Twenty games in: Stuff Pat thinks
I asked Pat what he thinks about the Caps right now. He had already blown off our double date/board-game night this weekend…
BAP Golf: The Saddest Hockey Cards You’ll Ever See
As a kid (and definitely definitely not as an adult), I was a collector of hockey cards. I took pride in my…
Tom Poti Returns in Star-Studded Game Against the USA Warriors on April 9th
Photo: Jim McIsaac Tom Poti's NHL career ended inauspiciously in March of last year. A persistent groin injury kept him off the…
Please, Gnome More: Leafs beat Caps 3-2
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott I wrote on our mission statement that hockey should be as fun to read about as it is…
Tom Poti Scores Point in First NHL Game in Over Two Years
Is Poti now! (Photo credit: Scott Audette) Saturday was a bad night for the Washington Capitals. In their first game since May,…
Olie Kolzig: Ovechkin’s Going to be a Very Happy Hockey Player Under Oates
Photo credit: Chris Gordon Olie Kolzig is remembered as the greatest goalie in Capitals history. A staple in Washington’s net for over…
Read SHOE’s Story on Tom Poti’s Big Night
Photo credit: Tim Stough / Sweetest Hockey on Earth A year ago Caps defenseman Tom Poti was considered washed up. After a pestering…
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A Primer to the Washington Capitals 2011-2012 Season
If you took a break from hockey after May 4th, when the Tampa Bay Lightning swept the Washington Capitals out of the…
Caps Are Officially Back: Fitness Tests, Pies, and Sasha Cares
"Matt Bradley said what?!" (Photo credit: Chris Gordon) 136 Days after the Capitals got swept out of the playoffs, the players were…
In Caps, Roman Hamrlik Finds Shot at Cup Glory
Photo credit: Richard Wolowicz After absorbing an eight-game losing streak in December and seeing their offense repeatedly not click, Bruce Boudreau and…
Whose Goals Contribute the Most to the Caps’ Victories?
Photo credit: Rob Carr Not all goals are created equal. A team scoring first has almost twice the win percentage of a…
FOR FRAK SAKE: Bolts beat Caps 3-0
Just lie down, Schultzy. It'll all be over soon. (Photo credit: Scott Audette) In Paddy Chayesfsky's Network, seasoned newsman Howard Beale has…
Caps Care Casino Night, Year Two
Editor's note: One year ago, Emily Karol gave a newborn RMNB a kick in the pants with her report on the first…
Leafs beat Caps 5-4, Stunning Comeback
Mathieu Perreault is the bright spot in this tough loss. (Photo credit: Mitchell Layton) Former Caps coach Ron Wilson brought his Toronto…
Zone Starts and Expected Scoring Chances
Ovechkin is out of sorts. Does anyone know why? (Photo credit: Mitchell Layton) Semin cooled off, Marcus Johansonn started to heat up,…
Semin Snatches the Hat: Caps beat Bolts 6-3
Alex Semin's raspberry of hatful determination. (Photo credit: Nick Wass) You know that video game where you fight Dr. Wily, and you…
Caps Steal Two Points in Nashville. Win 3-2 in OT.
Brooks Laich celebrates his OTGWG. (Photo Credit: Joe Howell) With Tom Poti and Mike Green out due to injury, we all knew…
This or That: Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson?
Have any of you ever wanted to watch some of your favorite NHL players sweat it out on camera? Well if you…
Caps Scoring Chances: Week 1
Readers of the blog know I put a lot of stock into numbers to help put context around which players are performing…
Narrowly Escaping Defeat, Caps beat Sens 3-2 (OT)
Your new desktop background: Ovi's OTGWG. Click to enlarge. (Photo credit: Greg Fiume) Well, you could argue that the Washington Capitals did not…
