Winnipeg Jets Midseason Awards
The Winnipeg Jets have been excellent the first half of the season. Sitting in fourth place in the tough Central Division with a 26-14-8 record, the Jets currently hold down…
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Hockey News: Carcillo Suspension; Revisiting the Seguin Trade
The NHL has suspended Daniel Carcillo for six games. This is now his ninth career suspension. [Deadspin] Maybe the ref just had grapefruit in his eye, Peter. [Puck Daddy] Craig…
Hockey News: Reto Berra Scores; Henrik Zetterberg Hat Trick
The Jets will be without Mathieu Perreault until after the all-star break. [Sporting News] Daniel Carcillo will have a phone hearing for his pending suspension. [NHL] Is Marc Staal worth…
Kyle Okposo, Finally Living Up to His Potential
On Friday night Kyle Okposo became the second player to score four goals in a game this week when he did so against the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 6-3 win.…
Winnipeg Jets: Who Do They Think They Are?
How dare they? The Winnipeg Jets have done it again. For the third consecutive time this season they have defeated the Chicago Blackhawks. In regulation. At the United Center in…
Failure to Launch: Winnipeg Jets’ Free Agency Woes
There is a glimmer of hope that exists among fans of professional sports teams like the Winnipeg Jets. Teams that aren’t the top destination for free agents, but perhaps can find a…
Washington Capitals Free Agent Targets: Mikhail Grabovski
Free Agent Frenzy gets started today, as teams can officially sign players. The Washington Capitals are in need of a capable second line center until Evegeny Kuznetsov heads to North…
Washington Capitals’ Eric Fehr Pacing Third Line
When the Washington Capitals welcomed back forward Eric Fehr to add some grit to the lineup prior to the beginning of the season, management certainly didn’t expect the 27 year…
Habs & Friends Will Lace ‘Em Up for the Players’ Tour
With the cancellation of the pre-season games until September 30th and the lack of talks between the NHL and the NHLPA regarding a new CBA, hockey fans are looking at…
Capitals will present challenges for Bruins
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.
Caps Looking in the Mirror Against Montreal?
Overall, the Washington Capitals have not had the best season to date and still find themselves on the outside-looking-in at the playoffs, sitting at 9th in the Eastern Conference. However,…
Three Players The Washington Capitals May Target At The Trade Deadline
As we get closer to the NHL’s Trade Deadline on February 27, general managers have already begun the process of evaluating their teams’ needs and determining whether or not to…