We were wrong. We actually have ONE MORE departed Washington Capitals player left to grade in our end of season player report cards. Sorry Lars Eller. It’s been a weird year for all of us including you. Eller got traded mid season to the Colorado Avalanche and while he had a down year during his […] Lars Eller 2023 Capitals Report Card - Stars and Sticks - Stars and Sticks - A … [Read more...] about Lars Eller 2023 Capitals Report Card
How Many Years Have The Capitals Wasted In The Alex Ovechkin Era?
You cannot win every year. Great teams can tell you that. The Tampa Bay Lightning, possibly the best hockey team we have seen in decades, have not won every year. They obviously won the Cup in back to back years in 2020 and 2021, but they have also been really good since about 2014. They […] How Many Years Have The Capitals Wasted In The Alex Ovechkin Era? - Stars and Sticks - … [Read more...] about How Many Years Have The Capitals Wasted In The Alex Ovechkin Era?
The single best thing about the Capitals that happened this season
The 2022-23 season was a failure for the Washington Capitals but there was one moment this season that had them on top of the National Hockey League world and the attention of fans across the globe. That came on Dec. 23rd when the they hosted the Winnipeg Jets. Alex Ovechkin would score goals 801 and […] The single best thing about the Capitals that happened this season - Stars … [Read more...] about The single best thing about the Capitals that happened this season
Marcus Johansson 2023 Capitals Report Card
We conclude our departed Washington Capitals portion of the end of season report cards by looking back at Marcus Johansson before he was traded to the Minnesota Wild. MoJo as the fans call him or JoJo as his teammates call him played in 60 games for the Capitals prior to the trade. He had 13 […] Marcus Johansson 2023 Capitals Report Card - Stars and Sticks - Stars and Sticks - … [Read more...] about Marcus Johansson 2023 Capitals Report Card
Capitals will have quite the offseason ahead to get back on track
This is perhaps the most important offseason the Washington Capitals are embarking since 2014. Back then the team missed the playoffs for the first time in the Rock the Red era. If this is still considered the Rock the Red era, this is the second time the team missed the postseason. Back then Adam Oates […] Capitals will have quite the offseason ahead to get back on track - … [Read more...] about Capitals will have quite the offseason ahead to get back on track