The Washington Capitals have added a familiar face to the dressing room, as General Manager George McPhee announced the signing of unrestricted free agent forward Eric Fehr on Sunday. It’s a one-year deal worth $600,000. Fehr, who was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in 2011 for a fourth-round pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft ...
As much as Beagle enjoyed fine tuning his game under Dale Hunter, he is equally as excited about playing for new head coach Adam Oates.
Expectations We have within us an innate sense of right and wrong. Along with that comes a desire to see justice done and for equality. When we see injustice and inequality it stirs anger. These are some of the most basic yet profound human emotions. Fulfilling them is satisfying. We seek equity and fairness in ...
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Tonight the Washington Capitals visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden for Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. For the Capitals, it’s one final game, one final opportunity to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 14 years. The New York Rangers, having finished in ...
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 back-to-back Hart Trophy victories as NHL MVP, would be routinely playing less minutes per night in the playoffs than his team’s third line, that hockey ...
The Boston Bruins head to Washington following a disappointing split of their first two games against the Capitals. Both contests went to overtime and on each occasion the Black and Gold only mustered a single marker. That’s right; the NHL’s second-best offense through the regular season has managed exactly two goals on a rookie goalie ...
Not that the world is in need of a reminder here, but the Caps have struggled heavily of late and are now on a four-game losing streak after a 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Once again, the theme is much better defense, and Hunter’s influence in their physical play. However, they lacked the offensive ...
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 ...
Tomas Vokoun fashioned a shutout against his former squad as the Washington Capitals defeated the Florida Panther 3-0. The Caps are now 5-0-0 for the first time in franchise history. Washington, on paper, is better than every team they have played. Yet, they have only won by a one-goal margin throughout their first four wins, despite ...
Isn’t the hockey world going a little overboard trying to protect players? This week Arron Asham knocked out Jay Beagle and suddenly a debate broke out over the relevance of fighting in today’s NHL. Some people in newspapers and on the radio are saying that fighting is archaic and unnecessary. Over and over again I ...
