Washington Capitals: The Odd Man Out In Top Six Sam Hauslohner | October 20, 2013 Like many Capitals fans, I have been generally baffled by Adam Oates’ decision to bury left winger Martin Erat on the fourth line. As an established top-six forward—for whom the…
Hershey Bears Notebook: Mike Haviland’s First Win Matthew Speck | October 20, 2013 The Hershey Bears hit the road for their second and third road games of the year this weekend, and picked up two points with Mike Haviland’s first win as head…
Washington Capitals: Braden Holtby Finds Groove Matthew Speck | October 20, 2013 Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby is a streaky goalie to say the least. The Capitals are hoping he’s starting something big after some tough games to open the year. He…
The Washington Capitals Obvious Problem: Even Strength Play Matthew Speck | October 18, 2013 The Washington Capitals’ power play unit sits atop the National Hockey League, converting at an alarming 30.8% rate. That has been the best phase of the game for the team…
Analyzing George McPhee’s Roster Moves Matt Schreiber | October 17, 2013 Let this soak in. The Washington Capitals have been shutout by the New York Rangers over the last 180 minutes. That’s nine periods of hockey without a goal. You don’t…
Caps Can’t Coast in Metropolitan Division Josh Marks | October 15, 2013 One of the greatest mysteries of the past few years in the NHL was how the Washington Capitals could experience such amazing regular season success only to collapse in new…
Washington Capitals Prospect Report: Week of September 7th Matthew Speck | October 15, 2013 The Hockey Writers reviews the Washington Capitals’ prospects as the NCAA and AHL seasons gets fully underway. This is the second edition of a season long review for potential Capitals players. Check out…
Hershey Bears Notebook: Shooting and the Power-Play Matthew Speck | October 14, 2013 The Hershey Bears (0-1-1) dropped their first road contest of the year Saturday night in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with a 3-1 loss to the Penguins. They went 0-5 on the power play…
Caps Goaltending Woes Plague Another Potential Turnaround Tim Bourcier | October 13, 2013 Offense Slows Now that the Capitals power play has fallen back to Earth a bit, their inconsistency in the net is under the spotlight. They scored eight goals total in…
5 Teams that Need to Shake the Early Season Doldrums Walter McLaughlin | October 9, 2013 It gets late early out there — Yogi Berra I know what you’re about to say — it’s frickin’ early. And you’re absolutely right, it is.
Early Questions Surrounding the Caps Tim Bourcier | October 8, 2013 Last year. the Capitals went from worst to first in their division during a lockout shortened season. At only three games in, the 1-2 record is not necessarily an indicator…
Washington Capitals Prospect Report: Week of September 30th Matthew Speck | October 8, 2013 The Washington Capitals season began last week and their prospects’ 2013-14 season began right after that as well. The American Hockey League (CHL) season is underway, along with the CHL…