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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Should The Washington Capitals Be Buyers Or Sellers At The NHL Trade Deadline?
With less than a week left before the NHL Trade Deadline, and the Capitals losers of five of their last six, the question needs to be asked: Should General Manager George McPhee be a buyer or a seller? At the beginning of the season you would have been laughed at by the entire Capitals fan [...]
TweetAlex Ovechkin Questionable For Tonight’s Game
Washington Capitals head coach Dale Hunter made it clear today that Alex Ovechkin is questionable for tonight’s game against the Ottawa Senators. He told reporters this morning that Ovechkin is suffering from a lower-body injury. Ovechkin appeared to injure either his knee or foot with about seven minutes left in the second period in Monday [...]
TweetTomas Vokoun Does Not Want To Play Catch Up
The Washington Capitals goaltender Tomas Vokoun knows a thing or two about playing catch up in the final stretch of the NHL season. During his time in Florida, the Panthers only came close to making the playoffs once, in 2009. The Panthers finished tied with Montreal in points, but didn’t have enough wins to take [...]
TweetKris Versteeg Fined For Cross Check On Jeff Halpern
Late in regulation of Friday night’s Washington Capitals 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers, tempers were flaring on both sides of the ice. In the final seconds, Capitals center Jeff Halpern took a faceoff and subsequently fell on the puck in an attempt to run out the clock. Video replay shows that when Halpern was [...]
TweetMike Green Could Return To Washington Capitals Lineup Tonight
Washington Capitals superstar defenseman Mike Green took part in an optional skate this morning in Tampa at the Tampa Times Forum. He was one of four players who took part of the optional practice. This marked the fifth straight day he’s been working out on the ice with his teammates but his status is still [...]
TweetDid The Washington Capitals Save Their Season Friday Night?
Friday night, the Washington Capitals climbed two points closer to the Southeast Division lead with a huge 2-1 win over the Southeast leading Florida Panthers. The win brought the Capitals to within two points of the Panthers, with the Capitals still sitting one place out of the top eight in the east. The following four [...]
TweetIs Mike Knuble’s Career In Washington Over?
For the third straight game, Washington Capitals winger Mike Knuble will be a healthy scratch. The Capitals are 0-1-1 without Knuble in the lineup the past two games, and it seems as though his leadership is being missed both in the locker room, and on the ice. In 53 games this season, he has only [...]
TweetMike Knuble Benched
For the first time in Mike Knuble’s three-year tenure with the Washington Capitals, he will be a healthy scratch based on his performance. He will be in the press box at the Verizon Center tonight to watch the Capitals take on the Winnipeg Jets. The reason behind his benching is because he hasn’t been a [...]
TweetWashington Capitals Prospect Stanislav Galiev Cleared To Play
For the first time in a long time Washington Capitals prospect Stanislav Galiev has something to smile about. Galiev has been sidelined much of the season after surgery to repair a broken left wrist on October 1. He watched the Capitals practice at KCI wearing street clothes and a giant smile. Galiev is in Washington [...]
TweetBrooks Laich, Alex Ovechkin, Dennis Wideman All Get The Day Off
The Washington Capitals held a 40-minute practice Wednesday at KCI, but with a tough stretch of games coming up, Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, and Dennis Wideman were all given the day off by coach Dale Hunter. Hunter explained that at this point of the season the coaching staff likes to give players off during tough [...]
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