Photo by Ghost_Bear. On a night when the Caps nearly came from behind to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team did something else to help cement their identity as a D.C. institution. With 8:35 remaining in the third period, and both teams readying for a faceoff in the Capitals’ defensive end, the team’s sound crew played Chuck Brown’s “Bustin’ Loose” over the arena speaker system. Predictably, there was almost no fan reaction. After…

The Capitals have agreed to terms on a one year contract with former MVP Sergei Fedorov. Fedorov has won three Stanley Cups while playing center, wing and defense. He has also been voted the NHL’s best defensive forward. He reportedly had many contract offers from teams throughout the NHL and Russia’s new KHL, but he took a 33 percent paycut from last season to stay with the Caps for $4 million. This could have something…

It is a great time to be a Caps Fan. We’ve seen media coverage of the guy who brings his trumpet to the games and the rock bands who have sung the team’s praises. Today we’d like to take the time to check in with a different kind of superfan. A kind of superfan you, as a blog reader, may be able to identify with. Today’s superfan is one of the leading alltime posters on…