Archives for June 2022

Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: report cards for the bench boss and an all-star defenseman, preparing for the draft, free agency options and more. Your savory breakfast links: A look at Peter Laviolette’s performance behind the Washington Capitals bench this season... [Rink] ...and a 2021-2022 report … [Read more...] about Thursday Caps Clips

It’s that time of year again – the SB Nation NHL mock draft! Every year, SB Nation has the NHL sites do a mock draft in the weeks leading up to the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, and your team at Japers’ Rink is on the clock. With the benefit of hindsight, the Japers’ Rink team has done a decent job in past mock drafts. We didn’t have a first round pick last season, but for the 2020 … [Read more...] about NHL Mock Draft 2022: Washington Capitals select Denton Mateychuk with No. 20 pick

Photo by John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images Now that we’ve covered the players and the coach, it’s time to wrap things up with the guy at the top, Brian MacLellan. Now that we’ve wrapped up the players, it’s time to turn our attention to the big man himself, the architect of the 2020-21 Washington Capitals... GM Brian MacLellan. Q1: What do you think was Brian … [Read more...] about 2021-22 Rink Wrap: Brian MacLellan

Some looks at some high potential targets for the Caps in the first round If there was one positive of the Capitals ending the season as a wild card team, is that they at least will get a decent first round pick. They ended up with the 20th overall pick, which is their highest one since 2013 when they had the 13th overall pick. The bonus is this draft has a really heavy first … [Read more...] about 2022 Draft Buzz: First Round Options For The Capitals