John Erskine

NHL players react to Floyd Mayweather beating Conor McGregor

Floyd Mayweather TKO’d UFC double champion Conor McGregor in the 10th round Saturday night, pushing his undefeated record to 50-0. According to Sportsnet Stats, Mayweather made at least $59,347.18 per second during the victory.

Many NHL players watched the fight or attended it live in Vegas. Former Capital Daniel Winnik was at T-Mobile Arena for the event along with NHL stars Brent Burns, Joe Thornton and Evander Kane. Burns draped himself in an Irish flag.

Players, especially NHL enforcer, had strong opinions about the fight, including former Hurricanes forward Anthony Stewart who tweeted an Alex Semin bongos GIF to describe McGregor’s fading punch power late in the fight.

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Former Capitals Brooks Laich, Olie Kolzig, and John Erskine congratulate Alex Ovechkin on reaching 1,000-point plateau

Last week, former Capitals forward Brooks Laich congratulated Nicklas Backstrom on his 500th career assist. Wednesday night, Laich had even kinder words for his former captain, Alex Ovechkin, after the Russian machine hit 1,000 points.

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By Ian Oland On January 12, 2017 0 Comment

How the Capitals are spending their Christmas break

After blanking the Bolts and celebrating TJ Oshie’s Dirty 30 Friday night, the Capitals dispersed across the country to celebrate the NHL’s three-day holiday break. Here’s what your favorite past, current, and future Caps were up to for Christmas.

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By Ian Oland On December 26, 2016 0 Comment

Jimmy Fallon Makes Fun of Alex Ovechkin, John Erskine in NHL Superlatives (Video)

One of Jimmy Fallon’s go-to bits is Superlatives, where he takes an awkward bio photo of an athlete and then gives them a funny superlative like you’d find in a high school yearbook. Last night, he did some for the NHL again (NBC channels are airing all NHL playoff games) and Fallon mentioned three Caps players: Alex Ovechkin, Curtis Glencross, and John Erskine.

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By Ian Oland On May 7, 2015 0 Comment

According to Troy Brouwer, Evgeny Kuznetsov Is Set to be a New Father

Photo: @kuzy092

On Saturday, while taking part in an autograph signing in Laurel, Troy Brouwer made some news. Talking to the DC Sports Bog’s Ben Sumner, Brouwer revealed that Evgeny Kuznetsov‘s wife Nastia is pregnant.

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By Ian Oland On March 18, 2015 0 Comment

John Erskine Got Surgery, Will Be Out of Action for a While

Photo: Greg Fiume

John Erskine suited up 37 times for the Caps last season. Rumor has it he was playing through injury for most of them. Erskine had already lost his spot in the starting six this season before suffering an upper-body injury during a recent practice.

It was a “little bit of an older injury that sort of got irritated so we left him [in DC], had it looked at right now,” Barry Trotz said to The Washington Post’s Alex Prewitt on Tuesday. “[It] could get aggravated more as he keeps going, if he doesn’t take care of it now. [Trainer Greg Smith] said we’ll take a look at it.”

Now, the Caps tell us Erskine underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair a disk in his neck.

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By Peter Hassett On October 22, 2014 0 Comment

Old pic, but so good. (Photo: Mitchell Layton)

If you’re looking for ransom, Big John Erskine can tell you he doesn’t have money. But what he does have is a very particular set of skills, skills he has acquired over a very long career. Skills that make him a nightmare for people like you.

By the Numbers

37	Games played
15.3	Average time on ice per game
1	Goals
3	Assists

45.7%	Shot attempt percentage during 5v5
44.7%	Goal percentage during 5v5
9.5%	On-ice shooting percentage during 5v5
90.3%	On-ice saving percentage during 5v5

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By Peter Hassett On May 7, 2014 0 Comment

What the Actual Hell Happened on the Jeffrey Goal? (GIF)

Photo: Patrick Smith

When the Washington Capitals gave up two straight breakaways to the Dallas Stars while on their own power play last night, I thought that was rock bottom.

Nope.

Rock bottom was Dustin Jeffrey‘s second period goal. The tally, which came 34 seconds after Ryan Whitney’s 2-on-0 goal on a botched Capitals line change, gave the Dallas Stars a 3-0 lead. It essentially ended the game.

The defense on the goal was atrocious. I’d waste my time or yours with a description. The screenshots and video say everything.

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By Ian Oland On April 2, 2014 0 Comment

Actually, Maybe the Caps Don’t Need a Top-Four Defenseman After All

Photo: Rob Carr

We’ve assumed for so long that the problem with the Caps is lack of defensive depth. I’d wager 90% of everything written about the Caps and Wednesday’s trade deadline states that the team lacks a solid, number-four, right-shooting defenseman. It’s been pretty obvious that filling that one spot would help fill the ranks of Washington’s defense.

That makes a lot of sense. Since October, the Caps defense had essentially been Mike Green, Karl Alzner, John Carlson, and any other three guys.

But I’m not so sure anymore. Indeed, I’m starting to wonder if the Caps wouldn’t be able to succeed merely by upgrading their bottom pairing– namely John Erskine and Connor Carrick.

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By Peter Hassett On March 4, 2014 0 Comment

Jay Beagle and John Erskine Drive Zambonis at Kettler Because Why Not

Wednesday was the first day back for the Washington Capitals. Practice for all the non-Olympians went about how you expect. But after the players’ on-ice session concluded, Jay Beagle and John Erskine had some fun. The Washington Post’s Katie Carrera and CSN Washington’s The Gorm™ photographed the two driving around the zambonis.

Why? No idea, but it looks like they’re having fun.

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By Ian Oland On February 20, 2014 0 Comment

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