Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Posted on April 8, 2014 at 03:18 PM.
After another cup winning season, we've added a lot of youth into the minors and a few to the NHL team as well. I don't expect a ton of changes for at least a few seasons to the core, but bringing in some youth will be important for the longevity of our success.
WE SUCK AT SCORING! BUT STILL WIN ALOT.
| Washington Capitals (Shot=Overall) | ||||||
| # | CENTERS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 47 | Boris Glebov (SNP) | 34 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 86 | Belarus |
| 94 | Toby Gelech (SNP) | 26 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 64 | Ulf Jorgenson (PLY) | 23 | 6'1" | 188 lbs | 81 | Sweden |
| 95 | Ruslan Kapitanov (TWF) | 34 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | 81 | Russia |
| 70 | Antti Pikkarainen (PWF) | 22 | 6'6" | 244 lbs | 80 | Finland |
| 84 | Vladimir Datsyuk (SNP) | 20 | 6'1" | 190 lbs | 78 | Russia |
| 98 | Jason Langenbrunner (TWF) | 20 | 6'3" | 212 lbs | 77 | Canada |
| 78 | Emmanuel Verot (SNP) | 21 | 6'3" | 212 lbs | 77 | Canada |
| 90 | Dean Sugihara (TWF) | 28 | 6'2" | 213 lbs | 75 | Canada |
| 61 | Viacheslav Korostin (SNP) | 20 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 60 | Russia |
| # | LEFT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 18 | Bradley Boulerice (SNP) | 31 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 12 | Markku Heino (PWF) | 27 | 6'1" | 223 lbs | 86 | Finland |
| 23 | Edward Benson (PWF) | 26 | 6'7" | 251 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| 35 | Will Manlow (PLY) | 27 | 6'2" | 194 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| 79 | Maxim Galiev (PLY) | 26 | 6'3" | 200 lbs | 78 | Belarus |
| # | RIGHT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 83 | Bryant Gudbranson (TWF) | 31 | 6'0" | 188 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 45 | Shawn Forney (PLY) | 27 | 6'3" | 203 lbs | 86 | Canada |
| 65 | Byron Climie (SNP) | 25 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 81 | Denmark |
| 43 | Taylor Fernandez (SNP) | 27 | 6'0" | 182 lbs | 77 | Canada |
| 56 | Tiny Gore (SNP) | 26 | 6'4" | 214 lbs | 76 | USA |
| # | DEFENSE | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 10 | Jacob Hamilton (OFD) | 32 | 6'2" | 197 lbs | 90 | Canada |
| 4 | Oleg Khomutov (TWD) | 33 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 86 | Estonia |
| 8 | Lasse Pikkarainen (TWD) | 33 | 6'1" | 192 lbs | 85 | Finland |
| 41 | Darcy Canzanello (OFD) | 26 | 6'0" | 191 lbs | 82 | Canada |
| 40 | Blake Roach (DFD) | 26 | 6'6" | 221 lbs | 81 | Canada |
| 67 | Kim Sundstrom (OFD) | 25 | 6'4" | 219 lbs | 81 | Sweden |
| 90 | Cameron Boyer (DFD) | 26 | 6'4" | 215 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 57 | Josh Allen (TWD) | 27 | 6'3" | 206 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| 19 | Sergei Tyutin (OFD) | 24 | 6'4" | 216 lbs | 77 | Khazakhstan |
| 55 | Yuri Malakhov (OFD) | 28 | 6'2" | 204 lbs | 75 | Russia |
| # | GOALIES | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 34 | Kelly Schaeffer (BUT) | 29 | 6'4" | 206 lbs | 89 | USA |
| 32 | Pavel Idirshev (BUT) | 27 | 6'4" | 214 lbs | 82 | Russia |
| 1 | Clint Holtby (HYB) | 26 | 6'6" | 220 lbs | 81 | Canada |
| 7 | Nikolai Sharov (BUT) | 25 | 6'3" | 206 lbs | 74 | Ukraine |
WE SUCK AT SCORING! BUT STILL WIN ALOT.
| Capitals Midseason Stats Stats - 2029-30 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Markku Heino | 46 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 35 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 44 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 18 | ||
| Shawn Forney | 43 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 40 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 22 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 46 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 43 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 46 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 31 | ||
| Antti Pikkarainen | 43 | 14 | 9 | 23 | -5 | 3 | 39 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Ulf Jorgenson | 42 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 46 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 49 | ||
| Darcy Canzanello | 44 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 17 | ||
| Edward Benson | 46 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 22 | ||
| Byron Climie | 46 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 23 | ||
| Lasse Pikkarainen | 46 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 37 | ||
| Kim Sundstrom | 40 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Dimitri Sadikov | 45 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Maxim Galiev | 46 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 39 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Cameron Boyer | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Blake Roach | 46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 34 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1.92 | .930 | 4 | ||
| Pavel Idirshev | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2.14 | .921 | 1 | ||
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Posted on April 6, 2014 at 02:43 AM.
| Capitals Stats Stats - 2028-29 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Boris Glebov | 73 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 18 | 6 | 47 | ||
| Nick Corazzini | 82 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 27 | 6 | 24 | ||
| Shawn Forney | 82 | 9 | 54 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 21 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 62 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 26 | 5 | 37 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 61 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 44 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 81 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 21 | 5 | 40 | ||
| Markku Heino | 57 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 20 | 4 | 36 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 81 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 25 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 79 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 21 | 1 | 60 | ||
| Shawn Sertich | 78 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 19 | 2 | 24 | ||
| Kim Sundstrom | 82 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 21 | ||
| Eugene Bylsma | 82 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 48 | ||
| Byron Climie | 82 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 52 | ||
| Jorgen Huselius | 76 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Lasse Pikkarainen | 82 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 42 | ||
| Nathaniel Boughner | 65 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 76 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 70 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 47 | ||
| Black Roach | 38 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 22 | ||
| Vyacheslav Valentenko | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 60 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 2.02 | .932 | 11 | ||
| Alex Wideman | 25 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1.88 | .935 | 4 | ||
| Capitals Post-Season Stats Stats - 2028-29 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Shawn Forney | 20 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 20 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 20 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 20 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Nick Corazzini | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Kim Sundstrom | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1.69 | .935 | 4 | ||
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Posted on April 2, 2014 at 01:54 AM.
| Washington Capitals (Shot=Overall) | ||||||
| # | CENTERS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 47 | Boris Glebov (SNP) | 33 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 85 | Belarus |
| 75 | Eugene Bylsma (TWF) | 27 | 6'1" | 199 lbs | 85 | USA |
| 94 | Toby Gelech (SNP) | 25 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 82 | Canada |
| 95 | Ruslan Kapitanov (TWF) | 33 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | 82 | Russia |
| 37 | Shawn Sertich (SNP) | 27 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| 64 | Ulf Jorgenson (PLY) | 22 | 6'1" | 188 lbs | 78 | Sweden |
| 97 | Vyacheslav Mayorov (PLY) | 31 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 77 | Khazakhstan |
| 88 | Sergei Grachev (PWF) | 29 | 6'5" | 242 lbs | 77 | Latvia |
| 21 | Karel Kalinka (SNP) | 33 | 6'2" | 201 lbs | 76 | Czech Republic |
| 90 | Dean Sugihara (TWF) | 27 | 6'2" | 213 lbs | 75 | Canada |
| # | LEFT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 18 | Bradley Boulerice (SNP) | 30 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 12 | Markku Heino (PWF) | 26 | 6'1" | 223 lbs | 87 | Finland |
| 57 | Kenneth Peluso (PWF) | 31 | 6'1" | 221 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| 19 | Jussi Kemppainen (SNP) | 24 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | 77 | Finland |
| 63 | Billy Harper (TWF) | 25 | 6'1" | 203 lbs | 77 | USA |
| # | RIGHT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 83 | Bryant Gudbranson (TWF) | 30 | 6'0" | 188 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 58 | Nick Corazzini (SNP) | 29 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | 84 | USA |
| 45 | Shawn Forney (PLY) | 25 | 6'3" | 203 lbs | 84 | Canada |
| 65 | Byron Climie (SNP) | 24 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 81 | Denmark |
| 23 | Nathaniel Boughner (SNP) | 28 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | 81 | Canada |
| # | DEFENSE | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 10 | Jacob Hamilton (OFD) | 31 | 6'2" | 197 lbs | 90 | Canada |
| 4 | Oleg Khomutov (TWD) | 33 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 86 | Estonia |
| 8 | Lasse Pikkarainen (TWD) | 32 | 6'1" | 192 lbs | 86 | Finland |
| 2 | Alan Aubry (TWD) | 32 | 6'4" | 216 lbs | 81 | USA |
| 67 | Kim Sundstrom (OFD) | 24 | 6'4" | 219 lbs | 81 | Sweden |
| 40 | Blake Roach (DFD) | 25 | 6'6" | 221 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 23 | Kenny Hoffman (OFD) | 26 | 6'2" | 208 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| 48 | Owen Caffrey (DFD) | 31 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| 17 | Pete Slater (ENF) | 26 | 6'1" | 216 lbs | 77 | Canada |
| 66 | Joshua Byfuglien (OFD) | 29 | 6'1" | 193 lbs | 76 | USA |
| # | GOALIES | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 34 | Kelly Schaeffer (BUT) | 28 | 6'4" | 206 lbs | 89 | USA |
| 31 | Alex Wideman (BUT) | 26 | 6'0" | 191 lbs | 86 | Canada |
| 1 | Pasi Maki (HYB) | 27 | 6'1" | 178 lbs | 78 | Finland |
| 30 | Stanislav Ulanov (HYB) | 25 | 6'2" | 180 lbs | 70 | Lithuania |
Off to a decent start despite some key injuries. With an aging core I'm starting to enter a point where I either win or rebuild, for now the winning continues.
