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A Comparison of The Washington Capitals’ “Young Guns” Era with Today’s Toronto Maple Leafs

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Diane Doyle

Photo: NHL There was a time when Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom were not the experienced, well-rounded leaders that led the Capitals to the team’s first championship this past spring, but young players with a thirst for the Stanley Cup … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Lineups, News, NHL, Opinion, Players, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Auston Matthews, Brooks Laich, Bruce Boudreau, Connor Brown, Diane Doyle, Glen Hanlon, John Tavares, Kasperi Kapanen, Mike Babcock, Mike Green, Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly, Nicklas Backstrom, Tomas Fleischmann, Toronto Maple Leafs, William Nylander, Young Guns | 3 Comments

Capitals Return Home Tuesday night, Host Auston Matthews and high-flying Maple Leafs

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Harrison Brown

Photo: USA Today Following a set of back-to-back set of road games over the weekend, the Capitals return home on Tuesday night to host the Toronto Maple Leafs. This is the first time the Capitals will play the Maple Leafs … Continue reading →

Posted in Collecting, Games, News | Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Auston Matthews, Barry Trotz, Braden Holtby, Connor Brown, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Game Preview, Harrison Brown, Jakub Vrana, James Van Riemsdyk, Lars Eller, Mitch Marner, Nazem Kadri, Nicklas Backstrom, Nikita Zaitsev, Patrick Marleau, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tyler Graovac, Washington Capitals, William Nylander | 4 Comments

5-Years Later: Evaluation of Top Forwards Picked in 2012 Draft

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Jon Sorensen

Leading into the NHL Entry Draft of 2012, the consensus #1 pick was expected to be Nail Yakupov, a Russian-born player who played Juniors with the Sarnia Sting. One slogan for slumping teams in tank mode was “Fail for Nail”.