By: Joe Pohoryles After one of the worst 20-game starts in his career, Alex Ovechkin has kicked things back into gear, scoring 11 goals this past month to elevate his season total to 19 in 35 games. The Great Eight now sits just six goals shy of tying Marcel Dionne for fifth on the all-timeContinue reading “Chasing Gretzky VI: Hull Speed Ahead”
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Chasing Gretzky V: Shades of 2013
By: Joe Pohoryles Three goals in four weeks. That’s all Alex Ovechkin has scored between Feb. 8 and today, giving him a total of eight goals through 20 games. After losing so much time due to the recent shortened seasons, Ovechkin needed to ramp up his scoring pace. Instead, he’s experiencing one of the worstContinue reading “Chasing Gretzky V: Shades of 2013”
Chasing Gretzky IV: The Road Gets Bumpier
By: Joe Pohoryles With the NHL well underway and this being the first “eighth” of the season, the Chasing Gretzky series is finally back. Before the pandemic hit, Alex Ovechkin was a month removed from arguably the greatest scoring stretch of his career, and was contending with Boston’s David Pastrnak and Toronto’s Auston Matthews forContinue reading “Chasing Gretzky IV: The Road Gets Bumpier”
First impressions from the Caps’ opening back-to-back
Capitals hockey is finally back, and the team now sits 2-0-0 after a back-to-back with the Buffalo Sabres to open the season. This was the team’s first action since getting bounced by the New York Islanders in the 2020 postseason. A sluggish, frustrating performance in the NHL bubble led to a lot of questions surroundingContinue reading “First impressions from the Caps’ opening back-to-back”
Assessing the Caps roster with the Chara, Sheary additions
With the additions of Conor Sheary, Zdeno Chara and possibly Craig Anderson, the Capitals are putting the final moves in place before the 2020-21 season begins. As it stands, the team is more than $3.5 million over the salary cap (according to CapFriendly), but more on the cap situation later. For now, Chara becomes theContinue reading “Assessing the Caps roster with the Chara, Sheary additions”
Instant Reaction to the Zdeno Chara signing
What is happening? Out of no where, it was announced today that longtime Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara is signing with the Caps on a one-year, $795,000 deal. The oldest team in the NHL just added the oldest active player, as the 43-year-old blue liner will come in and compete for time on the thirdContinue reading “Instant Reaction to the Zdeno Chara signing”
The fallout from the Lundqvist bombshell
The Capitals were robbed of Henrik Lundqvist before he even had a chance to take the throne. In a brutal twist of fate, the Capitals’ netminder-to-be announced he will be sitting out the 2020-21 season after being diagnosed with a heart condition. Whether this spells the end for Lundqvist’s illustrious NHL career is a conversationContinue reading “The fallout from the Lundqvist bombshell”
Caps reveal new Reverse Retro jerseys
Adidas partnered with the NHL to create a new series of jerseys for all 31 NHL teams. The new alternate jerseys take a spin on a retro jersey from the franchise’s past. The Capitals have their classic late-90s era “Screaming Eagle” sweater, although now the color scheme is red, white and blue as opposed toContinue reading “Caps reveal new Reverse Retro jerseys”
Capitals Free Agency Review
NHL Free Agency opened last Friday, and although the Capitals did not have much cap space to work with, the team made several key signings while also making one tough goodbye. While other deals will trickle in until the start of the season, including a likely trade of one of the team’s blueliners, the bruntContinue reading “Capitals Free Agency Review”
Caps strum the right chord by selecting Hendrix Lapierre in 2020 first round
The Capitals didn’t have the 2020 playoffs they hoped for, but now all focus will be on the 2020-21 season. The first offseason move comes in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, where the Capitals traded up to the 22nd overall pick and used it to select forward Hendrix Lapierre. While the Caps may have snaggedContinue reading “Caps strum the right chord by selecting Hendrix Lapierre in 2020 first round”
The Wildcard 