| Capitals Midseason Stats Stats - 2028-29 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Bryant Gudbranson | 45 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 24 | ||
| Markku Heino | 44 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 32 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 39 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 20 | ||
| Shawn Forney | 47 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Nick Corazzini | 47 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 47 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 26 | ||
| Shawn Sertich | 43 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 47 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 33 | ||
| Kim Sundstrom | 47 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Eugene Bylsma | 47 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 32 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 27 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 17 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 46 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Byron Climie | 47 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 31 | ||
| Lasse Pikkarainen | 47 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Nathaniel Boughner | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 41 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Kenneth Peluso | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | ||
| Blake Roach | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 22 | ||
| Oldrich Stastny | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 35 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2.02 | .931 | 9 | ||
| Alex Wideman | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2.11 | .925 | 2 | ||
Monday, March 31, 2014
Posted on March 31, 2014 at 01:44 PM.
Well here we are, after a team record 58-22-2 season, and after round 1...I'm eliminated. Gudbranson was injured in the playoffs, killer to my hopes as nobody else was fitting well with the top line. Now I head into the offseason needing to many quite a few cap saving moves. The top end talent on my team is going to take a hit, at least the top end depth players, like Kiiskinen, maybe Aubry, etc.
Not even going to bother with playoffs.....
VERY disappointing season.
| Capitals Stats Stats - 2027-28 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Bryant Gudbranson | 82 | 27 | 54 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 47 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 82 | 23 | 49 | 72 | -4 | 5 | 33 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 78 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 17 | 8 | 38 | ||
| Nick Corazzini | 80 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 18 | 4 | 39 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 77 | 27 | 34 | 61 | -4 | 7 | 18 | ||
| Markku Heino | 68 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 15 | 7 | 29 | ||
| Niko Kiiskinen | 80 | 5 | 44 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Lasse Pikkarainen | 77 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 25 | 1 | 33 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 56 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 30 | 1 | 39 | ||
| Eugene Bylsma | 82 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 37 | ||
| Kim Sundstrom | 71 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Byron Climie | 82 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 46 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 48 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 73 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 82 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Nathaniel Boughner | 82 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 20 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 75 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 58 | ||
| Shawn Forney | 58 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 31 | ||
| Jussi Kemppainen | 30 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Marvin Fedoruk | 69 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 39 | ||
| Eddie James | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 58 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 2.23 | .924 | 8 | ||
| Henrik Backstrom | 31 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2.36 | .923 | 2 | ||
Not even going to bother with playoffs.....
VERY disappointing season.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Posted on March 29, 2014 at 08:27 PM.
Off to a 35-10-1 start and my Washington Capitals have only gone through minor changes to the team since last post season. Unfortunately I had to trade a few guys to get enough cap space to re-sign young contract hold outs Shawn Forney and Jussi Kemppainen. Luckily these were minor deals in the grand scheme of things and my team is definitely strong with these 2 options with us.
Here is the lineup, followed by midseason statistics.
Stats:
Here is the lineup, followed by midseason statistics.
| Washington Capitals (Shot=Overall) | ||||||
| # | CENTERS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 47 | Boris Glebov (SNP) | 32 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 85 | Belarus |
| 75 | Eugene Bylsma (TWF) | 26 | 6'1" | 199 lbs | 84 | USA |
| 20 | Niko Kiiskinen (TWF) | 27 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 83 | Finland |
| 94 | Toby Gelech (SNP) | 24 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 81 | Canada |
| 95 | Ruslan Kapitanov (TWF) | 32 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | 81 | Russia |
| 41 | Vladimir Nikolishin (SNP) | 29 | 6'5" | 221 lbs | 78 | Russia |
| 6 | Joe Petry (ENF) | 27 | 6'2" | 221 lbs | 78 | USA |
| 65 | Ulf Jorgenson (PLY) | 21 | 6'1" | 188 lbs | 77 | Sweden |
| 93 | Vyacheslav Mayorov (PLY) | 30 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 77 | Khazakhstan |
| 90 | Dean Sugihara (TWF) | 26 | 6'2" | 213 lbs | 75 | Canada |
| # | LEFT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 18 | Bradley Boulerice (SNP) | 29 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 12 | Markku Heino (PWF) | 25 | 6'1" | 223 lbs | 85 | Finland |
| 19 | Jussi Kemppainen (SNP) | 23 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | 79 | Finland |
| 64 | Pavel Skvortsov (SNP) | 30 | 6'1" | 188 lbs | 78 | Belarus |
| 43 | Oldrich Stastny (SNP) | 26 | 6'2" | 212 lbs | 76 | Czech Republic |
| # | RIGHT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 83 | Bryant Gudbranson (TWF) | 29 | 6'0" | 188 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 58 | Nick Corazzini (SNP) | 28 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | 84 | USA |
| 45 | Shawn Forney (PLY) | 25 | 6'3" | 203 lbs | 82 | Canada |
| 23 | Nathaniel Boughner (SNP) | 27 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | 81 | Canada |
| 65 | Byron Climie (SNP) | 23 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 80 | Denmark |
| # | DEFENSE | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 10 | Jacob Hamilton (OFD) | 30 | 6'2" | 197 lbs | 90 | Canada |
| 4 | Oleg Khomutov (TWD) | 31 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 85 | Estonia |
| 8 | Lasse Pikkarainen (TWD) | 31 | 6'1" | 192 lbs | 85 | Finland |
| 2 | Alan Aubry (TWD) | 31 | 6'4" | 216 lbs | 82 | USA |
| 67 | Kim Sundstrom (OFD) | 23 | 6'4" | 219 lbs | 81 | Sweden |
| 40 | Blake Roach (DFD) | 24 | 6'6" | 221 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| 38 | Morgan Hambly (DFD) | 28 | 6'2" | 206 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| 21 | Marvin Fedoruk (DFD) | 26 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| 26 | Eddie James (OFD) | 29 | 6'2" | 196 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| 48 | Owen Caffrey (DFD) | 30 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| # | GOALIES | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 34 | Kelly Schaeffer (BUT) | 27 | 6'4" | 206 lbs | 89 | USA |
| 35 | Henrick Backstrom (BUT) | 31 | 6'3" | 207 lbs | 80 | Sweden |
| 1 | Pasi Maki (HYB) | 26 | 6'1" | 178 lbs | 78 | Finland |
| Washington Capitals Depth Chart - 2027-28 | ||||
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
| LW | Bradley Boulerice | Markku Heino | Shawn Forney | Niko Kiiskinen |
| C | Boris Glebov | Toby Gelech | Eugene Bylsma (A) | Ruslan Kapitanov |
| RW | Bryant Gudbranson (C) | Nick Corazzini | Byron Climie | Nathaniel Boughner |
| D #1 | Jacob Hamilton (A) | Lasse Pikkarainen | Kim Sundstrom | |
| D #2 | Oleg Khomutov | Alan Aubry | Blake Roach | |
| G | Kelly Schaeffer | Henrik Backstrom | ||
Stats:
| Capitals Midseason Stats Stats - 2027-28 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Bryant Gudbranson | 46 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 27 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 46 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 21 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 46 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 16 | ||
| Nick Corazzini | 46 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 25 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 45 | 14 | 23 | 37 | -2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Markku Heino | 32 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 40 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 62 | ||
| Lasse Pikkarainen | 41 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Niko Kiiskinen | 44 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Kim Sundstrom | 35 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Byron Climie | 46 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 24 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 46 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 26 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Eugene Bylsma | 46 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 21 | ||
| Shawn Forney | 22 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Nathaniel Boughner | 46 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 39 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 17 | ||
| Jussi Kemppainen | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Morgan Hambly | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 23 | ||
| Marvin Fedoruk | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 22 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2.15 | .926 | 5 | ||
| Henrik Backstrom | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2.13 | .929 | 1 | ||
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Posted on March 27, 2014 at 09:45 PM.
What a wild season. Only 2 d-men played over 70 games (Roach, not on the Stats list, played 77). The top line struggled to score as much as I wanted and with the injuries we had some very rough patches. Overall, we had 34 players dress this season for the team.
The scary thing for me is that my high overall d-men all missed significant time. I have to hope they won't lose too much overall.
The playoffs were unfortunately Easy for me this season. I was the healthiest I've been all season in them, with only a few guys missing a few games and nothing major going on otherwise.
Here is the stats, not even going to bother to mention the series totals.
