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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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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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…
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Bon Voyage, Bruce
Nine months ago, I wondered if it was completely nuts to fire the NHL’s best active coach in terms of winning percentage. I suppose…
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Introducing the Baltimore-D.C. Top XXV
Every once in a while I like to do something very fun and very unscientific. This is one of those instances. I give you…
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Your NHL Trade Deadline Weekend Primer
Monday at 3 p.m. EST, NHL teams will have to put down their pencils, stand up from their desks, and head into the playoffs…
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Alex Semin: Spirit Animal?
Blowhard analysts will often shout “in this league (as if we’re confusing it with some other league), you need to have an IDENTITY to…
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What’s wrong with the Caps’ offense?
What a difference a year makes. Last season the Caps were the most explosive offensive team in the NHL. They led the league with…