One surprising statement at the end of last season was Brooks Laich telling the media he needed to mature as a leader. His reputation as such is already well-established in Capitals circles (for example, when Caps prospect Braden Holtby was asked this summer who he looks up to in the locker room, Laich was the player he chose to mention by name).
Five months after Laich alluded to developing his locker room presence, he explained further this week what that role would look like.
Red Army, fellow Washington puckheads, late January again finds the Washington Capitals in an enviable competitive position: in first place — by a Grand Canyon chasm — in the Southeast division, but also first overall in the Eastern conference. And of late, establishing some separation from the rest of the East. The Capitals’ brand of [...]
There are inherent and intrinsic limitations to which outsiders — which includes everyone on planet Earth not wearing a Capitals’ sweater for a living — can comment on the appropriateness of a hockey team’s selection of its captain. This is especially the case with a team like the Capitals, who’ve been forged and assembled with [...]
When the Gr8 takes the ice tonight against the Montreal Canadians he will be sporting some new hardware on his right shoulder, a captain’s “C.” Ovechkin was selected by Head Coach Bruce Boudreau and GMGM as the 14th captain in team history. He is the second youngest Cap to ever have the honor, with the [...]
Nature Herself this week is condemning local media, freezing hard and fast our Canal and urging us to recreate outside, far away from media’s maelstrom of malfeasance. Once again, burgundy and gold incompetence is being feted and celebrated by the local press. Our hockey team’s captain was traded a week ago and hardly any of [...]
There’s a special buzz-charge in a building on a game night when a big deal has gone down earlier in the day by the host club, but Monday’s game against Southeast basement dweller Carolina lost its buzz early. Jose Theodore, last seen smashing his stick at Kettler last weekend in being-benched-again frustration, returned to the [...]
Chemistry can be a fickle mistress. The Washington Capitals were Exhibit A tonight, turning in one of their worst first periods in a very long time and a messy game overall.
The trade of Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina to Columbus caught the players — even those involved in the trade — by surprise, and the team were not in sync when the puck dropped against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Maybe it was the road trip catching up to them, but one thing is for sure, the Washington Capitals certainly did not take advantage of the chances they had against the Vancouver Canucks. Nicklas Backstrom’s failed conversion of Ovi’s centering pass in the early going foreshadowed a night of just coming up short. And of [...]
Ever wonder how Bruce Boudreau is able to coach when the noise level at the Verizon Center is deafening? Gustafsson was able to ask that question and more during a conference call this afternoon. Here’s some highlights from the call with Gabby:
If you’re going to the Caps – Sens game on Friday and that just isn’t enough hockey for you, consider staying for the game after the game. We received this info from OFB reader Andy LoPresto: I’m writing as a loyal reader and Capitals fan who thought you might be interested in an outreach program [...]
