by Bob Kaplan | Oct 15, 2014 | Homepage, San Jose Sharks, Washington Capitals
Less than ten minutes into the Caps’ Tuesday night match-up against the San Jose Sharks, they were already staring at a 3-0 deficit against a team that hadn’t given up a goal in its first two games of the year. According to Alex Ovechkin “the way we started the game...
by Alexandra Nseir | Oct 7, 2014 | Washington Capitals
Leading up to the 2014-2015 season, Capitals players, coaches and management addressed the press at the team’s annual media luncheon. Inside Hockey contributing writer Alex Nseir caught up with first-year general manager Brian MacLellan to talk about Barry Trotz,...
by Alexandra Nseir | Sep 22, 2014 | Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals
As if sacking the head coach and general manager at the end of last season, signing high-profile free agents to bolster a weak defensive corps, nabbing Barry Trotz as a new head coach and bringing in fresh goaltending coaches and assistant coaches wasn’t enough to...
by Alexandra Nseir | Jul 13, 2014 | Washington Capitals
The weekend before NHL Free Agency began, 33-year-old defenseman Brooks Oprik paid a visit to Washington. He spent hours with the Capitals coaches and staff, met General Manager Brian MacLellan, and finally sat down with Capitals Owner Ted Leonsis and COO Dick...
by Alexandra Nseir | Jul 2, 2014 | Leagues, Washington Capitals
In the days leading up to NHL free agency, well after new Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford made it clear that Matt Niskanen was no longer in his team’s long-term plans, Niskanen started sorting through all of the interest from different teams around the league....
by Michelle Kenneth | Jun 27, 2014 | Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Video Games, Washington Capitals
Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) and Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins) dominated the 2014 NHL Awards on Tuesday night, each walking away with three awards a piece. Crosby was previously named the winner of the Art Ross Trophy after he led the league in points at the...
