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The Washington Capitals have been known to have made mistakes throughout their history when it comes to making trades. This post will look at the top 5 biggest trading mistakes the Capitals ever made. These trades were knee jerk reactions that whoever the general manager was, thought would make the team useful but ended up […] Top 5 biggest trading mistakes in Capitals history … [Read more...] about Top 5 biggest trading mistakes in Capitals history

Next up on our Washington Capitals player report cards is Carl Hagelin, who’s season ended in the worst way possible. Hagelin now faces an uncertain future in regards to his playing career after a freak injury at practice where he hurt his eye and had to undergo surgery. But this report card will focus on […] Carl Hagelin 2022 Report Card - Stars and Sticks - Stars and Sticks - … [Read more...] about Carl Hagelin 2022 Report Card

Congratulations to Andre Burakovsky, who became the first member from the 2018 Washington Capitals championship team to win a second Stanley Cup. That’s right, the Caps let another one get away. The thing about Burakovsky though that a lot of people don’t seem to get was if he had stayed with the Caps, he probably […] Andre Burakovsky wins second Stanley Cup - Stars and Sticks … [Read more...] about Andre Burakovsky wins second Stanley Cup

The Washington Capitals are in need of goaltending help. Does this team have the worst goaltending in the league? No. I don’t think that’s even close to being the case. Yet the team does have two younger goalies and neither of those guys have been able to seize the opportunity and claim the starters job. […] Washington Capitals: The Downside To The Jack Campbell Option - Stars … [Read more...] about Washington Capitals: The Downside To The Jack Campbell Option

The Washington Capitals had an ongoing goaltending carousel but while Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek were big parts of the story with all eyes on them, we did get to see some flashes of Zach Fucale. Fucale went 1-1-1 in his three stars with a 1.75 goals against average and a .924 save percentage. He […] Zach Fucale 2022 Report Card - Stars and Sticks - Stars and Sticks - A … [Read more...] about Zach Fucale 2022 Report Card