Fast Start For Caps: Caps Win 4-1
Can't ask for a better start. Here's to holding on to that momentum and carrying it to Saturday.

Questions and Storylines for the 2009-2010 Washington Capitals
Professional sports teams enter each season with dozens of questions surrounding their season. With the 2009-2010 season just hours away, here are some of the questions and storylines we'll be following all year at Capitals Kremlin. Is This The Year? The obvious story. After a disappointing Game Seven loss to the Penguins, the Caps are back and, if their practice t-shirt is to be believed, have hockey's version of the "Mandate from Heaven" to claim the Stanley Cup. High-five for using ninth grade history in a blog post. Standing in the Shadows of Ovie Nicklas Backstrom is one of the league's mos

The Nylander Saga Claims One
Perhaps no scene from a movie better explains the Michael Nylander situation than this not-so-memorable-but-yet-I-know-it quote from the movie, Sgt. Bilko. Private: "I think the guys don't like me." Bilko: "Why would you think that" Private: "They wrote me a note. 'Rodney, we don't like you.'" At the beginning of training camp, Bruce Boudreau hoped that the

Ode to Olie...
For a few months now, I've been contemplating retiring my Olie Kolzig sweater in favor of a member of the current roster. For some reason I feel like I'm missing out when I don No. 37 to a game instead of No. 8, No. 28 or No. 19. There's a rush of excitement when the jersey you're wearing scores, saves or makes the game-changing play. There's a kin-ship with other fans who chose to wear the same jersey as you and in some ways, you

I Could Get Used To This...
Caps win in OT 4-3 on Brian Pothier's PPG, but more importantly... Glad to see Knuble getting on the scoresheet for what he's known for; tipping in shots, creating havoc in the crease and clutch goals. Not a bad way to open up the preseason, but then again, it's the preseason. Lets try and not get too excited about it.