by Alexandra Nseir | Oct 28, 2014 | Washington Capitals
After a disappointing road trip through Western Canada, where the Caps managed only 5 goals in 3 games, Barry Trotz debuted yet another set of line combinations at the Capitals practice Tuesday morning. The most notable trio was a first line that had Andre Burakovsky...
by Alexandra Nseir | Oct 18, 2014 | Florida Panthers, Washington Capitals
The Capitals notched their third win of the season Saturday night and remain the only team in the Eastern Conference not to lose a game in regulation. After regulation and overtime finished with Washington and Florida still knotted at 1, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas...
by Alexandra Nseir | Oct 18, 2014 | Florida Panthers, Homepage, Washington Capitals
Teammate, star center, father, Olympian, mentor to the Capitals newest breakout star – plenty of labels can be applied to 26-year-old Washington forward Nicklas Backstrom. Tonight, he’ll join the NHL’s 500 (games played) club. “I think it’s great,” Backstrom said. “I...
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...
