Cody Eakin

It’s been just over two weeks since the South Carolina Stingrays(ECHL) entered the Kelly Cup Playoffs.  Eight days since theCaps, Bears, & Stingrays: All Up to the Post-Season Challenge - Capitals Outsider - Capitals Outsider - A Washing...

Ryan Potulny accepts the AHL Player of the Week Award from Bears President/GM Doug Yingst (All Photos Credit: M. Richter)Want to Win an Award on the Bears? Join Twitter! - Capitals Outsider - Capitals Outsider - A Washington Capitals blog...

By the time they read this post, anyone with access to twitter or the DC-area news media will surely have discovered that the Caps beat the Leafs 4-2 last night to … [visit site to read more]Capital Hodgepodge: Aucoin’s Second Season, B...

Chippy: Adj. Aggressively belligerent. Marked by much fighting.  Touchy & Irritable. Synonyms: aggressive, argumentative, combative, confrontational, cranky, feisty, grouchy, scrappy (per Meriam Webster). Joel Rechlicz (H19) and Jimmy Bo...

Power to the Fourth Line! D-man Sean Collins puts Hershey on the board, while King earns his first AHL assist (and point!) of the year (All Photos Credit: M. Richter) I promised a more complete post-game of the Hershey win over the Baby Pens, so here...

Jay Beagle checks in with a girl being introduced to sledge hockey. This afternoon, the Washington Capitals hosted their second “Extreme Recess” in partnership with Dreams for Kids (DFK).  It’s part of a series of events run by th...

The Washington Capitals have signed forward Joel Rechlicz to a one-year contract and have recalled him from the AHL’s Hershey Bears. Rechlicz, a 24-year-old right-winger from Brookfield, Wisconsin, is a prototypical fighter who, while not a goo...

In a game where most web discussions shared a smiliar tone, an expectation of low shots on goal and a likely loss, due to the fact the Caps would not have Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Mike Green in the lineup, Mathieu Perreault had other ide...

The Washington Capitals, fresh off a 1-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Penguins, face two division rivals this weekend, starting with Tampa Bay tonight and adding Carolina at 5PM on Sunday.   The Caps 1-0 win moved them above Pittsburgh for the 8th spo...

UPDATE:  The corresponding roster move to fit Cody Eakin on the roster has been announced.  D Mike Green has been placed on the long term injured reserve.  What’s it mean?  It means Green will not be eligible to return until at least Februa...

The Washington Capitals have recalled prospect Cody Eakin from the AHL Hershey Bears.   Eakin played in 20 games earlier this season with Washington, scoring 3 goals and adding 3 helpers.  In Hershey, Eakin has tallied 15 points with 7 goals and 8...

The Capitals have struggled when their Line 1 struggles.  As Line 1 goes, so do the Caps. That was the story tonight at the Verizon Center.  The Capitals downed the Buffalo Sabres for their second consecutive win behind two Alexander Ovechkin talli...