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Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: All Star Break Time?

We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the next January 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 ...

The Reasoning Behind Dale Hunter

The Washington Capitals’ firing of Bruce Boudreau came as a shock to few.  The team wasn’t performing, and hadn’t been performing for a month.  What did bring a certain amount of intrigue was the selection of former Caps captain Dale Hunter to be Boudreau’s successor. The Caps have continued a theme of “keeping it in ...

With the Capitals, Doing More Brings Less

Most teams with a propensity to rally from behind would project a favorable result when they are 8-3-0 when trailing first and have the offensive power the Capitals on their roster. However, as a team that fails to play consistently, the Caps went down 1-0 in the first period Friday afternoon against the New York ...

Lightning Win Game 3 Over Caps, Caps Face Elimination

The Tampa Bay Lightning had an opportunity to go up 3-0 in the series over the Eastern Conference top seed the Washington Capitals and took advantage of it, winning Game 3 on home ice 4-3. Once again, the Caps had a very slow start: along with being completely stationary in the offensive zone, they took ...

Capitals and Rangers Set to Play in Round One: Preview

It’s that lovely time of year again where the weather gets warmer (presumably) and the most exciting sports postseason is set to begin. The first games of this year’s playoffs will start Wednesday, April 13. The first day will feature the Eastern Conference winning Washington Capitals and the no. 8 seeded New York Rangers. The ...

How the Home Opener Foreshadowed Caps Season

The opening game for the Washington Capitals was quite a memorable one.  There was grit, there was an All-Star fight, and the Caps won in a lopsided 7-2 decision over the New Jersey Devils.  It was the first glimpse we got of a changed Caps team.  As I wrote back in October, it was a ...

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