Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson is a published writer and an avid Capitals fan. He has been following the team since 1993. When not writing and working he is studying to complete his history degree.
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The Top Ten Washington Capitals Centers
October 18th, 2017 This article was originally published in May, 2012. The Washington Capitals have had excellent talent at center since their inception in 1974. Some were drafted, some came in trades and one was truly home-grown. In compiling and ranking this list I took into consideration each player's tenure, their offensive prowess, their defensive...
Caps Update: Ribeiro In, Green Signs, Johansson Named Assistant Coach
July 19th, 2012 Takes A Ribbing, Keeps On Ticking The Caps traded yet another draft pick and prospect Cody Eakin to the Stars for veteran center Mike Ribeiro. He had spent the past twelve seasons spent evenly between Dallas and Montreal. His stats read like an old-school second line players: twice as many assists as goals and regularly potting around...
Caps Update: Oates In, Wideman Out, Evason to Milwaukee Admirals
June 27th, 2012 Back In The Saddledome Again Caps blueliner Dennis Wideman was traded to the Calgary Flames in return for a fifth round draft pick and the rights to minor league prospect Jordan Henry. In layman's terms, he was given away for a pittance rather than lost to free agency and given nothing at all in return. In just over a season...
The NHL Awards: Won't Someone Please Pay Attention To Us?
June 20th, 2012 Party Time Like NASCAR and your local bowling league, the NHL has an award gala at the end of the season. Gone are the scruffy beards and gap-toothed scowls. In go the dental bridges and out come the clippers. The league heads to Sin City, USA and they are dressed to the nines. Some would say it is an antiquated notion,...
Goons and Cheap Shots: Keeping Hockey Out Of The Mainstream
June 7th, 2012 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 the tangible world as...
The Top Five Washington Capitals Goalies
June 5th, 2012 Goaltender has been the weakest position for the Capitals over the course of their existence. The team has generated Hall of Fame forwards and defenceman. Lamentably, no netminder of superior quality has been drafted by the organization nor has one been brought into the fold via trade. It is that very deficiency that has cost them...