The scary thing for me is that my high overall d-men all missed significant time. I have to hope they won't lose too much overall.
| Capitals Stats Stats - 2026-27 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Boris Glebov | 82 | 32 | 47 | 79 | 24 | 6 | 45 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 82 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 20 | 7 | 30 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 82 | 24 | 50 | 74 | 9 | 4 | 36 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 82 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 50 | ||
| Nick Corazzini | 73 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 40 | ||
| Markku Heino | 76 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 51 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 75 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 74 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 59 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Byron Climie | 81 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -2 | 2 | 62 | ||
| Eugene Bylsma | 82 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 47 | ||
| Lasse Pikkarainen | 55 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 34 | ||
| Reginald Drummond | 76 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 47 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 35 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 82 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 25 | ||
| George Funk | 60 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Jussi Kemppainen | 48 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Niko Kiiskinen | 55 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Ulf Jorgenson | 60 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Kim Sundstrom | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Shawn Forney | 45 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 60 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 2.02 | .932 | 5 | ||
| Henrik Backstrom | 30 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2.73 | .906 | 3 | ||
The playoffs were unfortunately Easy for me this season. I was the healthiest I've been all season in them, with only a few guys missing a few games and nothing major going on otherwise.
Here is the stats, not even going to bother to mention the series totals.
| Capitals Post-Season Stats Stats - 2026-27 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Boris Glebov | 21 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 19 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 21 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 20 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Byron Climie | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 19 | ||
| Nick Corazzini | 21 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Markku Heino | 19 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Kim Sundstrom | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1.61 | .930 | 3 | ||
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
From the GM, Dylan Barrons--
Well here I am at the end of my second advance at the helm of the Los Angeles Kings. So far under my leadership we're a solid 9-1-0, for a total of 12-5-0. The team's leaders have really pulled through. Jeff Carter has 12 goals in 17 games on the season, while we also bolster 7 players with at least 10 points already, and nobody in the negative in the plus/minus category.
This advance we had 5 games.
LA 4 @ Phoenix 2 - This game saw our boys come out flying. We scored 2 early goals on Coyotes back up Thomas Greiss before running into penalty trouble and losing Jeff Carter for the game. Unfortunately for the Coyotes, we also injured (not seriously) a few of their better players. In the end the teams traded second half goals and the score was in the favour of LA. But with the physicality of the game, this rivalry is just starting.
San Jose 1 @ LA 4 - Another important rivalry game, this game was actually the first I played of the 5. It saw the debuts of the 6 new members of the lineup and all of them except Johnny Oduya get a point. Quick was in net and had a fairly sold game, which is good considering his slow start this year.
Nashville 1 @ LA 4 - This was another pretty easy game for us. The Predators are obviously lacking some forward depth, but the big factor in the game was the Power Play. We finally got it rolling a little in the umbrella, which is likely what we'll be changing to permanently soon. Rinne fought off a lot of shots, but we were too overwhelming for the Preds.
Buffalo 3 @ LA 2 - When Buffalo came to town, we knew we'd be in a dogfight. Unfortunately we took it a little too far. After scoring the first goal, we got into penalty troubles and Thomas Vanek scored two goals to lead the Sabres to victory. Mike Richards scored late to make it interesting but we couldn't get any pressure for the final push.
Vancouver 1 @ LA 4 - Another 4-1 win against my most hated team. Also saw Hamhuis return to his former team for the first time. Once again our top guys pulled through and led the team to victory. The cpu didn't put up much fight this time around.
Well, the new additions have been strong, Quick's play is improving and things are starting to roll for the Kings. Until next time - GM Barrons.
Well here I am at the end of my second advance at the helm of the Los Angeles Kings. So far under my leadership we're a solid 9-1-0, for a total of 12-5-0. The team's leaders have really pulled through. Jeff Carter has 12 goals in 17 games on the season, while we also bolster 7 players with at least 10 points already, and nobody in the negative in the plus/minus category.
This advance we had 5 games.
LA 4 @ Phoenix 2 - This game saw our boys come out flying. We scored 2 early goals on Coyotes back up Thomas Greiss before running into penalty trouble and losing Jeff Carter for the game. Unfortunately for the Coyotes, we also injured (not seriously) a few of their better players. In the end the teams traded second half goals and the score was in the favour of LA. But with the physicality of the game, this rivalry is just starting.
San Jose 1 @ LA 4 - Another important rivalry game, this game was actually the first I played of the 5. It saw the debuts of the 6 new members of the lineup and all of them except Johnny Oduya get a point. Quick was in net and had a fairly sold game, which is good considering his slow start this year.
Nashville 1 @ LA 4 - This was another pretty easy game for us. The Predators are obviously lacking some forward depth, but the big factor in the game was the Power Play. We finally got it rolling a little in the umbrella, which is likely what we'll be changing to permanently soon. Rinne fought off a lot of shots, but we were too overwhelming for the Preds.
Buffalo 3 @ LA 2 - When Buffalo came to town, we knew we'd be in a dogfight. Unfortunately we took it a little too far. After scoring the first goal, we got into penalty troubles and Thomas Vanek scored two goals to lead the Sabres to victory. Mike Richards scored late to make it interesting but we couldn't get any pressure for the final push.
Vancouver 1 @ LA 4 - Another 4-1 win against my most hated team. Also saw Hamhuis return to his former team for the first time. Once again our top guys pulled through and led the team to victory. The cpu didn't put up much fight this time around.
| Los Angeles Kings Stats - 2013-14 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Jeff Carter | 17 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 19 | ||
| Marian Gaborik | 13 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Anze Kopitar | 17 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Max Pacioretty | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Tyler Toffoli | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Dustin Brown | 17 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Drew Doughty | 17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Mike Richards | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Jake Muzzin | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Dan Hamhuis | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Jonathan Quick | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2.32 | .903 | 0 | ||
| Martin Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | .923 | 0 | ||
Well, the new additions have been strong, Quick's play is improving and things are starting to roll for the Kings. Until next time - GM Barrons.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Posted on March 25, 2014 at 07:11 PM.
Well, it's been a little while since my last post, and I once again find myself at the All-Star game. So far I've been having a solid season, made a nice addition of Markku Heino to the second line after Forney got injured, and also added another Fin and former prospect of mine in Niko Kiiskinen.
Unfortunately, I did lose a few minor prospects, Ivan Barbashev (waivers due to cap) and Ruslan Taratukhin (trade) because of cap problems. The core is still in tact though, and Heino has been a great addition to a second line that is producing at a rate I haven't had in a long time. Bylsma on the 3rd line has also helped with the defensive game though.
Here is the roster and stats so far this season:
Statistics:
Unfortunately, I did lose a few minor prospects, Ivan Barbashev (waivers due to cap) and Ruslan Taratukhin (trade) because of cap problems. The core is still in tact though, and Heino has been a great addition to a second line that is producing at a rate I haven't had in a long time. Bylsma on the 3rd line has also helped with the defensive game though.
