Jenaya Talks Caps: The Podcast

The Caps are off to a decent start, scoring 60% of available standings points through the first five games. They started off the season with back-to-back wins on the road, but then dropped back-to-back games in OT before losing a back-and-forth barn-burner to the Preds in Nashville. Ovechkin is scoring (as usual), Carlson is off to a roaring start offensively, and Kuznetsov made a triumphant retur...

With the official start of the 2019-2020 regular season now just around the corner, we project the Capitals’ opening night lineup, we project the Metropolitan Division standings, we project goal & point totals for all of your favourite Capitals, and we project who will take home each of the major individual awards at season’s end. It’s Projection Mania™.

Following the completion of the 2019 Prospect Showcase and now halfway through main training camp for the big club, we take a deep dive into the prospect pool for the Caps. Who looks like a future NHLer? Who’s on the bubble and could either make an impact at the NHL level OR end up being a career minor-leaguer, depending on how their next couple of years of development goes? Who’s talented enough...

Hockey players are known for being one-of-a-kind specimens, in more ways than one --- and one of those ways is the lengths to which many of us players take our pre-game rituals & superstitions. So what are some of the most “out there” pre-game rituals & superstitions of some of your favourite players? Give this episode a listen to find out. Hint: The acronym “NHL” probably actually stands for “Nut...

We take a look at the Capitals’ current salary cap situation and the moves they could potentially make in order to become cap-compliant before the League’s deadline of October 2nd. We make an early lineup projection for opening night of the 2019-2020 season, as well as taking a REALLY early look ahead at how the moves the Caps make today could play a huge role in what the team looks like in the ne...

The IIHF hammers star forward Evgeny Kuznetsov with a four-year suspension from international play after Kuzy tests positive for cocaine. After lying to the Caps and the rest of the hockey world about his drug use, what's next for the Bird Man?

The Man, The Myth, The Legend: We take a deep dive into the growing legacy of Alex Ovechkin’s magnificent career --- Crazy numbers. Countless records. And still going strong. With Ovi still far from finished after notching his eighth 50+ goal season and winning his eighth Rocket Richard trophy, could he really do what was once thought to be completely undoable --- Could he catch Wayne Gretzky?

We recap the moves the Caps have made this offseason and take a look at whether they’re better or worse on paper than the lineup that took to the ice for Washington in the 2018-2019 season.

The Washington Capitals' offseason is off to a flying start after they flip Matt Niskanen to Philadelphia for Radko Gudas, and re-sign Carl Hagelin to a new four-year contract. Of the remaining free agents for the Caps, who stays and who goes? We discuss this, as well as the best summer beverages (alcohol-loaded, of course) to help get you through the long offseason.

Gary Bettman seriously needs to put a leash on his officials as the referees have been out of control so far in these playoffs, changing the outcomes of more games than we can count league-wide, and Game 6 in the Washington-Carolina series was no different. A disallowed goal scored by Alex Ovechkin - which would've been his 2nd goal of the night - changes the momentum of the game and pushes the Hu...

After Rod Brind'Amour gave the Caps some bulletin board material following TJ Oshie's injury, the Caps answered back in a big way, lighting up Petr Mrazek and the Hurricanes for six goals while also punishing them physically with 48 hits. The complete, 60-minute effort has the Caps one win away from advancing to the Second Round, while the Hurricanes will face elimination on Monday night.

The Caps outshoot the Hurricanes 31-24 in Game 4 but lose 2-1, and so the series is tied coming back to Washington for Game 5. Also, TJ Oshie is expected to be sidelined for "quite some time" after a scary crash into the boards following a cross-check from behind by Warren Foegele, and Hurricanes' coach Rod Brind'Amour may have just poked the sleeping bear when he blames TJ Oshie's injury on none...

The Caps stink up the joint in Game 3, and now lead their series against the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1. But more importantly: Rod Brind’Amour has lost his mind, is talking out of his ass, and needs to be set straight. We discuss his seemingly increasing lack of understanding of how this thing called the ‘Stanley Cup Playoffs’ normally works, as his postgame comments just keep increasing in stupidity...

The Caps win again, this time in overtime, in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference First Round. And while as fans, we expect the Caps to win, it’s safe to say that most of us did not expect Brooks Orpik to be the guy scoring the game-winning goal in overtime. And yet, that’s exactly what happened. Legen- wait for it- DARY! Let’s discuss, friends....

The Capitals get a 4-2 win over the Hurricanes in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference First Round series thanks to two goals by Nicklas Backstrom, the game-winning goal by Alex Ovechkin and 27 saves by Braden Holtby. Special teams were big in this one as the Caps went 2-for-4 with the man-advantage while killing off all three Hurricanes' power plays.

Bird cellys & storm surges aplenty in an Eastern Conference First Round battle of the jerks that is sure to make Don Cherry’s head explode. We preview the first-ever playoff matchup between the Washington Capitals & the Carolina Hurricanes and take a look at which team has the edge in all of the important categories.

With the Capitals’ First Round opponent still to be determined, we take a look at the potential matchups for the Caps and how they stack up against each one, as well as how Caps’ players and their coaching staff are preparing themselves over these final days of the regular season. Fine-tuning a championship machine largely the same as the one that won the Cup last season, is there anything they ca...

Our weekly wrap-up of Washington Capitals hockey, and we play 18 rounds of a totally inappropriate game... 18 rounds, which is coincidentally how many holes of golf the Tampa Bay Lightning were playing on May 24th of last year after the Capitals eliminated them the day before. #NeverForget

Join us as we play hockey's version of 20 Questions, answering everything from what's been "off" about the Capitals' power play this season to who has the best hair in the league.

Week in review: Recapping the last seven days for the Caps, which included zero losses & four wins over four Metropolitan Division foes by a combined score of 14-6, vaulting the Caps past the Islanders for first place in the division. The Caps are currently riding a six-game winning streak.

Initial reactions to trades made by teams around the NHL, breaking down the movers & shakers on deadline day, as well as a brief analysis on which teams helped or hurt their own cause with the moves they made.

Assessing a pair of trades made by the Caps in the days leading up to the NHL's trade deadline and discussing whether those two trades will be enough to push them over the top in their quest to repeat last year's success.

Discussing what the Capitals should do at this year's NHL trade deadline and which player(s) might be a good fit should they decide to shake things up a bit at the deadline.