Tom Wilson is an enigma, wrapped in a riddle, nestled inside a puzzle, playing on the top line, concussing his opponents.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
Jakub Vrana had a breakout season in 2017-18 …when he was given the chance.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
Chandler Stephenson finally graduated from the Hershey Bears to give the Caps a glimpse at the future of their fourth line.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
Any discussion of Alex Ovechkin‘s season that doesn’t begin and end with “Alex Ovechkin is the Stanley Cup Champion” is broken and wrong.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
TJ Oshie didn’t come close to matching last year’s gaudy goal total, but he became a postseason assassin on the power play to help the Caps win the Cup. (more…)
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
For all the trouble the Caps blue line experienced in 2017-18, Dmitry Orlov was solid with a very tough workload.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
Matt Niskanen lost a month to injury early in the season. When he came back, the team required him to do more than he’d ever done before.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a breakthrough season and a historic postseason on his way to the Stanley Cup. He’s also extremely funny.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
Braden Holtby had the toughest season of his career, lost his job, stayed positive, worked through it, and hand-delivered his team to the Cup final. Braden Holtby rules. If Braden Holtby is your hero, you picked a good hero.
By Peter Hassett 9 months ago
Lars Eller had a down year. Well, until the, ya know –- until he scored the game-winning goal to win the Stanley Cup. It was a down year except for that.
By Peter Hassett 9 months ago
