The Caps are champions and we simply have to talk about it.
Ian and I also share our predictions for what each Caps player will do with the Cup, we do a lightning round on the future of the club, discuss our time with our favorite bulldog, perform an art critique on the Sports Illustrated photoshop above, and and scoop some media gossip.
By Peter Hassett 2 years ago
It’s tough to do a podcast when the only thing you want to talk about is the only thing you must absolutely not talk about. So instead of talking about where the Caps are going, we talk about how the Caps got here.
By Peter Hassett 2 years ago
With the Capitals victorious in the Conference Final and now primed to face their former GM, defenseman, and Cody freakin’ Eakin in the Cup Final, Ian and I sat down to collect our thoughts.
Our thoughts are mostly, “howwwwwwwww did this happen?”
By Peter Hassett 2 years ago
Today is an important day in Washington Capitals history. A loss tonight would end the season; a win would push the Eastern Conference Final to a Game Seven. There’s a lot to discuss, plus Ian had a chat with Caps alum Mike Knuble, whose appearance with the Frederick Keys last week got cancelled due to rain.
By Peter Hassett 2 years ago
Last Thursday, I sat down with former Capital Andrew Gordon to catch up on life. Gordo just signed a three-year contract extension with SHL Linköping, and the Capitals had just dispatched the Pittsburgh Penguins. Due to something called Audio Drift, this podcast is coming to you a week late because we had to re-align the conversation by hand. 💀
Gordo and I talked about weird goalies, Alex Ovechkin’s leadership, Sidney Crosby (his friend growing up), Jakub Vrana and trust, the Caps finally getting over the hump, hockey contracts overseas, and how difficult multiple overtime games are. We also made predictions on who would make it to the Western Conference Final which is funny in hindsight.
The most interesting part of our conversation was about Tom Wilson and his most recent three-game suspension. Gordo had strong opinions because he got suspended for five games this season in the SHL due to a headshot. Gordo talked about what he learned from his experience and how Tom can avoid the same issues in the future.
While our webserver was melting down in the wake of the Caps’ win over the Penguins on Monday, Ian and I got together to reminisce about Game Six, the Caps-Pens series, previous Caps-Pens series, the Caps’ history of playoff heartache, the really the entire crushing weight of all DC sports playoff heartache.
But really, this is a podcast about Nathan Walker.
By Peter Hassett 2 years ago
That’s what people think we think, at least. Really, the DOPS video was pretty eye-opening. Before the suspension came down, Ian and I got together to discuss the Caps-Pens series, Tom Wilson’s killing spree, and proper summer fashions for adult bros. All that and my unending torment at the hands of Leafs fans for one bad tweet.
That sounds pretty dire, but it’s actually a fun podcast. Check it.
By Peter Hassett 2 years ago
Sunday afternoon’s game threw our publishing schedule all out of whack, so instead of a written snapshot with lots of charts and bullets, here’s an hour of discussion from Peter and Pat. We go through TJ Oshie‘s worrying play of late, Trotz’s relationship with Burakovsky and Vrana, the revolutionary specialness of Alex Ovechkin, and the best way to cook various meats.
By Peter Hassett 3 years ago
I thought it would be fun to end 2017 by arguing with WNST’s Ed Frankovic about all the things we disagreed about throughout the year. That was the plan, but that’s not how it turned out. You’ll see what I mean. Now please join us as we say goodbye to Twenty Semin-teen and say hello to…
Twenty Nate-teen. Alright.
By Peter Hassett 3 years ago
Just before Thanksgiving, we asked people to score each Caps player based on their performance relative to expectations. Around the same time I sat down with professional tired dad Ian Oland to unpack those rankings and discuss a Caps team that was struggling at the time. That conversation, plus a more recent chat with Adam “Strings” Stringham of Japers Rink Radio (on which I was just a guest)Â about Nathan Walker and the Caps’ subsequent improvements, are in the latest episode of RMNB podcast.
Please enjoy, and sorry for not knowing my fables better.
By Peter Hassett 3 years ago