Here is the roster and stats so far this season:
| Washington Capitals (Shot=Overall) | ||||||
| # | CENTERS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 47 | Boris Glebov (SNP) | 31 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 88 | Belarus |
| 75 | Eugene Bylsma (TWF) | 25 | 6'1" | 199 lbs | 84 | USA |
| 95 | Ruslan Kapitanov (TWF) | 31 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | 81 | Russia |
| 94 | Toby Gelech (SNP) | 23 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 88 | Andrei Ovechkin (SNP) | 26 | 6'2" | 206 lbs | 80 | Russia |
| 84 | Niko Kiiskinen (TWF) | 26 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 79 | Finland |
| 41 | Vladimir Nikolishin (SNP) | 28 | 6'5" | 221 lbs | 78 | Russia |
| 79 | Jesper Lundqvist (SNP) | 26 | 6'2" | 193 lbs | 77 | Sweden |
| 93 | Vyacheslav Mayorov (PLY) | 29 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 77 | Khazakhstan |
| 90 | Dean Sugihara (TWF) | 25 | 6'2" | 213 lbs | 75 | Canada |
| # | LEFT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 18 | Bradley Boulerice (SNP) | 28 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 88 | Canada |
| 12 | Markku Heino (PWF) | 24 | 6'1" | 223 lbs | 84 | Finland |
| 92 | Reginald Drummond (SNP) | 30 | 6'3" | 218 lbs | 80 | USA |
| 19 | Jussi Kemppainen (SNP) | 22 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | 79 | Finland |
| 13 | Ulf Henriksen (SNP) | 25 | 6'3" | 215 lbs | 75 | Sweden |
| # | RIGHT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 83 | Bryant Gudbranson (TWF) | 28 | 6'0" | 188 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 58 | Nick Corazzini (SNP) | 27 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | 85 | USA |
| 65 | Byron Climie (SNP) | 22 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 81 | Denmark |
| 45 | Shawn Forney (PLY) | 24 | 6'3" | 203 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 64 | Pavel Skvortsov (SNP) | 29 | 6'1" | 188 lbs | 78 | Belarus |
| # | DEFENSE | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 10 | Jacob Hamilton (OFD) | 29 | 6'2" | 197 lbs | 88 | Canada |
| 4 | Oleg Khomutov (TWD) | 31 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 86 | Estonia |
| 8 | Lasse Pikkarainen (TWD) | 30 | 6'1" | 192 lbs | 83 | Finland |
| 3 | George Funk (TWD) | 26 | 6'1" | 196 lbs | 81 | Canada |
| 67 | Kim Sundstrom (OFD) | 22 | 6'4" | 217 lbs | 81 | Sweden |
| 2 | Alan Aubry (TWD) | 30 | 6'4" | 216 lbs | 80 | USA |
| 40 | Blake Roach (DFD) | 23 | 6'6" | 221 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 38 | Morgan Hambly (DFD) | 27 | 6'2" | 206 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| 37 | Kim Johansson (TWD) | 29 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | 78 | Sweden |
| 48 | Owen Caffery (DFD) | 29 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| # | GOALIES | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 34 | Kelly Schaeffer (BUT) | 26 | 6'4" | 206 lbs | 89 | USA |
| 35 | Henrick Backstrom (BUT) | 30 | 6'3" | 207 lbs | 80 | Sweden |
| 31 | Rocky Li (BUT) | 27 | 6'2" | 193 lbs | 80 | USA |
| 1 | Pasi Maki (HYB) | 25 | 6'1" | 178 lbs | 76 | Finland |
| Capitals Midseason Stats Depth Chart - 2026-27 | ||||
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
| LW | Bradley Boulerice | Markku Heino | Shawn Forney | Jussi Kemppainen |
| C | Boris Glebov | Toby Gelech | Eugene Bylsma (A) | Ruslan Kapitanov |
| RW | Nick Corazzini | Bryant Gudbranson (C) | Byron Climie | Andrei Ovechkin |
| D #1 | Jacob Hamilton (A) | Lasse Pikkarainen | Blake Roach | |
| D #2 | Oleg Khomutov | Alan Aubry | George Funk | |
| G | Kelly Schaeffer | Henrik Backstrom | ||
Statistics:
| Capitals Midseason Stats Stats - 2026-27 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Bryant Gudbranson | 48 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 48 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 31 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 48 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 34 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 48 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 20 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 48 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Markku Heino | 42 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Nick Corazzini | 39 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 22 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 48 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 45 | ||
| Byron Climie | 47 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 44 | ||
| Eugene Bylsma | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Jussi Kemppainen | 45 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||
| George Funk | 46 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 1 | 24 | ||
| Lasse Pikkarainen | 38 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 28 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 48 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 30 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Reginald Drummond | 43 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Niko Kiiskinen | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Andrei Ovechkin | 37 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Shawn Forney | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Blake Roach | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 38 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1.98 | .931 | 4 | ||
| Henrick Backstrom | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.86 | .901 | 0 | ||
Monday, March 24, 2014
New Manager Makes Noise Upon Arrival
New Kings Manager Dylan Barrons made his introduction to LA with a bang, making 4 trades in a matter of 2 weeks to bolster the teams top end positions in hopes of bringing another cup to LA.
In came Max Pacioretty, Brandon Saad, Dan Hamhuis, Johnny Oduya and Jeff Petry and a few prospects at the expense of Matt Greene, Willie Mitchell, Alec Martinez, Dwight King, Jordan Nolan, Valentin Zykov and Derek Forbort, as well as some picks.
What was the result of this? well, the team is now 6-0-0 under Dylan Barrons, and the debuts of the 5 new roster players saw all of them except Oduya record at least a point!
Here is a passage from our exclusive interview with the new boss:
Hello and welcome to Los Angeles! How does it feel to be at the helm of this franchise?
Thank you for the warm welcome. It feels great to be here in Los Angeles and to meet the team, we have a great bunch of guys here.
Speaking of the team, you've already made some pretty major changes to the roster, and some would say at the expense of the future. What do you say to this?
This is a fairly young team. Our core is signed for quite a few years and they're not old players by any means. Most are just in their primes now. We also have good young talent on the roster. Guys like Toffoli, Muzzin, Vey and Lewis are all young, plus new additions Saad, Pacioretty, and Petry all have time to grow their games still. We may not have non-NHL prospects, but our team is set up for years to come.
What are your hopes for this team, short and long term?
Well, for this season we'd like to finish top 4 in the conference and hopefully have a solid playoff run. Not sure on our chances at actually winning the cup, but to be in the conversation would be nice. Long term we want to win a cup during my tenure obviously.
New Kings Manager Dylan Barrons made his introduction to LA with a bang, making 4 trades in a matter of 2 weeks to bolster the teams top end positions in hopes of bringing another cup to LA.
In came Max Pacioretty, Brandon Saad, Dan Hamhuis, Johnny Oduya and Jeff Petry and a few prospects at the expense of Matt Greene, Willie Mitchell, Alec Martinez, Dwight King, Jordan Nolan, Valentin Zykov and Derek Forbort, as well as some picks.
What was the result of this? well, the team is now 6-0-0 under Dylan Barrons, and the debuts of the 5 new roster players saw all of them except Oduya record at least a point!
Here is a passage from our exclusive interview with the new boss:
Hello and welcome to Los Angeles! How does it feel to be at the helm of this franchise?
Thank you for the warm welcome. It feels great to be here in Los Angeles and to meet the team, we have a great bunch of guys here.
Speaking of the team, you've already made some pretty major changes to the roster, and some would say at the expense of the future. What do you say to this?
This is a fairly young team. Our core is signed for quite a few years and they're not old players by any means. Most are just in their primes now. We also have good young talent on the roster. Guys like Toffoli, Muzzin, Vey and Lewis are all young, plus new additions Saad, Pacioretty, and Petry all have time to grow their games still. We may not have non-NHL prospects, but our team is set up for years to come.
What are your hopes for this team, short and long term?
Well, for this season we'd like to finish top 4 in the conference and hopefully have a solid playoff run. Not sure on our chances at actually winning the cup, but to be in the conversation would be nice. Long term we want to win a cup during my tenure obviously.
| Los Angeles Kings Depth Chart - 2013-14 | ||||
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
| LW | Max Pacioretty | Jeff Carter | Brandon Saad | Brandon Prust |
| C | Anze Kopitar | Mike Richards | Jarret Stoll | Trevor Lewis |
| RW | Marian Gaborik | Dustin Brown | Tyler Toffoli | Linden Vey |
| D #1 | Drew Doughty | Robin Regehr | Johnny Oduya | |
| D #2 | Dan Hamhuis | Jeff Petry | Jake Muzzin | |
| G | Jonathan Quick | Martin Jones | ||
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Posted on March 23, 2014 at 05:05 PM.
A year after being knocked out in the East Finals and revamping my forwards, The Capitals have returned to glory!
The top line of Bradley Boulerice, Boris Glebov and Nick Corazzini had a great first season together, and along with Schaeffer and Khomutov, gave me my first season of major individual awards in the dynasty so far.
Round 1: 4-0 Sweep of the Rangers
Round 2: 4-1 Win over the Rival Islanders
Round 3: 4-1 Win over the Lightning
Round 4: 4-2 Win over the Anaheim Ducks
Kelly Schaeffer won his second Conn Smythe Trophy for me. Here is the award winners this season:
Bradley Boulerice: Art Ross, Hart, Lindsay
Boris Glebov: Richard (3-way tie)
Oleg Khomutov: Norris
Kelly Schaeffer: Conn Smythe, Vezina
Here is the playoff point totals for the top 10 players:
Off to the Offseason! Thanks for reading, see you midseason next season.
The top line of Bradley Boulerice, Boris Glebov and Nick Corazzini had a great first season together, and along with Schaeffer and Khomutov, gave me my first season of major individual awards in the dynasty so far.
| Capitals Stats Stats - 2025-26 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Bradley Boulerice | 82 | 38 | 65 | 103 | 37 | 7 | 28 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 81 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 25 | 12 | 37 | ||
| Nick Corazzini | 82 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 34 | 6 | 14 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 80 | 15 | 42 | 57 | -10 | 2 | 24 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 82 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 37 | 0 | 56 | ||
| Mikael Ohlund | 82 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 26 | ||
| Tomas Ericsson | 82 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 50 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 53 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Reginald Drummond | 66 | 16 | 13 | 29 | -7 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Byron Climie | 74 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 35 | ||
| Andrei Ovechkin | 50 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 50 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Shawn Forney | 82 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 19 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 82 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 33 | ||
| Eugene Bylsma | 61 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 1 | 25 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 45 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 1 | 40 | ||
| Lasse Pikkarainen | 50 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -8 | 0 | 29 | ||
| Blake Roach | 81 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Jody Girardi | 61 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Ulf Henriksen | 43 | 7 | 2 | 9 | -4 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 63 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 1.98 | .926 | 13 | ||
| Sergej Malakhov | 22 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2.88 | .904 | 1 | ||
| Henrik Backstrom | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.35 | .944 | 0 | ||
Round 1: 4-0 Sweep of the Rangers
Round 2: 4-1 Win over the Rival Islanders
Round 3: 4-1 Win over the Lightning
Round 4: 4-2 Win over the Anaheim Ducks
Kelly Schaeffer won his second Conn Smythe Trophy for me. Here is the award winners this season:
Bradley Boulerice: Art Ross, Hart, Lindsay
Boris Glebov: Richard (3-way tie)
Oleg Khomutov: Norris
Kelly Schaeffer: Conn Smythe, Vezina
Here is the playoff point totals for the top 10 players:
| Capitals Post-Season Stats Stats - 2025-26 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Bradley Boulerice | 20 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 20 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 20 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 20 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Byron Climie | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Reginald Drummond | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Nick Corazzini | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1.50 | .936 | 5 | ||
Off to the Offseason! Thanks for reading, see you midseason next season.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Posted on March 20, 2014 at 05:14 PM.
