Dan’s Take: What Should the Capitals Do With Alex Semin?
Before I jump into the fray, there are a few things I wanted to note upfront: (1) I don’t have any experience writing about hockey. (2) And I’m coming at this from the perspective of a baseball...
View ArticleWednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Best Links Of The Week
Daniel Moroz, or The Frost King as some of us know him, will for now on be providing a weekly segment called “Wednesday Webhits” from now until the end of time. Trust me. He’s signed a contract in...
View ArticleWednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Best Links Of The Week
Week two of The Frost King’s Webhits – out of 156* – has links looking at how well the Capitals’ goalies perform on the penalty kill, the diversified scoring of Washington’s forwards, which players...
View ArticleCapitals Make Bold Trade For Jason Chimera: Our Analysis
Chris Clark and Milan Jurcina in a Blue Jackets Uniform. Weird. The Washington Capitals made a trade this week, picking up Jason Chimera from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Chris Clark and Milan...
View ArticleWednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Best Links Of The Week
This week there’s one link in particular that should lead to some debate; whether the Capitals would be better off signing Nicklas Backstrom to a long term contract instead of Alex Semin. There’s also...
View ArticleCalder Trophy Contenders At The Half-Way Point Of The Season
Semyon Varlamov is going to have to stop being injured, to actually contend for the Calder Trophy. The Capitals’ Semyon Varlamov has been one of the better rookies in the NHL this season, and he’s...
View ArticleWednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Links Of The Week
This week we’ve got a great example of goalie analysis, the difference in salary a player can expect depending on whether he is a restricted or unrestricted free agent, what might explain the...
View ArticleWednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Links Of The Week
This week we’ve got a the guys who take the most punishment on the ice (hits), a better save percentage using an adjustment for the penalty kill (which puts a certain Caps’ goalie in pretty good...
View ArticleWednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Links Of The Week
This week we’ve got a study on the age at which hockey players are at their peak (an important consideration when looking to sign a guy to a long-term contract), a look at what kind of conclusions you...
View ArticleHow Does Canada’s Best Defenseman Stack Up Defensively?
Sometimes a good protest comes in T-shirt form.A few months ago, while Capitals fans and myself eagerly awaited the announcement of the Canadian Olympic Team, we only wanted General Manager Steve...
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