Tag Archives: Bryan Hailey

To Beard Or Not To Beard? For Superstitious Fans, That Is The Question.

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Bryan Hailey

As the playoffs approach many decisions must be made, many questions answered. Coaches will fine-tune their line ups. Who will start in net? Who will take the key defensive zone draw with the game on the line? NBC will argue … Continue reading →

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Point-Counterpoint: The Case For and Against Finishing The 2019-2020 NHL Season

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Bryan Hailey

Photo: @Capitals The 2019-20 NHL season paused on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic and all but two hockey leagues across the planet have canceled the remainder of their seasons. In this NoVa Caps “Point-Counterpoint” we debate: Should the … Continue reading →

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NoVa Caps Mailbag: The Sky Is Falling! Or Is It?

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Bryan Hailey

The Washington Capitals are fully engulfed in their annual mid-season swoon. Each of the last five or six seasons, sometime around the All-Star break, the Caps end up fighting through the dog days of Winter. Having established themselves as an … Continue reading →

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The Day I Knew I Hated The Philadelphia Flyers

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Bryan Hailey

Photo by Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports Flyers. A dirty word in our household. The second-worst F-word. Often muttered in tandem with the worst F-word. The Philadelphia Flyers are as contemptible an opponent as the Capitals play. Consistently irritating, like sand … Continue reading →

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Where’s Travis Boyd? Examining Why The Capital Forward Can’t Crack The Lineup

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Bryan Hailey

Washington Capitals forward Travis Boyd is missing. Well, technically, he’s not missing. During almost every game he can be found in the press box watching the game from above. But he’s been missing from the lineup too often recently.

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Sparking A Dying Fuse: How to Put The “Power” Back In The Capitals’ Power Play

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Bryan Hailey

As the Capitals teeter on the edge of another customary mid-winter swoon, one of their special teams’ units got a head start. The power play, once a vaunted powerhouse, has been sputtering for better than a month.

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The NHL’s Coaching Abuse Scandal: Is the League Going Soft Or Positively Evolving?

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Bryan Hailey

Despite all the exciting hockey being played on the ice, the National Hockey League has unfortunately been in the news lately as much for things happening off the ice. A scandal surrounding coaches’ actions and behaviors is beginning to unfold. … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of My Hatred for Brooks Orpik

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Bryan Hailey

Brooks Orpik: Man. Myth. Legend. Villain? Brooks Orpik retired this week as a Washington Capital fan favorite, but he wasn’t always celebrated as such. In fact, during his 11 seasons as a Pittsburgh Penguin, I despised Brooks Orpik. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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That Next Morning Feeling: Was It Real?

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Bryan Hailey

Photo: @nastyashubskya Yesterday was amazing for Caps fans. Celebrating the Stanley Cupiversary allowed us to revel in the goosebump-inducing moments of June 7, 2018: Devante Smith-Pelly and Lars Eller excelling in clutch moments. A weird scoreboard clock issue and Nick … Continue reading →

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NoVa Caps Roundtable: How To Fix The Capitals This Offseason

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NBC Sports After a First Round exit in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Washington Capitals, it’s time to look ahead to the 2019-20 season and see what the team needs to do to put the team in … Continue reading →

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