L1, R1, Left Stick, Square: Eric Fehr’s Overtime Game-Winning Goal Was...
Photo credit: Rob Carr Eric Fehr is a lot of things: a good dude, a hard-worker, and a Blue Jays fan (yech). But there is one thing he’s not: a dangler. Against the Bruins on Tuesday, Fehr changed...
View ArticleCaps Just Freaking Destroy Panthers 7-1
Photo credit: Greg Fiume The Washington Capitals just freaking obliterated the Florida Panthers. I don’t know how else to say it. Any flowery language would make the point less elegant: this was a...
View ArticleNew York Islanders Pregame: Fishsticks! (PuckBuddys Preview)
Photo credit: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images [Ed note: PuckBuddy, and hockey's own Hemingway, Jason Rogers, is back to praise where it's earned and taunt where it's needed. Tweeter him now.] Morning Skate:...
View ArticleCaps beat Canes 3-2, Alex Ovechkin Scores 700th (and 701st) Point
Photo credit: Gregg Forwerck The Washington Capitals got rocked by Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. Thursday looked like more of the same until Alex Ovechkin threw the team over his husky Russian...
View ArticleCaps beat Habs 3-2: Ovechkin is Your NHL Goal-Scoring Leader
Photo credit: Francois Lacasse The Washington Capitals have had it too good for too long. After filling their greedy maws at the trough of the Southeast for so long, they traipsed up to French Canadia...
View ArticleGame Over Green: Caps Edge Bolts 6-5 (OT)
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott Thursday night against the Hurricanes, the Washington Capitals continued their march up the Eastern Conference standings with some Ovi scoring and Brouwer yelling (what...
View ArticleCapitals Sign Eric Fehr to Two-Year, $3 Million Deal
Photo credit: Bruce Bennett Eric Fehr has been the Washington Capitals’ big comeback story. Fehr left Washington for Winnipeg in 2011 after a few injury-riddled seasons, but returned to DC this...
View ArticleRAZOR’S DOWN! Caps beat Bruins 3-2 (OT): Alex Ovechkin Wins the Rocket...
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott Woohoo! Final game of the season. A month and a half ago, I thought this would be the last one I’d cover before the summer, but then Ovechkin happened. Now, the Boston...
View ArticleEric Fehr Almost Scores, Blocks Shot, Gets Speared Like Crazy on OT PK
Photo credit: Chris Gordon The Washington Capitals’ 27th-ranked penalty kill was one reason the team could have missed the playoffs. Now it’s the reason they’re up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference...
View ArticleSad Caps (Photos)
Photo was touched up to remove the NHL executive handshake-passing the ref a 100-dollar bill. (Photo credit: Greg Fiume) With their 5-0 loss to the New York Rangers in game seven, the Washington...
View ArticleEric Fehr One of 53 Players to Get Vote for Selke, Adam Oates Finishes 8th in...
#defense (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett) The Frank J. Selke Trophy is given to the best defensive forward in hockey, as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association. It was won this year by...
View ArticleThe Best Caps-Themed Selfie Ever Taken
Washington Capitals fan/RMNB reader Sami took the photo of the night at Tuesday’s annual Caps’ season-ticket holder party at Six Flags America. You probably have already seen it. Eric Fehr tweeted it...
View ArticleCaps Players Signed One of Those Awful Toasters
Photo credit: Amanda H. [Editor's note: When Washington Capitals fan Amanda H. went to the Caps Season Ticket Holder party at Six Flags last year, she had Martin Erat sign a photo of Filip Forsberg....
View ArticleDisaster Game: Avs beat Caps By a Lot
Photo: Patrick Smith Disaster game. The Capitals had just one win going into Saturday’s thing with Colorado, a shootout win over a reliable bottom-5 team. Despite that and the team’s myriad...
View ArticlePlease Don’t Put Eric Fehr Back on the Fourth Line, Adam: Nicklas Backstrom...
Who’s this guy? (Photo credit: Greg Fiume) Fehrsie looking resplendent at right wing. (Photo credit: Greg Fiume) Martin Erat and Eric Fehr have both spent significant time this season stuck on the...
View ArticleLaich Promoted, Erat Demoted Again: Adam Oates’ Shuffled Lines Leaves...
Photo credit: Dave Sandford/Getty Images The Washington Capitals have a very busy week: four games in six days. As Alex Ovechkin returns to the line-up, Capitals head coach Adam Oates decided to...
View ArticleThe Caps Shake Up Lines for Hockey Night in Canada: Erat Out, Fehr In
After losing two in a row in kind of stunning fashion, Adam Oates has changed up his lines for Saturday’s big game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Martin Erat is expected to be a healthy scratch, and...
View ArticleFestival of (Red) Lights: Sens Edge Caps 6-4
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott Blame Rachel Cohen for this. [Note: This recap is Chanukah-themed tonight. Why? Because there's literally no one on the Internet right now.] Last week, there was only...
View ArticleEric Fehr Scores Goal Using Steve Oleksy’s Stick
Al Koken shows off Fehr’s sticks during the Wednesday’s CSN broadcast. Eric Fehr has bounced around the lineup a lot this season, all the way from the first line to the press box. Another thing...
View ArticleOut of Adam Oates’s Doghouse, Eric Fehr is Finding His Groove
Fehr scores on Friday. (Photo credit: Patrick McDermott) Eric Fehr has rarely had an easy season in the NHL. Under Bruce Boudreau, the former 18th overall pick was often under-utilized, banished to...
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