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T.J. Oshie

The TJ Oshie Trade Analyzed

THW Archives | December 23, 2025

It has been more than 10 years since a blockbuster trade went down during the offseason between the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals. The Blues sent forward TJ…

Categories Archives, Blues History, Capitals History, Hockey History, NHL Trade Analysis, St Louis Blues, Washington Capitals

NHL Players and Their Love Affair With Golf

Paul Quinney | August 30, 2025

Hockey players from beer leagues to the NHL seem to love golf. It’s as if golf is the one hobby hockey players have in common outside the rink. The relationship between…

Categories Archives, Commentary, Hockey History

Remembering Oshie’s Time With the St. Louis Blues

Anthony Testaguzza | June 14, 2025

After 16 seasons in the NHL, former St. Louis Blues forward T.J. Oshie announced his retirement on June 9 in Washington, D.C. The 38-year-old battled a chronic back injury that…

Categories Blues History, Hockey History, St Louis Blues

Capitals’ T.J. Oshie Announces Retirement From the NHL

Justin Giampietro | June 9, 2025

On June 9, 2025, an injury-stricken T.J. Oshie announced his retirement. The 38-year-old winger missed the entire 2024–25 season with a back injury and called it a career after 1,010…

Categories NHL News, St Louis Blues, Washington Capitals

3 Cap Dump Trade Candidates for 2024-25

Jesse Courville-Lynch | July 15, 2024

The idea of dumping players’ contracts around the NHL has become a common practice amongst teams that want to free up some money in hopes of acquiring someone different or…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals

Brian MacLellan’s Impact on Capitals’ Stanley Cup Team

Nathan Moser | July 10, 2024

The Washington Capitals have had some very good general managers. Before building the Nashville Predators from their inception and being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2024, David…

Categories Capitals Management, Washington Capitals

NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Kraken, Ducks, Capitals, Lightning

Jim Parsons | April 30, 2024

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Auston Matthews is a maybe for Game 5 versus the Bruins. Meanwhile, the Seattle Kraken fired Dave Hakstol as their coach. It sounds like this…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Editor's Choice, NHL Rumors, Seattle Kraken, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals

Top Capitals Players to Draft in Fantasy Hockey 2023-24

Jesse Courville-Lynch | September 29, 2023

The NHL season is rapidly approaching, and for the Washington Capitals, they hope to improve on what was a lackluster 2022-23 season. For those fans who enjoy playing fantasy hockey…

Categories Fantasy, Washington Capitals

Capitals’ Worst Contracts for the 2023-24 Season

Raphael Caron | September 16, 2023

Money is particularly tight for the Washington Capitals as they try to make it back to the postseason after missing them for only the second time in 16 seasons. With…

Categories Season Previews, Washington Capitals

3 Teams Canadiens Can’t Sleep On Below Them in the Standings

Ryan Szporer | November 23, 2022

Just as the Montreal Canadiens have exceeded expectations in 2022-23, some teams that haven’t lived up to them. Can any surpass the Habs?

Categories Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens

3 Capitals Who Must Step Up in 2022-23

Luke James | August 4, 2022

It would be a disaster for the Washington Capitals to miss the playoffs this season. They will be expected to figure in the postseason for as long as Alex Ovechkin…

Categories Washington Capitals

St. Louis Blues’ All-Time Lineup of First-Round Picks

Mike Meyer | August 4, 2022

Since the 1968 NHL expansion that birthed the St. Louis Blues, the franchise has drafted 39 players in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. Several of them have…

Categories Blues History, Hockey History
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