Category Opinion
Just to be sure: DC is cursed, right?
One out. That’s all it needed to end a postseason game. At home. Again. One stupid out for Drew Storen to redeem himself from his emotionally scarring outing two years ago, win his manager’s trust to be the closer of the Nationals again and tie the series at 1 after another out-of-body experience by Jordan […]
Can we please stop talking about a Beltway Series (for now)?!?!
For those that have been reading me from day one, you may find it blasphemous that I, a true Washingtonian (so much so, that I always say I am from DC, but really I am from the suburbs some 20+ miles away), haven’t written anything about the Nationals. Maybe it’s the fact that advanced statistics […]
Did the Ducks take any advantage of their cap space this year?
If you have been following along this month, you’ll notice that this Bruce Boudreau’s Anaheim Ducks will be the fourth Western Conference team I have covered in absolute detail. It’s been beyond clear that the only way you can win the Stanley Cup now is to get passed Chicago or Los Angeles; holders of four […]
Has Jim Nill done enough to bring Dallas back to the top?
While the St. Louis Blues are a team that could start hitting panic buttons if they don’t meet their goals, the Dallas Stars look like the most exciting team to follow in their journey towards relevance, let alone a Stanley Cup championship. Within the span of two years, General Manager Jim Nill has changed this […]
Has St. Louis done enough to surpass the Kings and Blackhawks?
While Los Angeles are the Champions and Chicago have been the darlings of the NHL of in the last four years, there are a crop of Western Conference teams that are hoping to catch up to them. Outside of the Kings and Blackhawks, only Vancouver, San Jose and Phoenix have competed in the Western Conference […]
Do the Chicago Blackhawks have a shelf life?
Since the Detroit Red Wings won their last Stanley Cup in 2008, many hockey fans have been wondering when a new dynasty could overtake a team that has been led by Scotty Bowman, Steve Yzerman and Nicklas Lidstrom for the last decade and a half. Considering the salary cap has in place for close to […]
Which young NHL goal-scorers will make “the leap” in 2015?
We are now less than 50 days away from the 2014-2015 NHL regular season and in some ways, the summer is soon to be over. School is starting up again in the DC area and traffic is returning in a tour de force during meaningless Redskins preseason games. Soon, the temperatures will drop and returning […]
I knew him before he was cool: Who are the hipster pickings of the 2014 NHL draft?
Blah, blah, blah…Aaron Ekblad, Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart and Leon Drasaitl are awesome…blah, blah, blah. Go to any website, draft publication, podcast, TV presentation or youtube video and that is what all the experts would tell you. Tonight, you will also hear other names that have been hyped as players to watch out for in […]
So Barry Trotz and Brian MacLellan are in. Now what?
When looking for a job, one source that helps you along the way is your connections. Yes “connections” is a phrase that makes you sound like a pompous little so-and-so, but really it’s about the people you have met throughout your lifetime and hoping that through your friendships, they will help you along the way. […]
What should the Washington Capitals do for their GM search?
And …. Pittsburgh keeps Jason Botterill because they are not dumb When looking for a candidate for an upcoming General Manager or head coaching position, one key qualification on the resume is playing a key role in a winning organization. Plenty of candidates have come out over the last three-and-a-half weeks since the firing of […]
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