Things We’re Thankful For
Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators was awful. The Capitals are now barely about .500 and haven't won a game in…
Execution
Sad Caps (Photo: Rob Carr) There's a lot of conclusions you can draw from Wednesday's night's obliterating defeat at the hands of…
Laich Promoted, Erat Demoted Again: Adam Oates’ Shuffled Lines Leaves Everyone Confused
Photo credit: Dave Sandford/Getty Images The Washington Capitals have a very busy week: four games in six days. As Alex Ovechkin returns to…
Smack Talk, Fights, And Goals: Michael Latta is a Pest Who Can Play
Latta poses with his milestone puck. (Photo credit: Patrick McDermott) The Washington Capitals have had a wealth of fourth line enforcers over…
The Caps/Flyers Line Brawl and Goalie Fight in Photos
Photo credit: Eric Hartline Fighting in the NHL has been on the decline. It might be on its way out of the…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Looks for a Long-Term Contract, Won’t Get One in the KHL
In an interview to Alexey Shevchenko of KHL Fanzone in September, Washington Capitals prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov emphasized his eagerness to jump to…
Things More Disrespectful Than Tomas Hertl’s Goal
Photo: Bruce Bennett San Jose rookie Tomas Hertl was amazing against the New York Rangers on Tuesday. He scored four goals in…
The Capitals are Basically on Furlough
Photo: Frederick Breedon After Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars, I figured their four days off this week would be a…
Questioning the Logic of the Mathieu Perreault Trade
Never forget. (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett) Tonight I was naughty and ordered pizza. A food coma knocked me out for two and…
Who Will Be the Odd Man Out In the Caps Blueline Logjam?
Jack Hillen and Steve Oleksy are frontrunners for defensive spots on the Caps opening night roster. (Photo credit: Greg Fiume/Getty Images) With…
Evgeny Kuznetsov: Rocking the Red …or the Red Army?
Photo credit: Sovetsky Sport September 27th Update: Puck Daddy's Dmitry Chesnokov reports that Evgeny Kuznetsov will not be conscripted into the Russian…
Reactions to the Russian Ban on “Gay Propaganda”: An Interesting Case of Selective Moral Outrage
Olympic rings at the Sochi airport. (Photo credit: Alexey Maishev) For the record, Peter makes awesome videos, both in style and substance.…
On Alex Ovechkin, the Sochi Olympics, and Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws
This story was inevitable. Russia's strict laws regarding gay people and the upcoming Sochi Olympics have put some of our favorite players…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Says He May Return to the KHL When He’s 30
Photo credit: Sovetsky Sport After Friday's training camp session, Traktor Chelyabinsk announced their captain and assistant captains for the upcoming season. Konstantin…
How the “Jagr” Division Will Spend Its Dough in 2013-14
With the signing of Karl Alzner, the Washington Capitals are just one Johansson-shaped puzzle piece away from finalizing its roster for 2013-14.…
Brooks Laich is the Capitals’ Second Line Center, And That’s Pretty Cool
Photo: Chris Gordon Sergei Fedorov left the Capitals in 2009, leaving a hole in the middle of the second line that the…
Why Evgeny Kuznetsov May Not End Up at Center For the Washington Capitals
Back on January 6, 2011, Team Russia made the biggest comeback in World Junior Championship history, scoring five unanswered third period goals…
Tomas Kundratek’s Deal is Good For Both Player and Team
Photo credit: Greg Fiume The Washington Capitals have announced that Czech defenseman Tomas Kundratek has signed a two-year contract worth $1.1 million.…
George McPhee Lets Mike Ribeiro Go, Is A Smart Guy
Say sayonara to the swag. (Photo credit: Chris Gordon) Renaud Lavoie of RDS broke the news Sunday night that the Capitals will…
RMNB Readers Make the Case for Signing Vincent Lecavalier
Photo credit: Eliot J. Schechte Ian and I don't feel particularly strong about the idea of signing compliance-buyout victim Vincent Lecavalier to…
