Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals End of Season Evaluations - Defensemen (P-S)
Tom Poti – 70 Games, 4 Goals-20 Assists-24 Points, +26 Rating
It was a stand-out season for Tom Poti this year. Although he didn’t shine through the first half of the season he was consistently solid, and he really improved his offensive play particularly later in the season, often stepping up to provide more attacking options [...]
Washington Capitals End of Season Evaluations – Defensemen (E-M)
John Erskine – 50 Games, 1 Goal-5 Assists-6 Points, +16 Rating
In and out of the line-up for the majority of the season, Erskine was a consistent performer and always did what he does best – played hard, physical hockey and stood up for his teammates. He has never been expected to contribute offensively, but he’s [...]
Washington Capitals End of Season Evaluations - Defensemen (A-C)
Karl Alzner – 21 Games, 0 Goals-5 Assists-5 Points, -2 Rating
Alzner spent much of the season moving back and forth from Hershey and Washington, but when he was with the Capitals, he was consistently solid on the blue line. Similar to Jeff Schultz in style, Alzner isn’t as attacking as other Caps d-men, but he [...]
Washington Capitals End of Season Evaluations – Goaltenders
Since there’s no more playoff hockey to talk about concerning the Capitals, I thought I’d assess the performances of the players in the regular season, starting with the goalies:
Semyon Varlamov – 26 games played in, 23 starts, 15-4-6, 2 shutouts, 2.55 GAA, .909 SV%
After his success in the 09 playoffs, many fans were excited about [...]
Washington Capitals: A Disappointing End Brings Plenty of Questions
Apologies for the delay, I was stuck on holiday, and have since been catching up on work and trying to get over the 4-3 series loss to the Montreal Canadiens. As the title suggests, this stunning collapse from 3-1 up to lose in the first round after such a good regular season brings a few [...]
Mike Green For President
Well, maybe President is a stretch, but at least give the guy a Norris Trophy. Over the past few seasons, Green has put up more than impressive numbers for a D-man. Actually he has put up impressive numbers for a forward.
Over the past three seasons, including this one, Green has [...]
Washington Capitals: The Biggest Week Of The Season So Far
This past week could well prove to be the most important of year so far for the Washington Capitals. It all started in Chicago.
Facing a fellow challenger for the President’s Trophy, the Caps found themselves down 3-0, without captain Alex Ovechkin, and looking like lost little kids, with just one period to try to turn [...]
Caps Secure Playoff Hockey
This week the Washington Capitals became the first NHL team to ensure that they would be playing beyond the end of the regular season on April 11th. It was in fact the Atlanta Thrashers’ loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets last night, after the Capitals had suffered a shootout loss to the Dallas Stars and [...]
A Hectic Day in Washington
After last year’s lack of activity on Trade Deadline Day, and the team’s impressive record to date, I was expecting another quiet day for the Capitals, with perhaps one trade for a solid defenseman and perhaps a veteran center. I was wrong.
First: The Capitals acquired Scott Walker from the Carolina Hurricanes for a 7th round [...]
Washington Capitals Trade Options
With less than 48 hours until what is really the first of two trade deadlines, one on Friday ahead of the Olympic trade freeze, and then the deadline on March 3rd. So ahead of this first deadline, I thought I’d take a look at the Capital’s options.
As far as cap space goes, the Caps [...]
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