With the Christmas season winding down and another impending New Year facing us, what will 2023 bring to the Washington Capitals? Well, right now it looks like the Caps are finally starting to get on the right track in terms of their season. With a 20-13-5 overall record and 8-1-1 in the last ten games, the Caps, despite all the injuries, despite …
Although “Sleepless in Seattle” may be the title of a movie from the 90’s, it might as well be the theme for the Capitals’ loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. The one thing that’s become consistent with the Caps this season is that they seem to find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. With …
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 …
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 …
