Puck 'N Hockey

I’d like to welcome new Caps fans, watching since Ovechkin became a household name, to what I have known as NHL hockey in DC for the better part of my life. The Capitals inspire so much positive energy in the fan base with performances like last night’s against the Panthers. They score early, weather opposition…Click here for more.

If the Capitals continue to struggle, have another bad month, or suffer another disappointing Stanley Cup Playoffs, then what? A month ago, I asked that rhetorical question after the firing of Bruce Boudreau and hiring of the current Caps head coach, Dale Hunter. Here we are, a month later and the Washington Capitals have gone…Click here for more.

After a nice, relaxing holiday weekend, I’m getting ready to head out the door this morning, glancing at the local news, hoping to catch the weather for the day. Suddenly, the anchor gets real serious with some breaking news. “The Washington Capitals have confirmed that they are parting ways with Bruce Boudreau,” he says. Then…Click here for more.

I had this whole rant drafted Friday about everyone overreacting, being irrationally pessimistic, and how they did not know what they were talking about when trying to “fix” the Caps via online media outlets. Then, I watched the Capitals get pumped by the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7-1 tonight. It was only tonight that I really…Click here for more.

I sit down after dinner last night and turn on the Islanders and Bruins game. I’m not really paying attention to the game, focusing more on social networks on the iPad. I hear someone take a slap shot and immediately hear the crack-thud of a puck striking a player’s visor, smashing it back into his…Click here for more.