Tag: Japers’ Rink Mailbag

Japers' Rink Mailbag: Backstrom, Ovechkin and... FrankenCap

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 11 min read |

Earlier in the week, NHL.com ran its list of the top-14 centers in hockey. Notably (to Caps fans) missing was Nicklas Backstrom, which we thought was ...

Japers' Rink Mailbag: Grubauer, Fears, NASCAR and Face-Offs

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 9 min read |

A couple of goalie questions lead this week’s ‘Bag, so let’s dive right in: @JapersRink How many games do you think Gru gets with th...

Japers' Rink Mailbag: John Erskine's Future, Kids' Ice Time (and Buckets), The Core, Pizza and More

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 16 min read |

Big ‘bag this week, so let’s dive right in with a question for Peerless: @JapersRink What is going to be done with Erskine with our sudden...

Japers' Rink Mailbag: The Washington-Hershey Connection, Next Year's Free Agents, Groins, Burgers and More

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 13 min read |

Our first question comes via email: The Hershey Bears are the premiere club in the AHL. They’re the oldest (continuously operating) franchise in...

Japers' Rink Mailbag: Capitals Defensive Pairings, Analytics and Evaluation and More

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 14 min read |

Since we talked about line combinations yesterday, how about defensive pairings today? @JapersRink Sorry if you’ve already covered this but what...

Japers' Rink Mailbag: Projecting Ovechkin and Backstrom, Beagle's Role and More

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 12 min read |

Some good old fashioned prognosticatin’ to kick off the ‘Bag: @JapersRink How much will the change to Trotz affect Goals, Assists, and Poi...

Japers' Rink Mailbag: New D's, Prospect Development, Wilson's Fists and More

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 10 min read |

Another big ‘Bag, so let’s get to it: What can the Caps reasonably expect from Niskanen in the upcoming season. Though his PDO was high la...

Japers' Rink Mailbag: Developing D, Trading Green (or Brouwer) and Much More

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 16 min read |

We have another giant ‘Bag this week, so let’s jump right in with one for Rob: @JapersRink How do #Caps develop young defensemen with all ...

Japers' Rink Mailbag: Second-Line Centers, the Blueline and More

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 13 min read |

We got an absolute ton of questions in the wake of the opening of free agency, and I’m going to try to set a world record for most questions ans...

Japers' Rink Mailbag: Grabovski, Getting Better and Go Big or Go Home

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 28th 2019 | 11 min read |

Leading off, that perennial bugaboo… @JapersRink #japersmailbag why are the caps acting like resigning grabo is no biggie? Depth at C has been a...