The 2011-12 Capitals were as frustrating as a hockey team can be. From night to night they vacillated between inspiring play and sheer disorganized chaos. They…
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Hopeless: A Caps Playoff Manifesto
“The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.” – Frodo, The Lord of the Rings…
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Idle Plans: Why The Capitals Watch And Wait
The last opportunity for there to be fundamental change in the 2011-12 Washington Capitals has come and gone. The dust has cleared on Monday’s…
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Dale Hunter Calls Out Tomas Vokoun
Every day seems to be worse for the Washington Capitals. The window that is their playoff hopes seems to be slowly closing and now…
Washington Capitals
Caps On The Brink: Hitting Rock Bottom In Raleigh
I hope that was as bad as it gets. It’s hard to imagine how it could get much worse than last night’s 5-0 loss…
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BSR Podcast: Kate Upton, Linsanity And Mel Kiper’s Lab
We’re pulling out the roundtable for this week’s podcast. Ross Gore and Dave Gilmore join Zach Wilt, Matt Lund and Pat Guthrie on the…
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End Of The Line For Mike Knuble And The Caps
A couple months after being honored for playing in his 1,000th NHL game, Mike Knuble finds himself preparing for a new home as Dale…
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Hockey At The Half: Midway Observations On The Capitals
41 down, 41 to go. The Capitals 2011-12 season has been at times a callback to the dominance of recent years and at other…
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What NHL Realignment Means For Washington, Plus New Conference Power Rankings
With the news coming yesterday that the NHL will reorganize itself next into four conferences (as opposed to two conferences with three divisions each),…
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Calling Timeout On The Caps
I love all my local teams, but I feel a different sort of passion toward the Washington Capitals. I can be critical of every…