Stanley Quips: Viewing the Capitals’ Past and the Flyers’ Present Ben Lutz | April 27, 2016 When the final horn sounded in Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center last Sunday, the relief of the players and fans could not have been more obvious. After leading the series three…
Stanley Quips: Games of Luck and Chance Ben Lutz | April 22, 2016 After four games of unnecessary violence and an overdose of special teams play, the Washington Capitals now see themselves with a three games to one lead heading back to the…
Can the Capitals Hack Hakstol’s System? Ben Lutz | April 14, 2016 You would think that after an 84-point season and loads of turnover on the NHL roster and coaching staff, the Philadelphia Flyers would be in the middle of a rebuild…
Will The Presidents’ Trophy Ever Be Respected? Ben Lutz | April 13, 2016 With an election coming up this year to decide the leader of the United States, it seems like the running narrative is that this country is more divided and indecisive…
Capitals Prospects in the Postseason Ben Lutz | April 7, 2016 With Washington clinching their playoff berth weeks ago, their doesn’t seem to be much drama at the NHL club as of right now. However, in the offices of General Manager Brian…
A Tribute to the 2016 Penn State Men’s Hockey Team Ben Lutz | March 24, 2016 Within the men’s college hockey programs in the United States, very rarely do you celebrate a season in which you barely missed making the 16-team field for the upcoming NCAA tournament.…
Has Washington Killed their Penalty Kill Woes? Ben Lutz | March 14, 2016 There is no denying that this year’s rendition of the Washington Capitals are one of the best regular season teams of all-time. With 15 games to go, Barry Trotz’s men…
The Last 10 Stanley Cup Champions at the Trade Deadline Ben Lutz | February 28, 2016 With the trade deadline getting closer by the day, NHL teams are hoping to make one final move to improve their roster for the short term and long term. For…
Can Mike Weber Grill the Opposition in Washington? Ben Lutz | February 24, 2016 To continue the trend, whatever general manager Brian McClellan wants, Brian McClellan gets. In this case, he announced to the media weeks before the February 29th trade deadline that he…
Midseason Rankings: Washington’s Ten Best Prospects Ben Lutz | February 12, 2016 What else is there to say with the Washington Capitals this year? They are not only the best team in the league, but this year’s iteration has a chance of…
Alex Ovechkin and What It’s Like To Play 500 Ben Lutz | January 12, 2016 Remember the game 500? You know, the one where you throw any ball towards your friends and shout a certain value for that throw if one of them catches it,…
What Can Mike Richards Bring to Washington? Ben Lutz | January 9, 2016 In a matter of months, it is pretty clear what the ethos of Brian MacLellan is as a general manager. Whatever he wants, he’ll tell it to you and then…
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