Puck 'N Hockey

There are times during the Stanley Cup Playoffs that as a spectator, you know a team is going to win.  You can tell just by how the players carry themselves on the ice.  They have a certain confidence about their skating and decisions with the puck.  Several of the Capitals players showed none of this…Click here for more.

All of the writers (there’s only two of us) went to Ocean City to run a 5K and relax by the bay.  While we were away, the Caps failed to put the Habs away on Friday night while a few other series ended yesterday.  I’m glad I had to listen to most of Game 5…Click here for more.

NOTE: I drafted this before the Senators and Penguins decided they needed a third overtime period and I went to bed. With a couple Conference Quarterfinals series on the brink or ending tonight, I thought it would be a good time to re-visit the picks and get some scores up. Don’t forget, after the first…Click here for more.

Everyone knew coming into the first round series between the Capitals and Canadiens that the favored DC squad’s roster was much deeper top to bottom than Montreal’s.  We are starting to see the fruits  of GM George McPhee’s labors over the years as the goal totals start to soar, the Habs begin to wear down,…Click here for more.

It is no secret, the Capitals power play is struggling.  The most prolific offense in Caps history is 0-for-14 with the man advantage in their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series with the Montreal Canadiens.  While the puck movement by the Caps’ power play units looks good and they get some quality chances, the puck is simply…Click here for more.