Is Braden Holtby the Capitals Goalie of the Future? Brad Burud | May 12, 2012 When the 2011-2012 National Hockey League season started, the Washington Capitals would have never guessed that they would be in the circumstance that they are in. They probably wanted, and…
The Washington Capitals Will Win Game 7 In New York Joe Wilson | May 11, 2012 Momentum The Caps have outplayed and outworked the Rangers in the last three games. Having said that, the games have been incredibly tight. Untimely penalties and bad bounces have hurt…
Taking The Golf Club To Your Fantasy Hockey Pool Part 1! Chris Wassel | May 10, 2012 Sometimes the hardest thing with playoff pools is realizing after two rounds that your team is basically just about done. So what we decided to do is have a little…
Capitals and Rangers Are Going to Game 8 Matt Stephen | May 9, 2012 Well folks, it’s going to Game 8. You read right – both these teams have played enough hockey between the triple overtime and just how incredibly close this series has…
The Case of Holtby v. Lundqvist Matt Stephen | May 8, 2012 It’s a little too early to compare Braden Holtby to Ken Dryden… or is it? Dryden made his NHL debut in 1971 after playing six regular-season games with a 0.957…
Capitals Roster a Great Fit For Dale Hunter’s Coaching Style Derek Neumeier | May 7, 2012 If you were to take an average hockey fan from the end of the 2009 NHL season and tell them that Alexander Ovechkin, who was then coming fresh off of…
The Essential Nick Backstrom Playoff Highlight Reel Matt Stephen | May 6, 2012 The stellar play of Nicklas Backstrom in these playoffs has tended to get lost in the shuffle, with media focusing about Ovechkin under-performing, Dale Hunter coaching against the grain, and…
The Caps are barely losing and hardly winning Matt Stephen | May 4, 2012 It’s hard to be the Washington Capitals. Why’s that? Because win or lose they all feel a little like ties when the Caps keep it as close as they have.…
Chill About Ice Time: Hunter, Ovechkin and everyone in between Matt Stephen | May 2, 2012 The Washington Capitals skated off the ice on Monday night with a sense of accomplishment after tying their series on the road against the No. 1 seeded New York Rangers,…
The Hunter Games: Washington Capitals Are Buying Into Defense First Logic Matt Stephen | April 30, 2012 This playoff run has been something different for the Capitals, and the change-up has been one that has a lot of people muttering: “you used to be cool, man.” The…
Rangers, Tortorella Must Upstage Ovechkin Heidi Werner | April 28, 2012 Fans know when the Blueshirts have screwed up. All it takes is that camera shot of Coach John Tortorella cringing with a smirk. Someone on the ice will hear about…
Capitals/Rangers Preview: Capping the Rangers in Seven Matt Stephen | April 27, 2012 In the last four seasons the Capitals have squared off with the Rangers in the playoffs three times. The last two came as victories for Washington, who beat the Rangers…