After losing in the post-season last year, I went into the offseason with confidence in a young team that would grow. Problem is: Only non-NHL prospects grew. Not many other guys did much, so I had to go to work to revamp the team.
Toby Gelech and Shawn Forney didn't grow, and depth guys regressed, so I went and acquired guys through mostly trades to bring me to pace. The guys are also fairly young so it definitely goes with my interests.
Most of my core are in their prime age now, and I'm seeing that kind of present itself as this has been my best offensive season with guys like Boulerice, Glebov, Gudbranson, as well as the new guys. Only problem now is getting a few guys going to their previous production totals.
Here is the current rosters:
And here's my impressive point totals so far this season:
Toby Gelech and Shawn Forney didn't grow, and depth guys regressed, so I went and acquired guys through mostly trades to bring me to pace. The guys are also fairly young so it definitely goes with my interests.
Most of my core are in their prime age now, and I'm seeing that kind of present itself as this has been my best offensive season with guys like Boulerice, Glebov, Gudbranson, as well as the new guys. Only problem now is getting a few guys going to their previous production totals.
Here is the current rosters:
| Washington Capitals (Shot=Overall) | ||||||
| # | CENTERS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 47 | Boris Glebov (SNP) | 30 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 85 | Belarus |
| 75 | Eugene Bylsma (TWF) | 24 | 6'1" | 199 lbs | 85 | USA |
| 95 | Ruslan Kapitanov (TWF) | 30 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | 81 | Russia |
| 94 | Toby Gelech (SNP) | 22 | 6'4" | 211 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 88 | Andrei Ovechkin (SNP) | 25 | 6'2" | 206 lbs | 80 | Russia |
| 41 | Vladimir Nikolishin (SNP) | 27 | 6'5" | 221 lbs | 78 | Russia |
| 93 | Vyacheslav Mayorov (PLY) | 28 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 77 | Khazakhstan |
| 75 | Dean Sugihara (TWF) | 24 | 6'2" | 213 lbs | 75 | Canada |
| 52 | Jerome Laraque (SNP) | 24 | 6'2" | 185 lbs | 75 | Canada |
| 22 | Karel Kalinka (SNP) | 30 | 6'2" | 201 lbs | 76 | Czech Republic |
| # | LEFT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 18 | Bradley Boulerice (SNP) | 27 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 92 | Reginald Drummond (SNP) | 29 | 6'3" | 218 lbs | 81 | USA |
| 39 | Tomas Ericsson (GRN) | 27 | 6'2" | 201 lbs | 83 | Sweden |
| 13 | Ulf Henriksen (SNP) | 24 | 6'3" | 215 lbs | 75 | Sweden |
| 19 | Jussi Kemppainen (SNP) | 21 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | 77 | Finland |
| # | RIGHT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 83 | Bryant Gudbranson (TWF) | 27 | 6'0" | 188 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 58 | Nick Corazzini (SNP) | 26 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | 84 | USA |
| 65 | Byron Climie (SNP) | 21 | 6'2" | 204 lbs | 80 | Denmark |
| 45 | Shawn Forney (PLY) | 23 | 6'3" | 203 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| 46 | Jody Girardi (PWF) | 26 | 6'6" | 246 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| # | DEFENSE | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 10 | Jacob Hamilton (OFD) | 28 | 6'2" | 197 lbs | 90 | Canada |
| 4 | Oleg Khomutov (TWD) | 29 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 86 | Estonia |
| 8 | Lasse Pikkarainen (TWD) | 29 | 6'1" | 192 lbs | 83 | Finland |
| 40 | Blake Roach (DFD) | 22 | 6'6" | 219 lbs | 81 | Canada |
| 81 | Mikael Ohlund (OFD) | 29 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | 81 | Sweden |
| 2 | Alan Aubry (TWD) | 29 | 6'4" | 216 lbs | 81 | USA |
| 6 | Rusland Taratukhin (DFD) | 28 | 6'2" | 202 lbs | 80 | Russia |
| 67 | Kim Sundstrom (OFD) | 21 | 6'4" | 215 lbs | 80 | Sweden |
| 38 | Morgan Hambly (DFD) | 26 | 6'2" | 206 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| 48 | Owen Caffrey (DFD) | 28 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| # | GOALIES | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 34 | Kelly Schaeffer (BUT) | 25 | 6'4" | 206 lbs | 87 | USA |
| 30 | Sergej Malakhov (BUT) | 28 | 6'2" | 200 lbs | 81 | Latvia |
| 33 | Henrick Backstrom (BUT) | 29 | 6'3" | 207 lbs | 80 | Sweden |
| 35 | Rocky Li (BUT) | 26 | 6'2" | 193 lbs | 80 | USA |
| Washington Capitals Depth Chart - 2025-26 | ||||
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
| LW | Bradley Boulerice | Reginald Drummond | Shawn Forney | Tomas Ericsson |
| C | Boris Glebov | Eugene Bylsma (A) | Toby Gelech | Ruslan Kapitanov |
| RW | Nick Corazzini | Bryant Gudbranson (C) | Byron Climie | Jody Girardi |
| D #1 | Jacob Hamilton (A) | Lasse Pikkarainen | Black Roach | Ruslan Taratukhin |
| D #2 | Oleg Khomutov | Alan Aubry | Mikael Ohlund | |
| G | Kelly Schaeffer | Sergej Malakhov | ||
And here's my impressive point totals so far this season:
| Washington Capitals Stats - 2025-26 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Bradley Boulerice | 47 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 21 | 4 | 18 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 46 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 25 | ||
| Nick Corazzini | 47 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 22 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 47 | 11 | 29 | 40 | -3 | 2 | 18 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 38 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 47 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 33 | ||
| Mikael Ohlund | 47 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| Reginald Drummond | 41 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -4 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Tomas Ericsson | 47 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Byron Climie | 39 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Shawn Forney | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Andrei Ovechkin | 25 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 38 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 34 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 47 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 22 | ||
| Blake Roach | 46 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Jarrod Conner | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Eugene Bylsma | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -11 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Ulf Henriksen | 33 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Lasse Pikkarainen | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 35 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2.22 | .919 | 7 | ||
| Sergej Malakhov | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2.93 | .904 | 1 | ||
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Posted on March 19, 2014 at 06:06 AM.
Well, the season didn't turn out as I had hoped. After leading the league in scoring during the regular season, we weren't able to maintain that in the playoffs, and were eventually eliminated in game 7 of the Eastern Final despite the efforts of Schaeffer.
Injuries played a bit of a role, but they aren't the reason I lost. The top offensive players didn't perform in the playoffs and that led to my downfall.
The bright side is the team is still quite young and I'm confident in my top 6. Shawn Forney won the Calder and Toby Gelech had a better season, other than a long term injury. With the growth in the offseason, I believe we'll be able to compete for the cup and be stronger than other next season.
Anyways, here is the team point totals from the season and playoffs:
Playoffs:
Injuries played a bit of a role, but they aren't the reason I lost. The top offensive players didn't perform in the playoffs and that led to my downfall.
The bright side is the team is still quite young and I'm confident in my top 6. Shawn Forney won the Calder and Toby Gelech had a better season, other than a long term injury. With the growth in the offseason, I believe we'll be able to compete for the cup and be stronger than other next season.
