Monday Morning Reality Check: The Caps Are Among The Best Ever
The Caps have 90 standings points and it's not even March yet. With a 43-10-4 record, Washington is a virtual lock for the…
How the Capitals Can Hack the Schedule and Rule the Playoffs
Photo: Amanda Bowen If you've yet to come across it, I highly recommend giving Tom Haberstroh’s recent splendid piece of reporting for ESPN…
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Favorite Musician is Lady Gaga
Photos: thornescratch The Washington Capitals organization gives out a program during games called "Breakaway." Inside, it features various Caps players and their various…
Trade Deadline Targets: Pick a Maple Leaf
Photo: Claus Anderson The NHL trade deadline is coming up on February 29. The Caps have a real chance to win the…
Cupcakes and Iced Coffee: Tom Wilson is a Basic White Girl
Ed. note: Please say hello to Victoria Dravis, RMNB's latest acquisition. Hockey players: They're just like us! (And by us, I mean…
Karl Alzner is the Caps New Ironman With 423 Straight Games, But He’s No Cal Ripken
Photo: @WashCaps Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner has now played in 423 consecutive games, passing Bob Carpenter for the franchise's all-time record. Hockey is…
Alex Ovechkin’s Gillette Deal Totally Cost Him a Stanley Cup: Making RMNB Last
Editor's note: Oh snap, it's the return of the Making RMNB Last essay series. RMNB Patrons give Peter a topic, he writes, you…
Caps Slapshot Wants to Eat the Carolina Hurricanes Mascot
Photo: NHL This morning, the NHL released a series of tweets promoting this weekend's All-Star Game in Nashville. Each tweet included a…
Michael Latta Fights for Marcus Johansson Because It’s the 2015-16 Caps And Of Course He Did
The Washington Capitals are the league's best team and lead the Eastern Conference by 16 points halfway through the season. They are…
Gratitude for Alex Ovechkin
I thought it might be important to write down how we were feeling in this moment. So often, what we say is wrapped up in…
Your Favorite Team Is Going To Suck In 2016
Welcome to 2016. A new year is often viewed as a clean slate or an opportunity to start anew. Resolutions are made,…
Gary Bettman Grew a Beard for the Winter Classic And It’s Definitely a Thing
Friday morning after I did some chores, I threw it on NHL Network ahead of the Winter Classic. "I'm sure something interesting…
Rank These Defensemen (Poll)
Randomly selected photo: Amanda Bowen. None of the players pictured are part of the poll. Let's play a fun game called Rank…
The Year of Brian MacLellan
Photo: Bruce Bennett Let's forego a flowery intro and get right to the point: Brian MacLellan crushed 2015 out of the park.…
Tom Wilson’s Reputation Turns a Minor Penalty Into a Major (Video)
With his team trailing by two goals in the third, Tom Wilson did Tom Wilson things by delivering a hard and questionable…
Andrew Gordon: What the Pundits Get Wrong About ‘Fixing’ Hockey
Photo: Mark Nolan There's been a lot of talk recently about how to improve the game of hockey-- bigger nets, smaller goalie…
Twenty Games In: The RMNB Report Card
As a team, the Capitals deserve glowing reviews through their first 22 games. I'm talking A- or B+ at the lowest. They're tops…
Let’s Talk About the Offside Rule
Did you know that offside in hockey used to be defined as any forward pass? Yes, you read that correctly. Before 1927, a…
12 Things You Should Buy Your Caps Fan For Christmas
It's Thanksgiving weekend, which means you're ready to unload your cash quicker than at one of those rigged carnival games. Just one…
#MCM: Rank the Capitals For Us Pretty Please
The RMNB crew whiles away the hours during intermissions and off-days by chatting about the things that matter to us. I've made a…
