Posts About "Joel Ward"
Nashville Predators Need A Net-Front Presence
June 20th, 2015 It is no secret the Nashville Predators were mediocre on the man-advantage last season. Despite having the firepower of Shea Weber, Roman Josi, James Neal, Filip Forsberg, Mike Fisher, Colin Wilson and Craig Smith to score goals, Nashville's power play ranked 25th in the NHL at 16.2%. The lack of power play goals was...
Patrick Sharp Trade a Good ‘Fit’ for Washington Capitals
June 19th, 2015 Attaining the services of three-time Stanley Cup winner Patrick Sharp via a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks is good business for the Washington Capitals—according to one NHL insider. “I think the Washington Capitals are a team that I see as a fit for him - among the many - but I think they would like to add a top-six player...
How much is Braden Holtby Worth to the Capitals?
June 2nd, 2015 The Washington Capitals have some economic work to do this month. The team has a group of players due to become free agents on July 1– and the one they absolutely must re-sign is restricted free agent Braden Holtby. Holtby led the NHL this season for games played by a goaltender (73) as well as total saves with 1,887 stops on...
2 Capitals Facing Uncertain Futures: Brooks Laich and Joel Ward
May 28th, 2015 Two crowd favorites for the Washington Capitals must now cautiously ponder the coming months for two different reasons. Right wing Joel Ward has the business of landing a new contract to avoid becoming an unrestricted free agent, while center Brooks Laich must get his numbers up to solidify his long-term future with the...
Washington Capitals: Joel Ward is Expendable
May 27th, 2015 Joel Ward is set to hit free agency in a less than impressive 2015 class and will undoubtedly receive significant offers. First-year Capitals’ GM Brian MacLellan needs to prioritize his free agents, both unrestricted free agents and restricted free agents. However, Joel Ward should be low on the list and is, according to...
Capitals’ GM Brian MacLellan Looks to Improve Top-Six Forwards
May 18th, 2015 It’s been almost exactly a year since Brian MacLellan became general manager of the Washington Capitals. The season was successful even though it ended in agonizing heartbreak. "It's been a whirlwind. It's flown by. Warp speed. It's been fun," MacLellan told reporters Monday. "There's a sense of accomplishment. There's an empty...
Buffalo Sabres Free Agent Targets
May 14th, 2015 The Buffalo Sabres are in the midst of one of the most important offseasons in the franchise's 45-year history. In addition to securing a top-tier player in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft -- a player likely to be named Jack Eichel --, Buffalo has to find itself a new head coach to lead the team into the future. General manager Tim Murray also...
Caps Outplay NYR in Game 6 Loss, Ovechkin Guarantees Game 7 Win
May 11th, 2015 Well, here we are again. The Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers are in Game 7 of a Stanley Cup playoff series. In their NHL record breaking 13th straight playoff game with a one-goal final score margin, the Rangers took out the Capitals 4-3 Sunday night at the Verizon Center – despite the Capitals outplaying their opponents....
Erik Condra a Bargain At $3 Million a Year?
May 2nd, 2015 Erik Condra and Free Agency Andrew Hammond and Erik Condra are Ottawa's two unrestricted free agents this year. I've already outlined why Ottawa should allow Hammond to walk, but what about Condra? For most Ottawa fans, this is what comes to mind when you mention #22: Ottawa gets the puck on a turnover. Condra gets the puck in a...
Capitals’ Coach Barry Trotz had 50 Preseason Questions for Ovechkin
May 1st, 2015 The Washington Capitals took a 1-0 second round series lead over the New York Rangers Thursday after Joel Ward scored the winning goal with just one second left in the third period. Ward’s buzzer-beater, gave the Capitals a 2-1 win. Alex Ovechkin scored the first goal and his sly back pass to Ward from behind the Rangers’ goal made...
Analyzing the Capitals’ Destruction of the Islanders in Game 7
April 29th, 2015 The Washington Capitals didn’t just beat the New York Islanders in Game 7 of their Stanley Cup first round playoff series – they destroyed them. If it wasn’t for the gravity-defying miracles of Islanders’ goalie Jaroslav Halak, the score might have been 10-1 rather than just 2-1. The Islanders’ paltry 11 shots was the lowest...
The Best Second and a Half Line In The NHL
January 31st, 2015 In the Wednesday Night Rivalry Capitals vs. Penguins matchup, at one point in the game, when the Brooks Laich, Eric Fehr and Joel Ward line was pinning the Penguins in their own zone on the forecheck, NHL on NBCSN's Pierre McGuire said the three hard-nosed forwards were becoming the best third line in the NHL. But are they even a...
Q & A with Joel Ward of the Washington Capitals
December 10th, 2014 Everyone loves the underdog, the player who came from nowhere, the one who defied all of the odds against them to make it. Joel Ward of the Washington Capitals is one of those underdog players; undrafted, offered tryouts and cut from training camps. Then he finally got his shot (albeit briefly) with the Minnesota Wild, he really made a...
