Capitals Showdown: Kolzig vs. Holtby Nathan Moser | July 12, 2024 The Washington Capitals are fortunate to have had two spectacular goalies in their history. Olaf Kolzig was selected by general manager David Poile with the 19th overall pick in the…
Capitals Acquire Logan Thompson From Golden Knights Michael Ostrower | June 29, 2024 The Washington Capitals have acquired goaltender Logan Thompson from the Washington Capitals, according to insider Elliotte Friedman. After trading Darcy Kuemper to the Los Angeles Kings earlier this offseason, the…
Suggested Dubois-For-Kuemper Trade Has Merit Jesse Courville-Lynch | May 8, 2024 The Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals were both eliminated in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs and will want to make changes this offseason and return…
NHL Goalie Report: Bruins, Sabres, Hurricanes, Wild, Oilers, More Shaun Filippelli | December 16, 2022 While the rest of the world anticipates an opportunity to slow down following the rush of the holiday season, activity around the NHL is full steam ahead. Fittingly, as their…
NHL Goalie Report: Red Wings, Capitals, Stars, Blues, Kings, More Shaun Filippelli | December 1, 2022 As the NHL schedule flips to a new page of its 2022-23 calendar, all of that which made up a narrative-rich November left fans with a lot to digest heading…
3 Worst Goalie Acquisitions of 2022 Offseason Shaun Filippelli | November 25, 2022 After relocating to another franchise, one won’t always be able to repeat the same performances that made them so attractive to their new city. Whether because the team they moved…
NHL Goalie Report: 2022-23 Metropolitan Division Preview Shaun Filippelli | October 4, 2022 The NHL Goalie Report is back! Poised to be better than ever, this series will cover all that matters most throughout 2022-23. Expect these writeups to showcase league leaders, highlight-reel saves, backups…
Capitals’ Kuemper & Lindgren Must Make Immediate Impact Luke James | July 29, 2022 Whenever free agency rolls around and general managers (GMs) are forced to splash the cash on netminders, we always hear the same refrain: “goalies are voodoo.” But, considering the age…
Capitals Create Opening for Veteran Goalie with Vanecek Trade Carl Knauf | July 11, 2022 The Washington Capitals have now semi-addressed an issue they needed to fix this offseason. The team had to commit to one of their two young goaltenders, who were both restricted…
3 Reasons the Capitals Shouldn’t Trade for Ducks’ John Gibson Luke James | June 18, 2022 It doesn’t make sense for the Washington Capitals to acquire John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks. Despite the organisation’s desire for a shake-up between the pipes, trading for the 6-foot-2…
Capitals Need Vanecek and Samsonov to Contribute in the Playoffs Luke James | April 24, 2022 Throughout 2021-22, inconsistency has framed the debate surrounding the Washington Capitals’ situation in net. Ilya Samsonov started the season in control of the crease but saw his status as the…
Capitals’ Quiet Trade Deadline Creates More Questions in Goal Luke James | March 27, 2022 Unlike their Eastern Conference rivals, the Washington Capitals played it safe at the trade deadline – acquiring forward depth in Marcus Johansson and Johan Larsson. Brian MacLellan, it seems, assessed…