Anyways, here is the team point totals from the season and playoffs:
| Stats - 2024-25 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Bradley Boulerice | 77 | 25 | 44 | 69 | -6 | 4 | 22 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 70 | 18 | 50 | 68 | 9 | 4 | 26 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 69 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 16 | ||
| Reginald Drummond | 79 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 26 | ||
| Shawn Forney | 79 | 19 | 31 | 50 | -7 | 4 | 29 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | 82 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 26 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 82 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 39 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 48 | 16 | 20 | 36 | -1 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Eugene Bylsma | 82 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -2 | 2 | 54 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 73 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 48 | ||
| Mikael Ohlund | 61 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Vic Breen | 61 | 11 | 13 | 24 | -2 | 1 | 23 | ||
| Howard Ryznar | 79 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 23 | ||
| Lasse Pikkarainen | 65 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| Ivan Arkipov | 68 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 27 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 82 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -16 | 1 | 35 | ||
| Jan Satan | 79 | 10 | 3 | 13 | -1 | 2 | 30 | ||
| Lou Hamhuis | 46 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Tim Fata | 44 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | ||
| Dean Sugihara | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 65 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 2.28 | .918 | 9 | ||
| Sergej Malakov | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1.90 | .921 | 1 | ||
Playoffs:
| Capitals Post-Season Stats Stats - 2024-25 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Oleg Khomutov | 17 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Reginald Drummond | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Mikael Ohlund | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Toby Gelech | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Tim Fata | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Dean Sugihara | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Shawn Forney | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1.31 | .949 | 4 | ||
Saturday, March 15, 2014
| Washington Capitals (Shot=Overall) | ||||||
| # | CENTERS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 19 | Mike Edwards (SNP) | 22 | 6'0" | 188 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 75 | Eugene Bylsma (TWF) | 22 | 6'1" | 198 lbs | 85 | USA |
| 47 | Boris Glebov (SNP) | 28 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 83 | Belarus |
| 95 | Ruslan Kapitanov (TWF) | 28 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | 82 | Russia |
| 94 | Toby Gelech (SNP) | 20 | 6'4" | 211 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 88 | Andrei Ovechkin (SNP) | 24 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 80 | Russia |
| 61 | Joe Jenks (GRN) | 27 | 6'0" | 190 lbs | 80 | Denmark |
| 37 | Shawn Sertich (SNP) | 23 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| 52 | Jerome Laraque (SNP) | 23 | 6'2" | 185 lbs | 75 | Canada |
| 90 | Dean Sugihara (TWF) | 22 | 6'2" | 213 lbs | 75 | Canada |
| # | LEFT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 18 | Bradley Boulerice (SNP) | 26 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 27 | Ivan Arkipov (PWF) | 26 | 6'5" | 249 lbs | 82 | Russia |
| 92 | Reginald Drummond (SNP) | 27 | 6'3" | 218 lbs | 81 | USA |
| 17 | Jan Satan (TWF) | 27 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | 80 | Slovakia |
| 60 | Jean Lebel (TWF) | 26 | 5'11" | 194 lbs | 77 | Canada |
| # | RIGHT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 83 | Bryant Gudbranson (TWF) | 26 | 6'0" | 188 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 55 | Howard Ryznar (PWF) | 28 | 6'3" | 234 lbs | 81 | Norway |
| 21 | Vic Breen (SNP) | 28 | 6'2" | 204 lbs | 78 | USA |
| 45 | Shawn Forney (PLY) | 22 | 6'3" | 203 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| 97 | Norm Anderson (SNP) | 28 | 6'2" | 192 lbs | 77 | USA |
| # | DEFENSE | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 74 | John Carlson (TWD) | 34 | 6'3" | 212 lbs | 86 | USA |
| 4 | Oleg Khomutov (TWD) | 28 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 86 | Estonia |
| 8 | Lasse Pikkarainen (TWD) | 28 | 6'1" | 192 lbs | 84 | Finland |
| 2 | Alan Aubry (TWD) | 28 | 6'4" | 216 lbs | 81 | USA |
| 81 | Mikael Ohlund (OFD) | 28 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | 81 | Sweden |
| 40 | Blake Roach (DFD) | 20 | 6'6" | 218 lbs | 81 | Canada |
| 3 | Lou Hamhuis (TWD) | 28 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 80 | USA |
| 7 | Ruslan Taratukhin (DFD) | 26 | 6'2" | 202 lbs | 80 | Russia |
| 50 | Donald Marczak (TWD) | 26 | 6'2" | 199 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| 26 | Eddie James (OFD) | 26 | 6'2" | 196 lbs | 78 | Canada |
| # | GOALIES | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 34 | Kelly Schaeffer (BUT) | 23 | 6'4" | 206 lbs | 89 | USA |
| 32 | Sergej Malakov (BUT) | 27 | 6'2" | 200 lbs | 81 | Latvia |
| 31 | Robert Renberg (HYB) | 26 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | 80 | Sweden |
| 30 | Lee Dubnyk (BUT) | 27 | 6'4" | 206 lbs | 77 | USA |
Update: After a 4-6-1 start, I've pulled the trigger on a major trade with the Vancouver Canucks
MEGA TRADE:
C - Mike Edwards
D - John Carlson
C - Joe Jenks
Los Angeles' 1st Round Pick
to Vancouver
For D - Jacob Hamilton (90)
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Posted on March 12, 2014 at 11:51 PM.
Well, As I approach the All-Star game, my Washington Capitals team has beaten and clawed it's way to a 26-15-6 start, good for a comfortable 3rd position in the Metropolitan Division.
I have made quite a few moves so far in the season, mostly to address team depth after the changes that took place in the offseason. (see last post for offseason transactions).
Players like Kenneth Peluso, and Jan Satan are my most recent ones (the Pikkarainen deal mentioned earlier was a week 2 move). I have been hesitant to do too much and sacrafice my top prospects. A few guys like Andrei Ovechkin and Jarrod Conner are getting looks to see if they have a future with the team or not in replacement roles as well.
Currently my organizational depth chart looks as follows:
And while the Depth Chart looks good, the injuries have mounted up, and the evidence in that is found in the Statistics:
As you can see from those statistics, scoring is down with the loss of top line center Boris Glebov for the majority of the season thus far.
One huge bright side is the performance of Drummond, who was a relative wildcard with only 10 games of NHL experience and 0 points in those games prior to the season. He grew in the offseason and as a 27 year old rookie is having a breakout performance, and has even earned my only spot in the All-Star game this season. If he can keep the production up, he could easily become a permanent 2nd line center, given his size matches perfectly into the team mold.
Another bright spot has been Eugene Bylsma. After spending the offseason debating whether or not to trade the young center, he's emerged as a terrific two-way center like originally planned. He leads the team in faceoff percentage at 55.0% and also in takeaways with 49. While the offense is still coming, it seems as though he's responded to the challenge of the impending NHL arrival of Gelech, who is currently leading the Hershey Bears in scoring.
Downside though, Zykov has taken a massive step back and hasn't meshed as well with Bradley Boulerice as last season. Boulerice has played decently for the most part, but Zykov's production is way down. My other right wing Gudbranson is also struggling to score, even though he's been on a solid shut down line with Bylsma and Drummond. If he keeps dishing to Drummond it won't be a big issue, but if the newcomer stops scoring, Gudbranson's spot could be in jeopardy.
In the AHL my 3 main prospects, Toby Gelech, Blake Roach and Shawn Forney have been doing extremely well. All 3 appear well on their way to be joining the team next season. Roach and Gelech probably should be on the team as it is, but I decided to give them a year of development rather than play them on the 4th line/3rd pairing this year. Both of these 2 appear to be stars in the making for Washington, while Forney has continued to impress in his 3rd AHL season. With the current top 6 right wings struggling, he is eagerly waiting for his chance to play, which could come as soon as the end of the season in the lead-up to the playoffs, pending injuries.
Hope you enjoyed this update. I will likely be playing more games down the stretch run than I have been. Managing the team came first, now that I am happy, playing is in order.
We march on the the Trade Deadline! and then Playoffs!
See you on the Year End Wrap Up!
I have made quite a few moves so far in the season, mostly to address team depth after the changes that took place in the offseason. (see last post for offseason transactions).
Players like Kenneth Peluso, and Jan Satan are my most recent ones (the Pikkarainen deal mentioned earlier was a week 2 move). I have been hesitant to do too much and sacrafice my top prospects. A few guys like Andrei Ovechkin and Jarrod Conner are getting looks to see if they have a future with the team or not in replacement roles as well.
