Winter is Coming in 15 Days
Photo credit: Michael Connor/The Washington Times Editor’s note: To get you properly revved up for the season, each member of the RMNB…
Who Should Nicklas Backstrom Play With?
Photo credit: Bruce Bennett Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin, who spent much of the past two seasons on a line together, may…
Old Man Knuble
Photo credit: Chris Gordon A 24-year-old Mike Knuble, then a promising forward prospect, played nine games for the Detroit Red Wings during…
Winter is Coming in 22 Days
Photo credit: Nick Wass Editor's note: To get you properly revved up for the season, each member of the RMNB crew will…
Nail Yakupov: Why Caps Fans Should Root for the Avs to Tank
When George McPhee traded Semyon Varlamov to Colorado in early July, not only did he gain the roster flexibility to sign Vezina-hopeful…
9/11/2001: We Remember
Photo credit: Reuters Ten years ago, I sat in an art room at Frederick High School. I was proudly a teacher's aid,…
Alex Ovechkin and the Reality of a 50-goal Season
Photo credit: Greg Fiume Alex Ovechkin, who will turn 26 this year, is a special player. Indisputable. Full stop. The Great 8 has…
Matt Hendricks: Goal Scorer?
(Photo credit: Bruce Bennett) Matt Hendricks did a lot of the "dirty work" for the Capitals last season. He led Washington with 14…
The Sasha Cares Bar Graph
Photo credit: Chris Gordon It was just another quiet August morning ...until Neil Greenberg totally ruined it. Finding an interview between Matt…
Will Alex Ovechkin Have an Ovechkin-like Season in 2011-12?
Photo credit: Bruce Bennett Last season I got some flak for projecting Ovechkin would score on average 42 goals, plus or minus 8…
I Don’t Hate Jeff Halpern
Photo credit: Mitchell Layton Fan-favorite Jeff Halpern, who captained the Washington Capitals during the 2005-06 season, was signed this offseason to a one-year…
Will Tomas Vokoun Win the Vezina With Washington?
Photo credit: Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images One day after trading Semyon Varlamov to Colorado for a first and second round pick, General Manager…
Introducing: The Sasha Index
As the postseason winds down, we finally have a chance to answer the questions that have plagued us all year. And one…
What Does the Future Hold for Alex Ovechkin?
Photo credit: Bill Wippert By all accounts it was a disappointing individual season, as much as you can call 32 goals and…
How Have the George McPhee-era Caps Performed in the Draft?
Evgeny Kuznetsov poses with George McPhee and Ross Mahoney (Photo: Bruce Bennett) Each off-season I catch up on my reading. I alternate…
One More Year For Alex Semin is a Smart Move
Photo credit: Rob Carr The signing of Alex Semin to a one-year $6.7 million deal may be slightly overpaying him for a…
Should the Washington Capitals Trade Mike Green?
Photo credit: Greg Fiume You knew it was coming. It happened when the Washington Capitals lost to Pittsburgh. It happened when they…
Fire Bruce Boudreau
Photo credit: Mitchell Layton Is that title too much? The Capitals are likely to fall short in yet another run for the…
A Recipe for Success: Maximizing the Capitals Line Combos
A happier time. (Photo credit: Greg Fiume) Less than a day after the Caps dropped their second game of the series to…
Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon Declare the Caps’ Game Four Win a “Championship Signature Performance”
Thursday night, I turned to ESPN2, and watched PTI while I ate dinner. It almost resulted in me spitting out my cheesesteak.…
