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Washington Capitals

Capitals: In-House Solutions for the Need for Speed

Bradley Davis | June 16, 2016

The National Hockey League is a dynamic entity in that the keys to being a successful team are constantly changing. While players with physicality and size were once viewed as…

Categories Capitals Prospects, Washington Capitals

Capitals Young Talent Will Keep Cup Window Open

Bradley Davis | June 10, 2016

If you ask Washington Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan, his team is right smack in the middle of a two-year window for the current core to capture the organization’s first championship.…

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4 Reasons the Capitals Should Re-Sign Chimera

Sammi Silber | June 8, 2016

With another disappointing second-round exit, the Washington Capitals have some needs to fill and questions to answer. They must address whether or not they will promote Jay Beagle or head to…

Categories Editor's Choice, Washington Capitals

Braden Holtby Joins 2016 Capital Pride Parade

Dustin L. Nelson | June 7, 2016

Washington Capitals goaltender and 2016 Vezina Trophy finalist Braden Holtby has announced that he and the Washington Capitals are taking part in the Capital Pride Alliance‘s 2016 Capital Pride Parade…

Categories NHL News, Washington Capitals

Washington’s 5 Most Important Free Agents in 2016

Ben Lutz | May 27, 2016

Now that the Washington Capitals have had a few weeks pass since their latest playoff elimination, the team will now gear up towards a prospectively less eventful, but still important,…

Categories Advanced Stats, Editor's Choice, Free Agents, Washington Capitals

Capitals: Jay Beagle Deserves Promotion to Third Line Centre

Sammi Silber | May 26, 2016

The Washington Capitals have a problem they hope to address. Though the forward lines are stacked, even down to the fourth line, the team needs to address the position of a…

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Capitals: Trading Ovechkin Would Be Team’s Biggest Mistake

Sammi Silber | May 19, 2016

This season was one full of history for the Washington Capitals. They had the best record in the league, tied franchise records and could not be stopped. However, the entire…

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Andre Burakovsky and Mattias Ekhom Head to Russia

Dustin L. Nelson | May 13, 2016

Washington Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky is joining three other Washington teammates at the 2016 World Championship, where he will play for Team Sweden. He’ll be joined by Nashville defenseman Mattias…

Categories International Hockey, Nashville Predators, NHL News, Washington Capitals

Stanley Quips: What Does Postseason Failure Really Look Like?

Ben Lutz | May 13, 2016

Another season, another playoff disappointment. That’s what almost everyone will remember of the 2015-16 Washington Capitals and not the fact that they had their second greatest regular season in franchise…

Categories Advanced Stats, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals

Don’t Blame Ovechkin for Capitals’ Failures

Brett Slawson | May 12, 2016

Well, the Washington Capitals have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs… again. Despite capturing the Presidents Trophy with a League high 120 points, the Capitals failed to progress past…

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The Weight of Washington D.C. Falls on Alex Ovechkin Again

Mitch Michals | May 12, 2016

The plight of a superstar is very difficult. The collective effort of a group’s parts determines success in professional team sports, but the brunt of their failure will fall squarely…

Categories Editor's Choice, Washington Capitals

Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Orlov Head to World Championship

Dustin L. Nelson | May 11, 2016

Following a second-round series defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov have all accepted an invitation to play for Russia…

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