Author Archives: dcsportsdork

What is the definition of a top six forward?

The first list of players are Sergei Fedorov, Brendan Morrison, Jason Arnott and now, Mike Ribeiro. They have been temporary answers in the last five years for the Washington Capitals’ question as to who will play the second line center position but not long term solutions. The next list contains Tomas Fleischmann and Alexander Semin. […]

Should we expect more parity in sports?

“All you need to do is get in the playoffs and anything can happen.” Sound familiar? It seems like that has been the quote everyone says every time the playoffs start for your favorite professional sport. I certainly learned that in one of the most scarring playoff series in certainly my lifetime and probably in […]

What is the success rate of a typical NHL entry draft?

George McPhee sucks! Alex Ovechkin is overpaid! Mike Green is always injured! Where’s the leadership?! Ah, the noises you’ll hear nowadays from all hockey media and fans alike about the Washington Capitals. Envision youtubing a Harlem Shake video every day for over 2 years and that’s how redundant this nonsense is. There really are a […]