Matt Geiser
Matt Geiser
Matt has been writing for Rant Sports since July 2011 as the featured columnist for the Washington Capitals. Matt is an avid Washington Capitals, Texas Rangers, and Philadelphia Eagles fan. Matt is currently a sophomore at the Pennsylvania State University and is majoring in Information Sciences and Technology.
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Washington Capitals Expect More From Joel Ward
Washington Capitals forward Joel Ward has established himself in the NHL as a two-way forward. He has never scored more than 17 goals in a season, and has never recorded more than 35 points in a season either. That doesn’t change the fact though that the Capitals and coach Dale Hunter are looking for more [...]
TweetBraden Holtby Earns First NHL Win Of Season
Monday night, Braden Holtby not only beat the Detroit Red Wings for his first NHL win of the season, but he also beat the heat at the Joe Louis Arena. Holtby found out on the flight from Chicago to Detroit Sunday night that he would be getting his first NHL start since losing 5-3 to [...]
TweetAlex Ovechkin Leaves Practice After Collision
Updated: 12:10 p.m. When asked after practice about Alex Ovechkin’s status, coach Dale Hunter responded with “he’s good.” According to Hunter, the collision did not have any effect on Ovechkin’s head. It was just a big collision with two big players that knocked the wind out of one of them. Ovechkin is scheduled to still [...]
TweetNicklas Backstrom Skates in Full Pads
Nicklas Backstrom, who has been sidelined since January 7 with a concussion, skated for about 20 minutes this morning at KCI. The first-line center and assistant captain was wearing full pads today, as he glided around the rink. He stick-handled briefly in his time on the ice and fired a few medium-effort shots at the [...]
TweetAlexander Semin Got The Message
This past Friday, Washington Capitals coach Dale Hunter sent the message to Alexander Semin that he had to step his game up. Hunter relegated Semin to the fourth line for a practice. According to Hunter, he was just mixing up lines and that sometimes players get stale and need to practice or play with different [...]
TweetHas Alex Ovechkin Become Too Predicatable?
The doubts and whispers began last season when Alex Ovechkin finished with career lows in goals (32) and points (85). Had the world’s most dynamic hockey player already passed his prime, at the young age of 25? Or was Ovechkin just stuck in an offensive rut, being handcuffed by a more defensive brand of hockey? [...]
TweetHave The Washington Capitals Turned The Season Around?
The Washington Capitals have climbed back into the race for their fifth consecutive Southeast Division title with three straight victories. But where has this come from? Why have they been winning consecutive games now? Was it a second-intermission rant coach Dale Hunter went on Thursday night to spark the team to a 3-2 victory over [...]
TweetTomas Vokoun Absent From Practice
Washington Capitals goaltender Tomas Vokoun was absent from the Capitals practice this morning due to an apparent lower-body injury. The team has not recalled a player, goaltender to be specific, from the AHL Hershey Bears. Instead of recalling the Bear’s Braden Holtby, who was called up earlier in February to start a game, the Capitals’ [...]
TweetAt The End Of The Day, It’s The Same Washington Capitals
After a slow trade deadline day across the NHL, it was completely silent in Washington D.C. The Capitals are ninth in the Eastern Conference, only one point out of the eighth place, and only three points behind the Southeast Division leading Florida Panthers. With 20 games remaining in the NHL regular season, the Capitals will [...]
TweetWashington Capitals Place Nicklas Backstrom On Long Term IR
The Washington Capitals have placed their top center Nicklas Backstrom on the long-term injured reserve list as of this morning. This move frees up approximately $6.7 million additional cap room for the Capitals to potentially make a deal. The move gives GM George McPhee about $7.6 million of cap space to maneuver, but only if [...]
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