Russian Machine Not Want Silver: Predictions For Olympic Hockey
We've decided there's not enough saturation of opinion on the Internet. Nay-- the tubes are too filled with cold, hard fact; intelligent…
Blues Beat Caps 4-3 (SO). Can We Go On Vacation Now?
The Caps desperately wanted to break their two-game slide that has followed their epic winning streak. They played a disciplined, almost subdued…
Alex Semin’s Hat Trick for Naught! Sens Beat Caps 6-5.
The Washington Capitals officially have a defensive crisis. Despite an offensive onslaught, the Capitals allowed (at least) one too many goals in…
Russian Lessons Part I: Learn To Say Ovechkin Correctly
[Ed Note: Last year during the Capitals Playoff run, Slava Malamud wrote an 800-word post about how to pronounce Russian Players names…
Caps Beat Thrashers 5-2! Number 13, Baby!
Greetings from Arctic Frederick, Maryland. From deep within our carbon-neutral geodesic dome, the RMNB staff watched tonight's date with Atlanta Thrashers with…
Wednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Links Of The Week
This week we've got a some more on how the points system effects scoring, whether a goalie should be credited more for…
Wings for Stevie K! Caps beat Ducks 5-1
I'll admit it-- wearing my undefeated Mean, Mean Russian Machine t-shirt tonight, I was a little worried about tonight's game. It's not…
Wednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Links Of The Week
This week we've got a study on the age at which hockey players are at their peak (an important consideration when looking…
Semin Nets 4 Points As Caps Beat Coyotes 4-2, Win 6th Straight
It's been a wild week for the Washington Capitals. They've downed the Flyers, Wings, and those damned Penguins all within a a few…
Sweet Revenge! Caps Beat Pens 6-3
"Can't lose." - Me, 22 hours ago. It's hard not to sound like an amateur here. There are expectations when committing a…
Wednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Links Of The Week
This week we've got a the guys who take the most punishment on the ice (hits), a better save percentage using an…
T-Shirt Tuesday Part III: Be A Part Of The “inSEMINation”
Our last t-shirt of this crazy four t-shirt day (see our 3 new Bruce Boudreau T-Shirts below) is a doozy. And by…
Laich lifts Caps Over Flyers! 5-3
When the Caps last met the Flyers, the blood had to be squeegeed off the ice. The December 5th 8-2 smackdown might…
Wednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Links Of The Week
This week we've got a great example of goalie analysis, the difference in salary a player can expect depending on whether he…
Everything Clicks In Capitals 8-1 Victory Over Thrashers
As we prepared for tonight's Caps/Thrashers game, we were alerted to three crucial things: 1.) The Caps had plane troubles again and…
Wednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Best Links Of The Week
This week there's one link in particular that should lead to some debate; whether the Capitals would be better off signing Nicklas…
C! Caps Beat Habs 4-2
Tonight The Washington Capitals began the second half of their (championship) season. Coming off a three-game slide, it was imperative that the…
Russian Machine Sometimes Breaks: Your Pregame List of Excuses in Case We Lose to the Sharks
The late start (10pm) of tonight's west-coast game may preclude any recap before today becomes tomorrow, so the boys and I decided…
Canes Whip Caps 6-3
Gah! On pixel this looked like an easy match up. The Caps, second in the NHL and well atop the Southeast, should…
Caps Stomp Devils 4-1 In A Total Team Effort
The east coast seems to have all the NHL talent these days, so when two titans like the Caps and the Devils…
