The Washington Capitals Obvious Problem: Even Strength Play
The Washington Capitals’ power play unit sits atop the National Hockey League, converting at an alarming 30.8% rate. That has been the best phase of the game for the team…
The Washington Capitals’ power play unit sits atop the National Hockey League, converting at an alarming 30.8% rate. That has been the best phase of the game for the team…
Yes this Saturday night, DraftStreet will be having another awesome freeroll for fantasy hockey fans. First things first, let’s look at the schedule. [Don’t Miss the Freeroll, No Entry Fee – $100…
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Heading into training camp, the big question on Washington Capitals’ fans minds was when would RFA forward Marcus Johansson be re-signed and what would be the cost? General Manager George…
About six million dollars. That’s a number that represents how much money the Washington Capitals can afford to take on heading into next season. Amnesty defenseman Jeff Schultz and General…
WASHINGTON, DC- When the Washington Capitals hit the ice for game one of the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals last night at the Verizon Center in Downtown, DC, it was business as…
The Washington Capitals re-signed backup net minder Michal Neuvirth to a two year contract Saturday morning, as the team officially set their NHL goalies for the 2013-2014 season and beyond.…
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For a moment, try to forget the fact that Alexander Ovechkin has scored 13 goals in his last 10 games. Forget that he is second in the NHL with 23…
With the fantasy hockey playoffs beginning in less than two weeks in certain formats, free agent pools might be bone-dry at this point of the season, but for those that…
Everyone is picking the Boston Bruins over the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs. Almost unanimously, in fact.
The reason behind each of these picks is the same, too—the Capitals, essentially, aren’t the same feared team they were in years past. If you factor in Washington’s ho-hum record during the regular season and the fact that their goaltending situation is a sort of carousel that would make the Philadelphia Flyers blush, than I guess it would make sense to pick the Bruins over the Capitals.
Me? I’m not sold yet. I might not be sold at all, actually.