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On the anniversary of the Washington Capitals winning the Stanley Cup it’s only fitting that today’s report card features Lars Eller. After all his goal in round one kept the Caps season alive and Game 5 of the Cup final pretty much sealed it. So The Tiger is clutch when you need him to be. […] Lars Eller 2022 Report Card - Stars and Sticks - Stars and Sticks - A Washington … [Read more...] about Lars Eller 2022 Report Card

It’s been four years since the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup and some say it feels like it’s been even longer. This is the most important offseason coming up for General Manager Brian MacLellan. It is vital he gets this right or we’ll be going through a rebuild sooner rather than later. So there’s […] Top 5 concerns Capitals must address this offseason - Stars and … [Read more...] about Top 5 concerns Capitals must address this offseason

Next up on our Washington Capitals player report cards is Nicklas Backstrom, who had a down season and probably the worst season of his career spending much of the season on long term injured reserve. We hardly got a chance to see Backstrom and now his future is in question as we learned he was […] Nicklas Backstrom 2022 Report Card - Stars and Sticks - Stars and Sticks - A … [Read more...] about Nicklas Backstrom 2022 Report Card

The biggest decision this offseason for Washington Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan rests in the goaltending department. He will have to decide between two restricted free agents in Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek. Only one will likely be with the team when the dust settles and the question everyone asking is who? The other question […] 3 goalies the Capitals must … [Read more...] about 3 goalies the Capitals must pursue in free agency

Dmitry Orlov’s parents would be proud. The Washington Capitals Russian defenseman gets an A- for another terrific season in 2021-2022. The 30-year-old is one of the most underrated defensemen in the NHL and last season was just another example of how good Orlov is. At the beginning of the season, I predicted Orlov would have […] Dmitry Orlov 2022 Report Card - Stars and Sticks … [Read more...] about Dmitry Orlov 2022 Report Card