5 Observations From Capitals’ First 8 Games Luke James | October 29, 2022 It’s difficult to forecast how the season will unfold for the Washington Capitals. They’ve thrilled and frustrated their supporters in equal measure through their first eight games, which is fitting…
Capitals Preseason Mailbag: Laviolette, McMichael & More Luke James | September 15, 2022 Welcome to the second edition of the Washington Capitals Mailbag here at The Hockey Writers. If you missed the first instalment, this series is about allowing our writers to field…
4 Capitals Who Likely Won’t Return for 2022-23 Season Colton Pankiw | June 1, 2022 After an up and down 2021-22 regular season, the Washington Capitals were able to make the playoffs for the eighth consecutive year, but were eliminated in the first round by…
Blackhawks Have 3 Good Left-Wing Targets for the 2022 Offseason Michael DeRosa | May 4, 2022 The Chicago Blackhawks should be in for a very eventful offseason. General manager (GM) Kyle Davidson has started the rebuild, and it seems likely that more moves are on the…
Capitals Need Forwards to Step up With or Without Ovechkin Carl Knauf | May 2, 2022 After a four-game losing streak to end the regular season, the Washington Capitals earned the daunting task of facing off against the Florida Panthers in the first round of the…
Capitals Blow Opportunities for Higher Playoff Seed Without Ovechkin Carl Knauf | April 27, 2022 On Tuesday, three of the top four teams in the Metropolitan Division didn’t feel like winning. The Carolina Hurricanes clinched the division with a 4-3 win over the New York…
Capitals Still Aren’t a Serious Contender After the Trade Deadline Ted Starkey | March 24, 2022 As the trade deadline passed on Monday, the Washington Capitals elected to just add depth at forward for the stretch drive, acquiring Marcus Johansson from the Seattle Kraken and Johan…
Capitals Could Benefit From Staying in Wild-Card Spot Carl Knauf | March 22, 2022 The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and though it appeared the Washington Capitals were set to have a quiet day, they made two moves. They acquired Johan Larsson…
Washington Capitals Acquire Forward Marcus Johansson from Kraken Sartaaj Bhullar | March 21, 2022 The Washington Capitals reunited with Marcus Johansson on Monday as the club acquired the forward from the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken received Daniel Sprong, a 2022 fourth-round pick and a…
Kraken & Capitals Make Good Trade Partners Ahead of Deadline Sean Raggio | February 16, 2022 The Seattle Kraken need to be acquiring as much draft capital and accumulating as many prospects as possible as they head into the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. As things stand,…
3 Rangers’ Trade Targets on the Kraken Matt Grazel | January 30, 2022 The Seattle Kraken are halfway through their inaugural season, and general manager (GM) Ron Francis will be listening to trade offers until the March 21 trade deadline passes. The Kraken…
5 Kraken Who Probably Won’t Be Back Next Season Rob Couch | January 27, 2022 The Seattle Kraken will be sellers at this year’s trade deadline, the first in team history. They have the chance to make some big moves and correct some of the…
