By: Joe Pohoryles In 1999, the greatest player to ever grace the ice hung up his skates. At 38 years old, after over 20 years of dominance, Wayne Gretzky retired with 61 NHL records, and he still holds or shares those records today. One of those records is for most career goals. Gretzky finished withContinue reading “Chasing Gretzky III: A Man Amongst Boys”
Category Archives: Capitals
Caps look to end skid with acquisition of Dillon
By: Joe Pohoryles It seems like every season in recent years, the Capitals will start the season hot and roll for a few months, hitting a bump here and there, before they inevitably hit a midseason skid. For fans, it’s as if the sky is falling. The year the Caps won the Cup, people wereContinue reading “Caps look to end skid with acquisition of Dillon”
Chasing Gretzky II: The Gr8est Month Ever
By: Joe Pohoryles In 1999, the greatest player to ever grace the ice hung up his skates. At 38 years old, after over 20 years of dominance, Wayne Gretzky retired with 61 NHL records, and he still holds or shares those records today. One of those records is for most career goals. Gretzky finished withContinue reading “Chasing Gretzky II: The Gr8est Month Ever”
A Tale of Two Goalies
By: Joe Pohoryles NHL All-Star weekend is upon us, and for the fifth consecutive year, the Capitals will be sending goaltender Braden Holtby as one of the team’s representatives for the Metropolitan Division. Holtby has struggled recently, so hopefully the week off and the stress-free environment of the weekend’s festivities will help bring his mojoContinue reading “A Tale of Two Goalies”
Nicklas Backstrom’s new contract, and what it means for the Caps’ future
By: Joe Pohoryles Nicklas Backstrom agreed to a five-year, $46 million extension that will keep him in Washington through the 2024-25 season. The Caps’ all-time assist leader will be 37 years old by the end of the new contract, making it the last big contract of his career, and possibly his last NHL contract entirelyContinue reading “Nicklas Backstrom’s new contract, and what it means for the Caps’ future”
Chasing Gretzky: The Gr8 Quest
By: Joe Pohoryles In 1999, the greatest player to ever grace the ice hung up his skates. At 38 years old, after over 20 years of dominance, Wayne Gretzky retired with 61 NHL records, and he still holds or shares those records today. One of those records is for most career goals. Gretzky finished withContinue reading “Chasing Gretzky: The Gr8 Quest”
How the Caps can best prepare for another Stanley Cup run
By: Joe Pohoryles The Caps have played 41 games this season, and with 41 games to go, look to be in good shape for another playoff run at the end of the season. They are tied with the Boston Bruins for most points in the league with 59, they lead the Metro division by sixContinue reading “How the Caps can best prepare for another Stanley Cup run”
Washington Capitals 2010s All-Decade Team
By: Joe Pohoryles Forwards: (stayed true to C vs W, but not necessarily LW or RW) *=still with team ^=on team prior to 2010 First line: Alex Ovechkin* (2010-2019)^ Nicklas Backstrom* (2010-2019)^ TJ Oshie* (2015-2019) Not much to explain here. Ovi is arguably the greatest scorer of all time, still chasing Wayne Gretzky’s goal recordContinue reading “Washington Capitals 2010s All-Decade Team”
The Wildcard 