Posts About "Niklas Backstrom"
Setting Capitals' Expectations for 2020
January 2nd, 2020 Another season and another discussion on the high expectations for the Washington Capitals. It seems like every year we end up in the exact same position discussing this team and what to expect in the back half of the campaign. However, the finish to the 2019-20 season has a new and exciting twist: Nicklas Backstrom and Braden Holtby...
Capitals Prospect McMichael Thriving With London Knights
November 25th, 2019 Washington Capitals prospect Connor McMichael is having an incredible start to his draft + 1 season. The good times continued Sunday in Erie. The London Knights continued their winning ways with a 4-0 win over the Erie Otters. McMichael had two assists to help the Knights to the top of the Midwest Division. His season to date is the...
Top 3 All-Time Wild Goalies
September 18th, 2019 In 17 years of play, the Minnesota Wild have trotted out 16 goalies in total. An average of nearly a goalie per season may seem like a franchise constantly searching for a reliable backstop, but to their credit, the Wild have been remarkably good at finding goaltenders written off by other teams. Without question, a list of this...
NHL Rumors: Hutton, Rantanen, Devils, Capitals, More
July 23rd, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown there is news on the New Jersey Devils and how close they might be to a deal with Will Butcher, the Washington Capitals have two big stars looking for two big contracts, Ben Hutton is drawing interest from a number of teams even though the Vancouver Canucks have moved on and, is Mikko Rantanen considering...
Backstrom & Bondra: Falling Short of 100 Greatest
January 30th, 2017 This year marks the 100th anniversary of the NHL and at a recent event in Los Angeles commemorating this occasion, six former and current Capitals received the distinction as the League's 100 Greatest Players. These six players were Mike Gartner, Scott Stevens, Adam Oates, Jaromir Jagr, Sergei Fedorov and Alex Ovechkin. Among this...
Capitals - Another Presidents' Trophy Season?
January 25th, 2017 With a record of 32-10-6, the Washington Capitals are living up to their name as the capital of NHL fan attention. If the regular season ended today, the Caps would repeat as Presidents' Trophy winners, and a trophy appears to be on the horizon for the NHL's top-ranked team. Even with the most recent 3-0 shutout loss to the Ottawa...
