Yesterday we picked up a false report from a usually reliable news source, and conveyed misinformation as facts. Washington Capitals team webmaster Mike Vogel ran a story on the official team website stating that Caps forward Alexander Ovechkin had been disciplined for a “hit from behind,” and we picked it up as fact. After all, there was a link to the story on the NHL.com homepage, so someone must have checked it out. Hitting…

Tomorrow night the Washington Capitals’ season comes to a merciful and optimistic end. Continuing to excel in meaningless situations, the Caps have climbed all the way back up to 26th place. If the season ended today, they’d be one spot outside of lottery contention for the first overall draft pick. Winning two straight games and three of their last four home games, the Capitals have shown great commitment to their team and given fans hope…