Week 5 Fantasy Hockey Awards Michael Bondy | November 22, 2016 Week five of fantasy hockey is in the books and owners may be wondering what is happening with all their defensemen contributing to their fantasy categories. Just know you are…
Closer Look at Kuznetsov Drought Sammi Silber | November 18, 2016 Washington Capitals centre Evgeny Kuznetsov was a force to be reckoned with last season. He was the team’s leading scorer, an NHL All-Star and once of the best players in…
Ovechkin & Backstrom: A Decaying Tandem? Ben Lutz | November 4, 2016 Coming into last weekend, the Washington Capitals were in the middle of a season-wide slump, to the tune of a 3-2-1 record. If that doesn’t look like an overreaction, I…
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Buying Low on Capitals Larry Fisher | November 2, 2016 Braden Holtby was, hands down, the best fantasy hockey goaltender last season. He tied Martin Brodeur’s wins record and won the Vezina Trophy. So it’s surprising to hear that Holtby…
3 Keys to Capitals Cup Win Glynn Cosker | October 13, 2016 The Washington Capitals start their 2016-17 campaign tonight against their favorite rival, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Last season was – once again – an ‘almost’ and ‘what if’ term. There were,…
Nicklas Backstrom’s Quiet Rise to Greatness Sammi Silber | September 5, 2016 Washington Capitals centre Nicklas Backstrom was only three years old when he got his first pair of skates and was so excited that he slept with them on. Fast forward…
Capital Gains: Can these Washington Capitals Win a Cup? Sammi Silber | July 19, 2016 Last season, at this point in time, everything was perfect for the Washington Capitals. They acquired T.J. Oshie in a trade for Troy Brouwer, and made some more moves to…
Predicting the Washington Capitals’ Day-One Line Combinations Glynn Cosker | July 13, 2016 It’s never too early to start speculating about the Washington Capitals’ potential day-one starting offensive lines for the upcoming NHL season. There were no trades or free-agency deals affecting the…
Washington Capitals: A Look Ahead to 2016-17 Glynn Cosker | July 12, 2016 The 2015-16 Washington Capitals’ NHL season was supposed to lock in place all the puzzle pieces needed for the franchise’s first Stanley Cup win. Of course, that did not pan…
A Battle for Capitals Top-Line Center Bradley Davis | July 1, 2016 Ever since being drafted 4th overall at the 2006 NHL Draft by the Washington Capitals, Nicklas Backstrom has been one of the focal points of the team’s offense. Coupled with…
Washington’s 2016 Offseason Preview Ben Lutz | June 24, 2016 By Sunday, it will be two weeks since the Stanley Cup Playoffs finally came to an end with the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Championship. While fans from one city are…
A Decade Later: Redrafting the 2006 NHL Draft Tony Wolak | May 31, 2016 Back in June 2006, the NHL was wrapping up its first Stanley Cup Final after the 2004-05 lockout. After Frantisek Kaberle and the Carolina Hurricanes took home their first Stanley…
