Caps Extend Knuble, Cause for Concern? Keara Dowd | April 11, 2011 With the Washington Capitals preparing for their first-round match-up with the New York Rangers starting Wednesday, the organization found some time to do a little housecleaning. The team announced this…
Pens Possible Playoff Opponents Justin Glock | April 8, 2011 Pittsburgh-It’s about that time of the year where the grass gets a little greener, and the air outside smells like playoff hockey. Before the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin, there is…
How the Home Opener Foreshadowed Caps Season Keara Dowd | April 5, 2011 The opening game for the Washington Capitals was quite a memorable one. There was grit, there was an All-Star fight, and the Caps won in a lopsided 7-2 decision over…
Washington Remains An Enigma, But Maybe That’s A Good Thing Angie Lewis | March 28, 2011 The funny thing about the Washington Capitals is their uncanny ability to seem like a different team almost every night. It is tough to tell what type of game Washington…
Crosby Brings Hope in 15 Minutes Justin Glock | March 15, 2011 Pittsburgh-Monday morning was a typical gloomy morning in mid-March. The gray clouds hovered over the greater Pittsburgh area. Right before the noon hour the sun began to peak through the…
Matt Bradley – Profiles In Awesome The Hockey Writers | February 23, 2011 This past Monday, when praise for Matt Bradley’s crunching hit on notorious jerk Matt Cooke and subsequent beat down of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ AHL call-up Ryan Craig (who asked for…
Ten Prospects That May Be Moved on Trade Deadline Day Christopher Ralph | February 23, 2011 Just as the title suggests, this is a list in no particular order of prospects that could prove to be valuable commodities leading up to the NHL trade deadline. GMs…
Nobody Puts Ovi In The Corner Jas Faulkner | February 12, 2011 by Jas Faulkner, still the Nashville correspondent as of 9:54 am Tennessee Time, bitches! News of P!nk’s impending motherhood may have sidetracked Julie Taymor’s remix of “Grease”, but it isn’t stopping Alexander Ovechkin…
Penguins Update: Thoughts on Cooke Suspension, Four Callups, Crosby Talks, Kunitz to IR Mike Colligan | February 10, 2011 PITTSBURGH – For the second time this week Matt Cooke finds himself at the center of attention for a questionable hit on an opponent. After Cooke clipped the leg of…
After Rocky Start, Johansson Impressing Keara Dowd | February 7, 2011 Washington Capitals rookie Marcus Johansson came into training camp with the expectation of making the team. The media, front office staff, and coaching staff all felt he was ready to…
‘State of the NHL’ with Gary Bettman: Phoenix, Nabokov, Concussions, Quebec City and…Siberia? Mike Colligan | January 30, 2011 RALEIGH, NC – Commissioner Gary Bettman gave his annual ‘State of the NHL’ address on Saturday afternoon at the RBC Center, site of the 2011 All-Star game. Before opening up…
The NHL Guardian Project: What’s not to love? Christopher Ralph | January 29, 2011 Guest post by Craig Chambers, Field Producer TSN The views of this wonderful piece of writing do not reflect the views of TSN or anyone else who pays me,…