For the past few years, disappointment and collapse defined the Capitals’ postseason performances; that is until last year. Entering the 12th game seven of the Ovechkin/Backstrom era, the energy around and inside of Capital One Arena on Wednesday was one of anxious excitement. Despite the team being 4-7 in such games during that span, the […]
Washington D.C.- The Capitals dropped the slogan of “Rock the Red” a few years back in favor of the current theme “ALL CAPS” but the energy in Capital One Arena Thursday night might have reminded you of that red radar color at the eye of a hurricane; it was electric. A RED HOT START Fans […]
So long NHL regular season, hello greatest postseason tournament in professional sports. If you haven’t taken a spring to fully take in the Stanley Cup Playoffs from start to finish, please do so in 2019; I promise you won’t regret it. Now that my “please like my sport” plug is over; let’s talk about the […]
For everyone calling for Todd Reirden’s job saying “he’s not fit for the job;” I have one clear cut response and I’ll use the words of the great Michael Jordan: stop it, get some help. Todd Reirden took over as the Capitals head coach this past summer following the resignation of Barry Trotz; however everyone […]
The first 11 days of November brought along a five-game homestand for a Capitals team that played an extremely inconsistent first month of the season. After losing back to back games to start the month, Washington rattled off back to back wins for the first time this season. GOALTENDER PLAY In those back to […]
On the same day that most kids went back to school, party time came to an end for the reigning and now defending Stanley Cup Champions; as the Capitals held their first informal workouts. The Caps took their celebration with the Cup to a whole new level this summer; so much so that Keeper of […]