Currently my organizational depth chart looks as follows:
| Washington Capitals (Shot=Overall) | ||||||
| # | CENTERS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 47 | Boris Glebov (SNP) | 28 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 85 | Belarus |
| 75 | Eugene Bylsma (TWF) | 22 | 6'1" | 198 lbs | 84 | USA |
| 95 | Ruslan Kapitanov (TWF) | 28 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | 82 | Russia |
| 82 | Orlando Sipotz (PWF) | 23 | 6'6" | 250 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 94 | Toby Gelech (SNP) | 20 | 6'4" | 211 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| 88 | Andrei Ovechkin (SNP) | 23 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 78 | Russia |
| 90 | Dean Sugihara (TWF) | 22 | 6'2" | 211 lbs | 75 | Canada |
| 52 | Jerome Iginla (SNP) | 22 | 6'2" | 185 lbs | 75 | Canada |
| # | LEFT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 18 | Bradley Boulerice (SNP) | 25 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 92 | Reginald Drummond (SNP) | 27 | 6'3" | 218 lbs | 81 | USA |
| 17 | Jan Satan (TWF) | 27 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | 80 | Slovakia |
| 58 | Tim Fata (GRN) | 24 | 6'4" | 222 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 57 | Kenneth Peluso (PWF) | 26 | 6'1" | 226 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| # | RIGHT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 93 | Valentin Zykov (SNP) | 28 | 6'2" | 217 lbs | 88 | Russia |
| 83 | Bryant Gudbranson (TWF) | 25 | 6'0" | 188 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 21 | Vic Breen (SNP) | 27 | 6'2" | 204 lbs | 79 | USA |
| 53 | Bo Horvat (PWF) | 28 | 6'2" | 203 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 45 | Shawn Forney (PLY) | 21 | 6'1" | 203 lbs | 77 | Canada |
| # | DEFENSE | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 74 | John Carlson (TWD) | 34 | 6'3" | 212 lbs | 86 | USA |
| 4 | Oleg Khomutov (TWD) | 28 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 85 | Estonia |
| 8 | Lasse Pikkarainen (TWD) | 27 | 6'1" | 192 lbs | 85 | Finland |
| 2 | Alan Aubry (TWD) | 27 | 6'4" | 216 lbs | 81 | USA |
| 3 | Lou Hamhuis (TWD) | 27 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 80 | USA |
| 81 | Mikael Ohlund (OFD) | 27 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | 80 | Sweden |
| 44 | Phil Baltisberger (TWD) | 28 | 6'1" | 216 lbs | 80 | Switzerland |
| 40 | Blake Roach (DFD) | 20 | 6'6" | 218 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 71 | Jarrod Conner (TWD) | 23 | 6'6" | 219 lbs | 76 | Canada |
| 37 | Kim Johansson (TWD) | 26 | 6'3" | 210 lbs | 78 | Sweden |
| # | GOALIES | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 34 | Kelly Schaeffer (BUT) | 23 | 6'4" | 206 lbs | 89 | USA |
| 31 | Robert Renberg (HYB) | 26 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | 80 | Sweden |
| 32 | Henrik Backstrom (BUT) | 27 | 6'3" | 207 lbs | 80 | Sweden |
| 30 | Lee Dubnyk (BUT) | 26 | 6'4" | 206 lbs | 77 | USA |
And while the Depth Chart looks good, the injuries have mounted up, and the evidence in that is found in the Statistics:
| Capitals Midseason Stats Stats - 2023-24 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Bradley Boulerice | 47 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Reginald Drummond | 47 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Valentin Zykov | 45 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 46 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||
| Eugene Bylsma | 46 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 22 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 47 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 22 | ||
| John Carlson | 47 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 71 | ||
| Bo Horvat | 48 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Lou Hamhuis | 34 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Tim Fata | 47 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 34 | ||
| Mikael Ohlund | 40 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Andrei Ovechkin | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 46 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 23 | ||
| Kenneth Peluso | 39 | 7 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 1 | 14 | ||
| Jan Satan | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Lasse Pikkarainen | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Orlando Sipotz | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 1 | 32 | ||
| Vic Breen | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 35 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2.10 | .924 | 4 | ||
| Robert Renberg | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2.26 | .919 | 2 | ||
As you can see from those statistics, scoring is down with the loss of top line center Boris Glebov for the majority of the season thus far.
One huge bright side is the performance of Drummond, who was a relative wildcard with only 10 games of NHL experience and 0 points in those games prior to the season. He grew in the offseason and as a 27 year old rookie is having a breakout performance, and has even earned my only spot in the All-Star game this season. If he can keep the production up, he could easily become a permanent 2nd line center, given his size matches perfectly into the team mold.
Another bright spot has been Eugene Bylsma. After spending the offseason debating whether or not to trade the young center, he's emerged as a terrific two-way center like originally planned. He leads the team in faceoff percentage at 55.0% and also in takeaways with 49. While the offense is still coming, it seems as though he's responded to the challenge of the impending NHL arrival of Gelech, who is currently leading the Hershey Bears in scoring.
Downside though, Zykov has taken a massive step back and hasn't meshed as well with Bradley Boulerice as last season. Boulerice has played decently for the most part, but Zykov's production is way down. My other right wing Gudbranson is also struggling to score, even though he's been on a solid shut down line with Bylsma and Drummond. If he keeps dishing to Drummond it won't be a big issue, but if the newcomer stops scoring, Gudbranson's spot could be in jeopardy.
In the AHL my 3 main prospects, Toby Gelech, Blake Roach and Shawn Forney have been doing extremely well. All 3 appear well on their way to be joining the team next season. Roach and Gelech probably should be on the team as it is, but I decided to give them a year of development rather than play them on the 4th line/3rd pairing this year. Both of these 2 appear to be stars in the making for Washington, while Forney has continued to impress in his 3rd AHL season. With the current top 6 right wings struggling, he is eagerly waiting for his chance to play, which could come as soon as the end of the season in the lead-up to the playoffs, pending injuries.
Hope you enjoyed this update. I will likely be playing more games down the stretch run than I have been. Managing the team came first, now that I am happy, playing is in order.
We march on the the Trade Deadline! and then Playoffs!
See you on the Year End Wrap Up!
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
After my last post I was just before the All-Star game. I made a few depth moves prior to the deadline to address injuries and also just add all around size to the lineup.
Key Additions:
C - Orlando Sipotz
D - Andrei Safronov
D - Scott Harrington
D - Mason Geertsen
LW - Reginald Drummond
I didn't give up too much as far as roster players. Norm Anderson was moved, as was Hampus Lindholm (who was severely underperforming). The other major one was Nelson Cullen, who I had acquired earlier in the year but didn't feel was physical enough for my blueline.
End of the Season Roster:
We went on to have a solid season, despite many injuries to key defensemen, including Oleg Khomutov who was injured just after the Deadline and would miss the rest of the year. We'd also lose Fedorov for a while, and he'd never quite recover to form.
Despite all this, we wound up 47-21-14, second in the division.
In the Playoffs we had 3 rematches from last year.
Round 1 vs. the New York Islanders saw us easily win the series 4-1
Round 2. vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs was also fairly easy, with us winning 4-2
Round 3 vs. the Buffalo Sabres was closer, and we played game 7 missing 3 of our top 5 d-men. We prevailed in game 7 though.
The Stanley Cup Final was a rematch against the Dallas Stars. Unfortunately they were missing their top goalie and defenseman. Still, they went up 3-1 in the series, and we had to battle back to force game 7.
In game 7, Schaeffer allowed 3 goals on 11 shots in the first 11 minutes, in a half of a game that we were desperately outplayed. I put in Robert Renberg and took a timeout, changed the lines. By the end of the second it was 4-3 for the Capitals. Dallas tied it up in the 3rd period and we went to overtime. In OT my depth came through, producing chance after chance until Valentin Zykov took a 5 minute major penalty late in the first OT. A strong penalty kill sent it into a Double Overtime, and we kept killing it off. Glebov hit the post shorthanded, and at the end of the kill we found ourselves in the offensive zone. Drummond, who served the penalty, had a great chance in front but was stopped, Aubry kept it alive, but the Dallas defense collected it. Kapitanov, rushing in from the bench, took out his man, grabbed the puck in the slot, and would put it home to win the Stanley Cup!
Conn Smythe winner was Matt Puempel
Offseason:
Released/Traded:
C - Valeri Fedorov (84)
RW - Howard Ryznar (82)
D - Andrei Safronov (85)
LW - Matt Puempel (84)
D - Scott Harrington (82)
D - Mason Geertsen (79)
LW - Yury Kolesnik (80)
Acquired:
C - Toby Gelech (79, rookie)
D - Blake Roach (80, rookie)
C - Jerome Laraque (75, 22 years old)
LW - Tim Fata (80, 23 years old)
LW - Bo Horvat (80)
D - Lasse Pikkarainen (85)
D - Mikael Ohlund (80)
G - Juuse Saros (79)
Well, I got rid of a lot of good players on my team in favour of some younger talent. Puempel and Ryznar were good warriors, but I wanted to open some spots up for some younger players. Toby Gelech is a big 6'4, 211 lb center, sniper, who has a great future in the league. While he might cap out as a 2nd line center, he also could easily become our top line center in a few seasons. This gives some pressure on Bylsma to perform better than he has in the future, or else the young two-way center could be on the move.
Blake Roach is a big 6'6", 218 lbs defenceman and, at least in my eyes, could be a future #1 defenceman in the league. Like Gelech, he'll get 1 year in the AHL to develop a little more. Could be called up later in the season or for playoffs given his great defensive prowess. A little work offensively and he'll be a true stud.
Jerome Laraque is a young player who actually played 110 NHL games previously. Good speed and shot, I am planning to develop him a little into a possible 3rd line center. This season though he'll be an AHLer.
Tim Fata is a grinder from the Oilers who is young, and decent speed who can obviously hit. Solid 3rd-4th liner, going to be a key contributor to the team for the future.
Bo Horvat was a 4th liner for the Canucks, and when I was trading Safronov and a few others for Pikkarainen, he was thrown in. Solid PWF who could contribute for us.
Lasse Pikkarainen is a very solid defenceman, also from Vancouver. Safronov was traded for him, he brings in a more mobile, offensive defenseman, while not hurting us defensively. Brings me some excitement on the back end.
Mikael Ohlund was my only really important free agent signing. The former Islanders defenseman has terrorized me in the past so when he was a UFA I jumped all over that. Also gives me GREAT depth on the back end and lets me not force Roach into the lineup.
Key Additions:
C - Orlando Sipotz
D - Andrei Safronov
D - Scott Harrington
D - Mason Geertsen
LW - Reginald Drummond
I didn't give up too much as far as roster players. Norm Anderson was moved, as was Hampus Lindholm (who was severely underperforming). The other major one was Nelson Cullen, who I had acquired earlier in the year but didn't feel was physical enough for my blueline.
