Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins is out indefinitely, but he’s still making contributions to the team in his own weird way.
For instance, on Wednesday morning, Merzlikins showed support to teammate Joonas Korpisalo with the following ridiculous tweet.
By Ian Oland 8 months ago
The Washington Capitals eked out a win against the Boston Bruins on Sunday meaning they are the number three seed in the East and will match up with the sixth-seeded New York Islanders in the first round of the 2020 Playoffs. This will mark the Capitals’ first playoff series against their former Stanley Cup-winning bench boss, Barry Trotz.
The Islanders recently won their best-of-five Qualifying Round series against the Florida Panthers, three games to one. The Islanders outscored the Panthers 13-7 during the series and got great goaltending from former Capital Semyon Varlamov.
By Ian Oland 8 months ago
Hockey players are known for being superstitious, but hockey coaches can be too.
Last season, Barry Trotz coached the Washington Capitals to the Stanley Cup. Before every Capitals playoff game, one of Trotz’s superstitions was to tell reporters to hydrate at the beginning or ending of every press conference.
On Wednesday, the morning before the Islanders play Game One against the Penguins, Trotz brought the superstition back as he told the assembled New York and Pittsburgh media to hydrate.
By Brennin Weiswerda and Elizabeth Kong 2 years ago
Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz just got past the second round of the playoffs for the first time in his 19-year NHL career. And it appears he’s getting even more brazen with his coaching advice, taking it to the media and fans.
Thursday, before the Capitals jetted off to Florida for Games One and Two of the Eastern Conference Final, Trotz had this to say.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
