Rangers to Eye Hendricks This Offseason?
Larry Brooks at the New York Post speculates that the Rangers are likely to pursue Capitals UFA Matt Hendricks this summer.
Brooks adds that the 32-year old Hendricks is a "jagged-edged center" who kills penalties and fits the "Black-and-Blueshirt" mold.
Hendricks, who was being paid $825,000 per, had 5g, 3a and was a -6 last season. He was also a 57%...
Capitals fan has his Challenger signed by the team
The 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 is one of the best looking of the new old muscle cars on the road. It’s purdy. A Washington Capitals fan puchased one and dedicated it to his favorite hockey team with a red paint job and a license plate that says CAP8LS. Close enough. The owner of the car, Darryl Childress, was hanging outside the Caps practice facility in hopes of getting an autograph...
Matt Hendricks Is Getting His Ass Beat For The Caps
Caps fans are well aware that Matt Hendricks will drop the gloves. In his first two years in Washington he averaged 12.5 fighting majors per season, and this year he already has six. HockeyFights.com will tell you he’s won about as many as he’s lost (11-12-8), but this season has been particularly unkind (2-4). Thanks to a fun new stat, Punch Corsi, we know just how unkind.
The...
Capitals Unhappy With Bruins’ Bullying, Especially Leading Up to Matt Hendricks Fight
BOSTON — Tempers were flaring Saturday afternoon at TD Garden, with the Bruins and Capitals getting an early start on some St. Patrick’s Day rowdiness.
The B’s ended up winning the physical tilt 4-1, and that was thanks in large part to the club’s ability to dominate physically. It was a favorable matchup for the Bruins who played the role of bully on Saturday as well as...
Matt Hendricks Taunts TD Garden Fan After Losing Fight With Adam McQuaid (Animation)
Matt Hendricks didn’t make any friends at the TD Garden on Saturday, and that didn’t ring true only on the ice.
Hendricks got into it with a fan on his way to the locker room late in the game, after he lost a spirited scrap against Bruins enforcer Adam McQuaid. As he headed down the hallway, the Capitals center turned and motioned that he would be watching the offending fan,...
Matt Hendricks Returns From USO Holiday Tour
from Katie Carrera of Capitals Insider at the Washington Post,
When Matt Hendricks received the invitation to take part in the USO Holiday Tour he was honored and, honestly, a little surprised. He knew that popular musicians, actors and actresses – people much more recognizable than himself – often visited the troops.
“I didn’t know how much of a difference I could...
Julylights: July 14th, Matt Hendricks' Surprise Shootout Winner
Welcome to Julylights, a month long series taking the top plays of the '11-'12 season and giving them to you one a day, every day of the month of July.Matt Hendricks knows his role for the Washington Capitals, he is what you call a utility player. Hendricks is put out in different situations, and is not expected to be able to put up amazing offensive stats, but does not hurt...
Offseason Evaluation: Matt Hendricks
As the 2011-12 season has come to a close, the time has come to evaluate what it meant for the Capitals, both as a team and as individuals. As such, as the summer progresses, I will be writing a report card, or individual evaluation, for each player who played in 9 (~10%) of the team's games, or 4 playoff games. Next up is forward Matt Hendricks, who finished his third season...
Matt Hendricks to play in DTBL charity game
Some exciting news just arrived from our friends at Defending the Blue Line! The organization just announced that it will be hosting an NHL Players Charity Game on Wednesday, June 20th at Ridder Arena on the University of Minnesota Campus. The game will feature Matt Hendricks of the Washington Capitals, as well as Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils, Josh Harding and Nate...
Capitals’ Matt Hendricks Sliced Ear Might Make You Puke
This has to be the most disgusting ear injury we’ve ever seen. Actually, it’s probably one of the most disgusting injuries we’ve seen period.
Washington Capitals forward Matt Hendricks sustained this during practice. Yeah, it wasn’t even in a game. Teammate Alex Ovechkin fired a shot on goal before a game in Pittsburgh. The shot went high, hit the glass and caroomed out…...
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