Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsWe have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but not comes the next November edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game. There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy. So imagine what ...
by Jas Faulkner, senior correspondent author’s note: Stick taps to the nice people at The National Film board of Canada for their assistance and for creating the lovely tribute that follows this article. It’s late November, which means that for a huge swath of the professional hockey fan base, the honeymoon period is over. Fans ...
We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but not comes the next November edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game. There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy. So imagine what ...
Heading into this past summer’s 2011 free agent frenzy, most of the anticipation and speculation from fans and media alike was focused on the big-name, big-money catches like Brad Richards, Simon Gagne, Erik Cole and Tomas Kaberle. However, dozens of other NHLers found new homes this summer without as much fanfare and monetary value, some ...
The Caps were able to break their two-game mini-funk, winning 3-1 in New Jersey Friday night over the Devils, but couldn’t keep it up as they lost 3-2 via shootout back at home after giving up another two-goal lead. Neither game between the two teams this weekend was a beauty, and, usually the case with ...
It’s not quite Redskins and Cowboys, but the Washington Capitals and Dallas Stars are two of the premier teams in their respective conferences to this point, making this an interesting matchup to watch. Unfortunately, an especially poor third period full of defensive mistakes that were made throughout the entire game cost the Caps and allowed ...
We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but not comes the first November edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game. There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy. So imagine what it ...
In their last two matches against the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks, the Washington Capitals struggled mightily and lost both games. Tuesday night’s nationally televised game against the Anaheim Ducks started off as another head-shaker, but the Caps recovered and rallied back to tie and send the game into overtime for a 5-4 win. With ...
Last night, the Washington Capitals came back from a 3-0 deficit in the second period to beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 in overtime. No one is talking about that this morning. The big news isn’t that the Caps came back, but how they did it: without star winger Alex Ovechkin. In the waning minutes, when ...
The Washington Capitals are off to their best start in franchise history. In the last few seasons, the Capitals have set many new franchise records, as they have their most talented core assembled since at least the 80s, possibly even ever. However, this recent success has come despite the biggest names on the team not ...
