Capitals Management
Beginning of the End for Capitals?
October 13th, 2016 Every year, there is nothing like the pressure of becoming a Stanley Cup contender. Everybody wants to be one of the elite, yet not everyone is at the top of the mountain. Only a few can be considered among the best, even from the preseason. That is what the Washington...
Why Is Ross Mahoney So Important to the Capitals?
August 9th, 2016 A few weeks ago, reports came out that new Las Vegas General Manager George McPhee sought Washington's permission to interview Ross Mahoney for the vacant assistant general manager position. Considering that McPhee was the Capitals' General Manager for 17 years before...
Capitals Feeling Benefits of Brooks Laich Trade
July 27th, 2016 The 2016 NHL off-season is just about halfway over at this point in July, and the Washington Capitals seem poised to enter the season with the roster that they have made minor adjustments to this summer. The organization made one major trade, acquiring their much-needed...The Capitals Could Lose More Than a Player to Las Vegas
July 24th, 2016 When the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft rolls around following the 2016-17 season, the Capitals and 29 other current NHL organizations will lose one player to the new franchise based in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the Capitals, however, their biggest loss may come off of the...
Key Position Battles for the Capitals Entering 2016-17
July 22nd, 2016 In the midst of a relatively quiet off-season, the Washington Capitals already have a pretty good idea of what their lineup will look like heading into the 2016-17 season. This is perfectly understandable given that their season ended at the hands of the eventual Stanley...
Marcus Johansson's Future with the Capitals Is Unclear
July 15th, 2016 The Washington Capitals found themselves in a desirable situation entering this off-season. They didn't have too many big name players hitting free agency, meaning that the majority of their Presidents' Trophy-winning core from the 2015-16 campaign is destined to return...
Washington's 2016 Offseason Preview
June 24th, 2016 By Sunday, it will be two weeks since the Stanley Cup Playoffs finally came to an end with the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Championship. While fans from one city are still celebrating another hockey championship, another is still awaiting one for the first time in their...
Has Washington Killed their Penalty Kill Woes?
March 14th, 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 are on pace to finish with 124 points with 14 games to go. Not only is that good enough to surpass their...
Can Mike Weber Grill the Opposition in Washington?
February 24th, 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 wanted a depth defensemen. He got one in 28-year old Mike Weber. While the Capitals...
What Can Mike Richards Bring to Washington?
January 9th, 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 grab it. In the summer of 2014, he wanted to improve the overall depth along Washington's group of defenseman. MacLellan got...
Can Washington DC Handle Another Year of High Expectations?
October 18th, 2015 Like any other hockey season, I look at the team schedule, circle which games I would like to go to and then list how much each ticket will be for each game. You would think that with the high expectations of the Washington Capitals, it would be like the days of 2009 when...
