an artist (and my friend and colleague) from Frederick, Maryland. One of his many projects is a website called…
Casting Call: Hockey Players, Hockey Fans, Guy Who Looks Like a Basset Hound
Are you a hockey fan or player in need of a cool story to tell people at parties? Then today is your…
Video: Caps Prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov Scores Third-Straight GWG, Celebrates With Ovechkin-esque Leap Into Boards
After Traktor's 4-3 victory over Barys Tuesday, Head Coach Valery Belousov revealed to the media that Evgeny Kuznetsov played sick. Belousov didn't…
Horse Named After Alex Ovechkin Gives Former Bullets Owner First-Ever Champion at 92
Sylvia Heft poses with jockey Sheldon Russell and her husband Arnold Heft in the winner's circle. (Photo credit: Karl Merton Ferron) Craig…
Evgeny Kuznetsov: “I Shot, I Shoot, I Will Always Shoot”
Despite being sidelined for the most of the summer recovering from shoulder surgery, Caps prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov has had a great start…
Video: Highlights of the “I Made It To The NHL” Panel Featuring Dennis Wideman and Mathieu Perreault
Photo credit: Chris Gordon In addition to the Kids Press Conference hosted by Karl Alzner and John Carlson, I also attended the…
The 2011 Caps Convention in Photos: Alex Ovechkin Hugs Fans, Mike Green Signs a Baby, and Lots of Smiling Players
Photo credit: Chris Gordon On Saturday, the Washington Capitals hosted their third annual Capitals Convention. A sold-out crowd of over 6,000 fans…
Video: Karl Alzner and John Carlson Answer Kids’ Questions
Photo credit: Kyle M. After two straight years of being unable to attend, I finally had a chance to experience the Capitals…
Bears Coach Mark French Sees Bright Future For Dmitry Orlov
Photo credit: Hershey Bears Facebook Page In early February, when Metallurg Novokuznetsk failed to reach the KHL playoffs, Dmitry Orlov worked out…
Video: Alex Semin Grilled in Interview with CSN
Your browser does not support iframes. As the Alex Semin Promotional Tour™ continues, Comcast SportsNet aired its interview with Sasha Minor tonight…
Video: Alex Ovechkin’s Big Hit on the Predators’ Ryan Ellis
Click here to see the full photo. (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett) Tuesday's Baltimore Hockey Classic may have been dampened -- see what…
Gregg Mace’s Memories of Baltimore Hockey
The Baltimore Hockey Classic marks the return of hockey to Charm City for the first time in 20 years. The Capitals will…
RMNB & Its Readers Wish Alex Ovechkin a Happy 26th Birthday
We set out a task, faithful users of the Russian Machine, to create birthday cards worthy of our gut-less (wait, did that…
RMNB Investigates: Alex Semin Gives 3rd Ever English Interview
By now, many of you have seen Mike Vogel's brief English language interview with Alex Semin, which the Capitals released earlier this…
Caps Are Officially Back: Fitness Tests, Pies, and Sasha Cares
"Matt Bradley said what?!" (Photo credit: Chris Gordon) 136 Days after the Capitals got swept out of the playoffs, the players were…
Photos: Alex Ovechkin Gets Pie’d in Face for His 26th Birthday
Photo credit: Chris Gordon Alex Ovechkin will surely be getting a lot of presents on Saturday, his 26th birthday. Still, his teammates…