End of the Season Roster:
| Washington Capitals (Shot=Overall) | ||||||
| # | CENTERS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 16 | Eugene Bylsma (TWF) | 21 | 6'1" | 198 lbs | 86 | USA |
| 47 | Boris Glebov (SNP) | 27 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 85 | Belarus |
| 53 | Valeri Fedorov (PLY) | 27 | 6'1" | 191 lbs | 84 | Latvia |
| 82 | Orlando Sipotz (PWF) | 22 | 6'6" | 250 lbs | 81 | Canada |
| 95 | Ruslan Kapitanov (TWF) | 27 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | 80 | Russia |
| 88 | Andrei Ovechkin (SNP) | 22 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 79 | Russia |
| 12 | Clark Bishop (PLY) | 27 | 6'1" | 188 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| 22 | Karel Kalinka (SNP) | 27 | 6'2" | 201 lbs | 76 | Czech Republic |
| 90 | Dean Sugihara (TWF) | 21 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | 74 | Canada |
| # | LEFT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 18 | Bradley Boulerice (SNP) | 25 | 6'2" | 205 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 19 | Matt Puempel (SNP) | 30 | 6'2" | 206 lbs | 84 | Canada |
| 77 | Antti Rissanen (SNP) | 27 | 6'4" | 222 lbs | 80 | Finland |
| 24 | Ivan Barbashev (PLY) | 27 | 6'1" | 186 lbs | 79 | Russia |
| 92 | Reginald Drummond (SNP) | 26 | 6'3" | 218 lbs | 77 | USA |
| # | RIGHT WINGS | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 93 | Valentin Zykov (SNP) | 28 | 6'2" | 217 lbs | 88 | Russia |
| 83 | Bryant Gudbranson (TWF) | 25 | 6'0" | 188 lbs | 87 | Canada |
| 55 | Howard Ryznar (PWF) | 26 | 6'3" | 234 lbs | 82 | Norway |
| 21 | Vic Breen (SNP) | 27 | 6'2" | 204 lbs | 79 | USA |
| 45 | Shawn Forney | 21 | 6'3" | 202 lbs | 76 | Canada |
| # | DEFENSE | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 74 | John Carlson (TWD) | 33 | 6'3" | 212 lbs | 86 | USA |
| 4 | Oleg Khomutov (TWD) | 27 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 86 | Estonia |
| 51 | Andrei Safronov (DFD) | 26 | 6'8" | 226 lbs | 82 | Ukraine |
| 2 | Alan Aubry (TWD) | 27 | 6'4" | 216 lbs | 81 | USA |
| 3 | Lou Hamhuis (TWD) | 27 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | 80 | USA |
| 44 | Phil Baltisberger (TWD) | 27 | 6'1" | 216 lbs | 80 | Switzerland |
| 6 | Scott Harrington (DFD) | 30 | 6'2" | 207 lbs | 80 | Canada |
| 25 | Mason Geertsen (DFD) | 28 | 6'3" | 204 lbs | 79 | Canada |
| 59 | Mats Danielsson (TWD) | 25 | 5'11" | 189 lbs | 77 | Sweden |
| 86 | Seth Woywitka (DFD) | 27 | 6'9" | 237 lbs | 77 | Canada |
| # | GOALIES | AGE | HT | WT | SHOT | BIRTH PLACE |
| 34 | Kelly Schaeffer (BUT) | 22 | 6'4" | 206 lbs | 89 | USA |
| 31 | Robert Renberg (HYB) | 25 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | 80 | Sweden |
| 32 | Henrik Backstrom (BUT) | 27 | 6'3" | 207 lbs | 80 | Sweden |
| 30 | Lee Dubnyk (BUT) | 25 | 6'4" | 206 lbs | 77 | USA |
We went on to have a solid season, despite many injuries to key defensemen, including Oleg Khomutov who was injured just after the Deadline and would miss the rest of the year. We'd also lose Fedorov for a while, and he'd never quite recover to form.
Despite all this, we wound up 47-21-14, second in the division.
| Capitals Stats Stats - 2022-23 | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Valentin Zykov | 82 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 13 | 4 | 26 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 81 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 16 | 7 | 22 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 82 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 19 | 3 | 39 | ||
| Matt Puempel | 77 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 15 | 8 | 19 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 80 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 29 | ||
| Valeri Fedorov | 65 | 8 | 44 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 36 | ||
| John Carlson | 6 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 140 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 71 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 37 | ||
| Howard Ryznar | 79 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -1 | 3 | 25 | ||
| Andrei Safronov | 75 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Vic Breen | 82 | 15 | 4 | 19 | -2 | 2 | 37 | ||
| Phil Baltisberger | 48 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 19 | ||
| Eugene Bylsma | 66 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -8 | 0 | 32 | ||
| Lou Hamhuis | 49 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Oleg Khomutov | 46 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| Ruslan Kapitanov | 82 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -19 | 1 | 36 | ||
| Orlando Sipotz | 80 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 3 | 39 | ||
| Antti Rissanen | 49 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Ivan Barbashev | 60 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -13 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Karel Kalinka | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 60 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2.24 | .920 | 1 | ||
| Robert Renberg | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.70 | .903 | 2 | ||
In the Playoffs we had 3 rematches from last year.
Round 1 vs. the New York Islanders saw us easily win the series 4-1
Round 2. vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs was also fairly easy, with us winning 4-2
Round 3 vs. the Buffalo Sabres was closer, and we played game 7 missing 3 of our top 5 d-men. We prevailed in game 7 though.
The Stanley Cup Final was a rematch against the Dallas Stars. Unfortunately they were missing their top goalie and defenseman. Still, they went up 3-1 in the series, and we had to battle back to force game 7.
In game 7, Schaeffer allowed 3 goals on 11 shots in the first 11 minutes, in a half of a game that we were desperately outplayed. I put in Robert Renberg and took a timeout, changed the lines. By the end of the second it was 4-3 for the Capitals. Dallas tied it up in the 3rd period and we went to overtime. In OT my depth came through, producing chance after chance until Valentin Zykov took a 5 minute major penalty late in the first OT. A strong penalty kill sent it into a Double Overtime, and we kept killing it off. Glebov hit the post shorthanded, and at the end of the kill we found ourselves in the offensive zone. Drummond, who served the penalty, had a great chance in front but was stopped, Aubry kept it alive, but the Dallas defense collected it. Kapitanov, rushing in from the bench, took out his man, grabbed the puck in the slot, and would put it home to win the Stanley Cup!
Conn Smythe winner was Matt Puempel
| Capitals Post-Season Stats Stats - | |||||||||
| Skaters | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | GW | PIM | SOG | SPCT |
| Valentin Zykov | 25 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | ||
| Bradley Boulerice | 25 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Matt Puempel | 25 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Boris Glebov | 25 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Bryant Gudbranson | 25 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Andrei Safronov | 25 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Alan Aubry | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Vic Breen | 25 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valeri Fedorov | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 11 | ||
| John Carlson | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Goalies | GP | W | L | T | GAA | TOI | SV | SV% | SHO |
| Kelly Schaeffer | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1.99 | .918 | 5 | ||
| Robert Renberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.42 | .896 | 0 | ||
Offseason:
Released/Traded:
C - Valeri Fedorov (84)
RW - Howard Ryznar (82)
D - Andrei Safronov (85)
LW - Matt Puempel (84)
D - Scott Harrington (82)
D - Mason Geertsen (79)
LW - Yury Kolesnik (80)
Acquired:
C - Toby Gelech (79, rookie)
D - Blake Roach (80, rookie)
C - Jerome Laraque (75, 22 years old)
LW - Tim Fata (80, 23 years old)
LW - Bo Horvat (80)
D - Lasse Pikkarainen (85)
D - Mikael Ohlund (80)
G - Juuse Saros (79)
Well, I got rid of a lot of good players on my team in favour of some younger talent. Puempel and Ryznar were good warriors, but I wanted to open some spots up for some younger players. Toby Gelech is a big 6'4, 211 lb center, sniper, who has a great future in the league. While he might cap out as a 2nd line center, he also could easily become our top line center in a few seasons. This gives some pressure on Bylsma to perform better than he has in the future, or else the young two-way center could be on the move.
Blake Roach is a big 6'6", 218 lbs defenceman and, at least in my eyes, could be a future #1 defenceman in the league. Like Gelech, he'll get 1 year in the AHL to develop a little more. Could be called up later in the season or for playoffs given his great defensive prowess. A little work offensively and he'll be a true stud.
Jerome Laraque is a young player who actually played 110 NHL games previously. Good speed and shot, I am planning to develop him a little into a possible 3rd line center. This season though he'll be an AHLer.
Tim Fata is a grinder from the Oilers who is young, and decent speed who can obviously hit. Solid 3rd-4th liner, going to be a key contributor to the team for the future.
Bo Horvat was a 4th liner for the Canucks, and when I was trading Safronov and a few others for Pikkarainen, he was thrown in. Solid PWF who could contribute for us.
Lasse Pikkarainen is a very solid defenceman, also from Vancouver. Safronov was traded for him, he brings in a more mobile, offensive defenseman, while not hurting us defensively. Brings me some excitement on the back end.
Mikael Ohlund was my only really important free agent signing. The former Islanders defenseman has terrorized me in the past so when he was a UFA I jumped all over that. Also gives me GREAT depth on the back end and lets me not force Roach into the lineup.
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