The Case of Holtby v. Lundqvist Matt Stephen | May 8, 2012 It’s a little too early to compare Braden Holtby to Ken Dryden… or is it? Dryden made his NHL debut in 1971 after playing six regular-season games with a 0.957…
Capitals Roster a Great Fit For Dale Hunter’s Coaching Style Derek Neumeier | May 7, 2012 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…
The Essential Nick Backstrom Playoff Highlight Reel Matt Stephen | May 6, 2012 The stellar play of Nicklas Backstrom in these playoffs has tended to get lost in the shuffle, with media focusing about Ovechkin under-performing, Dale Hunter coaching against the grain, and…
The Caps are barely losing and hardly winning Matt Stephen | May 4, 2012 It’s hard to be the Washington Capitals. Why’s that? Because win or lose they all feel a little like ties when the Caps keep it as close as they have.…
Chill About Ice Time: Hunter, Ovechkin and everyone in between Matt Stephen | May 2, 2012 The Washington Capitals skated off the ice on Monday night with a sense of accomplishment after tying their series on the road against the No. 1 seeded New York Rangers,…
The Hunter Games: Washington Capitals Are Buying Into Defense First Logic Matt Stephen | April 30, 2012 This playoff run has been something different for the Capitals, and the change-up has been one that has a lot of people muttering: “you used to be cool, man.” The…
Rangers, Tortorella Must Upstage Ovechkin Heidi Werner | April 28, 2012 Fans know when the Blueshirts have screwed up. All it takes is that camera shot of Coach John Tortorella cringing with a smirk. Someone on the ice will hear about…
Capitals/Rangers Preview: Capping the Rangers in Seven Matt Stephen | April 27, 2012 In the last four seasons the Capitals have squared off with the Rangers in the playoffs three times. The last two came as victories for Washington, who beat the Rangers…
Big Apple, Big Statement: New York Rangers Will Roll Capitals Michael Rappaport | April 27, 2012 The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals aren’t strangers when it comes to recent playoff history. Before this year’s first round series against the Ottawa Senators, the Rangers’ last two…
George Mc Phee Defeats The Bruins In 7 Joe Wilson | April 26, 2012 Nay Sayers Everyone who questioned Caps GM George Mc Phee’s moves (or lack thereof) this season owes him an apology letter. In game five, Troy Brouwer netted a power play…
Joel Ward is Washington’s Unlikely Hero Matt Stephen | April 26, 2012 Ask any one going into overtime who was going to get the game-winning goal to send their team to the second round of the playoffs and I can assure you…
Game 7 Preview: Caps / Bruins Matt Stephen | April 24, 2012 Game 7 History: In the Capitals franchise history they have lost 78% of their Game 7 opportunities. Caps fans may want to close their eyes and scroll past these stats,…