There comes a time for every major sports franchise to accept the reality that they have lost their competitive edge and sadly for the Washington Capitals, that time seems to have arrived with the 2022-23 season.  Father Time has caught up with this organization and GM Brian MacLellan’s shoulders must be getting a massive workout lately with the burdens placed on this …

It’s Thanksgiving week and I couldn’t resist the turkey symbolism but let’s face it folks, the Washington Capitals are playing like a bunch of stuffed birds right now.  I’m not talking about the beautifully cooked, delicately sliced Thanksgiving Day turkeys we love to enjoy but the overdone, disappointing tukey jerkey as seen with the Griswold family in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.  I …

You can probably guess my age by now simply by the title reference but the Talking Heads’ song “Road to Nowhere” should be adopted as the Washington Capitals’ theme song this season.  How can a team who made the Stanley Cup playoffs last season simply be a listless, meandering franchise playing simply for nightly paychecks this year? It’s not as …

With the NHL season moving well into it’s second month of play, it’s prudent to take a critical look at the Darcy Keumper deal to see what kind of impact Kuemper has made so far.  The Capitals started this season looking more like a MASH unit and with 15 games down, they’ve admitted more patients to their hospital ward with …

The Capitals have not had a great start to the 2022-23 NHL Season. Washington has a record of 6-7-2 for 14 points after 15 games.  They are currently sitting in the 13th position in the Eastern Conference and will have to turn their season around in order to make the playoffs. That said, this team is still well-constructed when healthy, …

In hockey, having the longevity to play for nearly two decades is a testament not only to good health but the ability to stay competitive.  For Alex Ovechkin, his name is  basically synonomous with the Washington Capitals and this past weekend the Caps’ leader marked a new milestone and recorded his permanent place in the NHL record books. Ovechkin surpasses …

With the NHL season barely a month old, the Washington Capitals’ bench is starting to look like a hospital ward.  Injuries to not only key players but recent AHL callups are now taking a toll on this organization and again the 2022-23 season entered it’s second month.  With a myriad of challenges lying ahead for head coach Peter Laviolette and …

With the 2022-23 NHL season already entering it’s second month, the Washington Capitals are sitting on a steady 5-4-1 record and tied with the Philadelphia Flyers at 11 points each.  Wait a minute, the Caps are tied with the Flyers?  What has happened in the Metro Division this season? The reality is that some of the “bottom feeder” teams likes …

The stakes will be high in D.C. when the Washington Capitals host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Caesars Sportsbook is already set up inside Capital One Arena, and Caesars Sportsbook Ontario will be active once the province concludes its expected sports betting launch in April, so these types of matchups are pivotal for fans and bettors alike in both …