After making a big trade, and notable signing the first two days of free agency, the Washington Capitals find themselves pretty much set when it comes to their NHL roster. But still some questions arise when you breakdown the makeup of the roster. Here is a breakdown of the current forwards and how the depth […] READ MORE
Tag: Tom Wilson
Ray Emery: the Line Brawl, Sherriff Shanny’s Inaction, and Possible Assault Charges
During the third period of a 7-0 shellacking courtesy of the Washington Capitals, the Philadelphia Flyers decided to abandon all aspects of logic, sportsmanship, and respect for the game of hockey. With 14:29 remaining in the game, a high hit from Wayne Simmonds sparked a round of fisticuffs between Simmonds and Capitals’ 19-year old fourth-liner […] READ MORE
2013 OHL Preview: West Division
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects. We continue previewing the CHL for the 2013-14 season, going East to West across the country. After looking at the OHL Mid-West Division yesterday, we finish with the OHL’s Wesst Division. As always you can check out the previous Top Shelf Prospects articles here. The OHL’s West Division is […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: Washington Capitals
Welcome to Today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. As we go through the Summer of 2013 I will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will go team by team through the NHL bringing you a look at each Teams Top Prospects. I will be following the order of […] READ MORE
Early Look: Team Canada World Juniors 2013
Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. Previously I reviewed the prospects of all thirty NHL teams, and previewed the CHL season. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of my them here. With the CHL seasons now well over a month old, I thought now would […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: 2012-13 OHL Preview, Western Conference
Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. I’ve taken a couple of weeks off from the Prospect Beat since completing a review of the prospects of all thirty NHL teams. If you missed those you can find a complete listing of my previous articles here. You can also find my extensive NHL Draft preview […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: Washington Capitals
Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. As I continue my alphabetical journey, I bring you a look at the Washington Capitals. As always you can find a complete listing of my previous articles here. Since we had an extensive NHL Draft preview, […] READ MORE
NHL Draft Headquarters Directory
NHL Draft Headquarters Directory Official NHL Combine Heights and Weights Preview The Year of the Injury Review: NHL Draft Weekend Winners and Losers Mock Draft Part 1 – Picks 1-14 Mock Draft Part 2 – Picks 15 – 30 Mock Draft Part 3: Picks 31-48 Mock Draft Part 4: Picks 49-65 Rankings #1- Nail Yakupov […] READ MORE
NHL Mock Draft Part II – Picks 15 – 29
Yesterday I brought you the first half of our NHL Mock Draft. You can read Part 1 (picks 1-14) here and Part 3 (picks 31-48) here and Part 4 (Picks 49-65) here Before we move into the second half, lets quickly review the FAQs about this mock draft. – Our draft Rankings are arrived at […] READ MORE
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #31: Tom Wilson
Drafted 16th overall by the Washington Capitals. In our internal discussions, Tom Wilson was the toughest and most controversial of our prospect rankings. There was a ton of debate over Wilson. One of the contributors to this series had Wilson ranked as high as the Mid-Teens. Another had Wilson ranked in the 50s. In the […] READ MORE
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Ben Kerr
Ben is a sports fan from just outside Toronto, Canada. In his day job he works as a lawyer. At night he is the COO of Last Word on Sports. Most of his articles are focused on hockey prospects.