Why Bleacher Report has Lost All Respectability

First off, to you guys who are fans of the sports rankings/news website Bleacher Report, I don't hate the entire website; just one specific writer. I'll not name him here, but if you go to the article I'm talking about, you will see who it is.

This writer, "John," made what is basically a list of the Top 10 players in the league. Here they are:
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, John Tavares, Steven Stamkos, Erik Karlsson, Zdeno Chara, Pavel Datsyuk, Jonathan Toews, Claude Giroux, Henrik Sedin.

Noticeably missing? Need I say it?

I don't think ANYBODY, even those who hate Alex Ovechkin, can make a credible case that Claude Giroux and Henrik Sedin are better than the Great 8. I also think most logical hockey fans would agree that OV is better than Stamkos, Tavares, Karlsson, Chara, and probably Malkin, Datsyuk, and Toews as well. I would say that only Crosby is possibly better than OV.

'John' has always dissed Ovechkin and the Caps, in most of his articles, so we shouldn't take this seriously. But if you guys would go on this website and tell this guy just how stupid he is, it would be totally worth it.

Here's the link to the article: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1719371-the-signature-highlight-from-the-nhls-top-10-stars

The All-Time Washington Capitals Roster

It's the dog days of summer, but hockey never rests. OK, maybe it does, and I'm struggling to find things to write about.

But I think I'm onto something here.

Coming up: If the Washington Capitals could have an all-time team, this is what I think it would be.

Disclaimer: This is not a ranking of the best Capitals of all time. Some of these lines were made more for how each member's assets would help the other members.

Forwards:
Alex Ovechkin-Adam Oates-Peter Bondra
Dennis Maruk-Nicklas Backstrom-Mike Gartner
Bengt Gustafsson-Mike Ridley-Dave Christian
Dale Hunter-Michal Pivonka-Kelly Miller

The Capitals have had some VERY good talent on center, but other than OV, Bondra, and Gartner have been sort of soft on the wings. I had a tough time deciding whether to put Oates, Backstrom, or somebody else completely on the top line, but decided on Oates for his accomplishments as a player as well as for jumpstarting OV as a coach, making me think he would be fantastic on Ovechkin's line. Add Bondra to that, and we have three of the deadliest players in team history. The second line is also solid, with Maruk taking the wing in order to once again have two deadly scorers centered by an extremely capable center. The third line also has three of the best scorers in franchise history (yes, even Dave Christian; he is 12th all time on the Caps in points). Now for the fourth line. Don't get me wrong, Dale Hunter was (and is) awesome. But considering that he is the toughest player in Caps history (by far), I decided to put him on a 4th line which still has two fantastic scorers.

Other Possible Forwards: Joe Juneau, Alexander Semin, Dino Cicarelli

Defensemen:
Calle Johansson-Rod Langway
Scott Stevens-Kevin Hatcher
Larry Murphy-Sergei Gonchar

You don't know how hard it was for me to decide between Gonchar and Mike Green. In the end, I chose Gonchar for his durability; Green's injury problems steered me to choose Gonchar. Other than that, everybody here is a Caps legend. Johansson, the highest scoring Caps D-man of all time, and Langway, perhaps our best defensive defenseman ever, would make a solid, balanced blue line. Stevens, the New Jersey Devils legend, was equally good for the Caps until he was send to The Garden State. Kevin Hatcher and Larry Murphy are two of the most overlooked defensemen in team history.

Other Possible Defensemen: Mike Green, Yvon Labre, Sylvain Cote, Al Iafrate

Goalies:
Olaf Kolzig
Don Beaupre

No surprises here; the two best goaltenders, stat-wise, in Caps history. However, Jim Carey may have been here, had he stayed with the team; I deeply considered including him. In the end, though, these Caps legends would be fantastic starting goalies for any team, especially the Capitals all-time team.

Other Possible Goaltenders: Jim Carey, Braden Holtby

What do you think? Who would you add/take out? Put your thoughts in the comments, and stay tuned for more fun stuff during these lazy summer days.

In the Days Since...

It's been two weeks since my last post, and a lot has changed since:

• Ilya Kovalchuck, one of those players I didn't exactly hate but didn't love either, retired from the NHL to play in the KHL. Good luck to him, and to New Jersey too.
• The Caps re-signed Karl Alzner, one of the key cogs of our defense. Thank god.
• The Caps have not signed Mikhail Grabovski, and it looks like the Caps are going to go with Brooks Laich as the 2nd-line-center. Not a bad idea at all...
• The NHL has allowed the players to play in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Good decision. 
• Along with that, the NHL has released the schedules for every team. The Caps have a tough but winnable schedule. Too bad there are still only four games against Pittsburgh...
• Along with that, the NHL released the division names for realignment. Whereas everybody assumed that we would be in the Atlantic Division, Jagr Division, Lemieux Division, etc. the NHL has put the Caps in the all new Metropolitan Division (talk about the worst name ever).

So, in the past two weeks there has been a lot, and in the next, there will be a lot more. Hopefully, analysis will come...