Tag Archives: Jim McCarthy

NHL Rule Changes Enacted for the 2017-18 Season—One Fan’s Report Card

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

Photo: NHL via Getty Images The NHL enacted five rule changes to start the 2017-2018 hockey season. Both the regular season and the playoffs are in the rear view mirror. So now is a good time to assess whether the … Continue reading →

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Hockey Work Stoppage—Storm Clouds Forming?

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

Photo: Gazeta.ru “Enough already. Can’t we just continue to bask in the afterglow of this spring and early summer? It is still like a dream. Must you really end this beautiful dream?” –Jim McCarthy, Author. 

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What If You Could Share Your Thoughts with Your Favorite Capitals?

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

We’re not kidding when we say NoVa Caps is a worldwide community for Washington Capitals fans. What better way to communicate with the Capitals’ organization and with its players? 

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Back to the Future: The Washington Capitals in 1974 and 2018

Posted on July 7, 2018 by

Photos: NHL Via Getty Images Imagine you fell asleep in 1974, the Caps’ first year of existence. You reawakened in June of 2018, the year the Capitals won their first Stanley Cup. 

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One Thing to Reach the Promised Land—Another Thing to Stay There

Posted on July 5, 2018 by

Photo: NHL Via Getty Images Fortunately for you, I’m a hockey fan. Not a quantum mechanics physicist. Nor a thermodynamicist. But I very well might be the first to apply one of the universal natural laws to explain, at least … Continue reading →

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Taking Stock: Adding Context to the 2017-2018 Washington Capitals

Posted on June 30, 2018 by

Photo: NHL via Getty Images As the dust settles from the Capitals’ amazing run to the Stanley Cup, the campaign for “back-to-back” begins to take shape. Now is a good time to bring context to what we witnessed during the … Continue reading →

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Lessons [That Can Be] Learned from the Resignation of Barry Trotz

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

The resignation of Barry Trotz, Head Coach, today astounded the Washington Capitals and its burgeoning fan base. For some, this occurrence is all the more surprising because of its timing. Scarcely two weeks have elapsed since Trotz, the organization, and … Continue reading →

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It’s Hockey—Not a Circus

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Okay, cut them some slack. Because the Vegas Golden Knights are an expansion team, they don’t know that Lord Stanley’s Cup is won on the ice, not by a carnival of medieval—themed nonsense. 

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Yes, There Is Hope for the Capitals

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Take a deep breath. Exhale. Believe. Despite the Capitals 3-2 loss Thursday night at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins, there is plenty of room for optimism among Caps players and fans. Here is why: 

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