Caps Rink Report with Tarik El-Bashir

Another emergency podcast as ahead of the trade deadline, the Caps sent a 3rd round pick to Montreal in exchange for celebrated veteran Ilya Kovalchuk. Rob, Brian, & J.J. breakdown where he fits on the roster, some other trades made across the NHL, and recap of the Caps big win on Sunday against Pittsburgh.

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Alex Ovechkin Saturday afternoon became only the 8th player in history to score 700 goals. Rob, J.J., and Brian discuss the historic achievement by Ovi, but then also look at the 3-2 loss in New Jersey.

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The Caps fall 4-3 in OT to Montreal for their 3rd straight defeat despite the evening opening up with Alex Ovechkin scoring his 699th career goal. Rob & J.J. looks at what continues to go wrong for the Caps as their slump now includes 5 losses in their past 6 games. They also look at the Washington debut for Brenden Dillion, wonder if a familiar name to Capitals fans might return to town before the trade deadline, and preview the busy weekend ahead.

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Caps acquired defenseman Brenden Dillon from San Jose in exchange for a pair of draft picks. Rob & Brian give immediate reaction to the trade for the 29 year old, where he will fit into the lineup, and do the Capitals have another trade within them prior to next week's deadline.

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Alex Ovechkin goes scoreless as the Caps lose 3-2 to the Golden Knights and have dropped 4 of their past 5 games. Rob & J.J. try to figure out why they continue to struggle on both ends of the ice, any possible moves that Washington could make before next week's trade deadline, and how Ovechkin continues to try and reach the 700 goal milestone. Plus: hear from Lars Eller postgame.

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Alex Ovechkin reached 698 career goals in style as he scored a hat trick vs. the Kings, with all 3 goals coming in a 5 minute span. Rob gets reaction from so many different angles on a game that no Caps fan will ever forget. In this episode, you will hear from the voices of the Capitals Joe Beninati & John Walton, Mike Vogel who covers the team for washingtoncaps.com, Nicklas Backstrom's words to the media, NBC Sports Washington's J.J. Regan, and Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.

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Caps come up short on Super Bowl Sunday against Pittsburgh in a 4-3 loss. Rob & Brian are joined by Ben Raby & the Washington Post's Samantha Pell recap the rivalry's first meeting of the season where Washington continued their trend of starting slow. They also dive into the latest regarding the situation at goalie, and give plenty of love to Carl Hagelin & Lars Eller as well.

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Rob & Brian chat with J.J. who is in St. Louis for All-Star festivities and they still have Alex Ovechkin on the brain as he is closing in on 700 career goals. Is it at all realistic for him to challenge Wayne Gretzky's record? Hear from some of the sport’s best players and how they feel about his chase for 894. They also discuss T.J. Oshie's Homecoming of sorts as he returns to the city where he began his career and John Carlson's chase for 100 points.

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Caps entered All Star Break in style as Alex Ovechkin passed Mario Lemieux for most goals scored as part of his hat-trick, which just happened to be part of their comeback from a 4-1 deficit. Rob & J.J. start by looking at how Ovechkin is on the doorstep of 700 goals and what it would take for him to challenge for Wayne Gretzky's all time mark of 894. They also evaluate the latest at goaltender as Braden Holtby was removed after 2 periods and replaced by Ilya Samsonov for the pivotal final period.

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Nicklas Backstrom isn't going anywhere as he signs a 5 year, $46 Million deal to stay in Washington. Rob Carlin and Alan May speak with Backstrom after his big day and he talks about how important it was from him to remain with the organization. You also will get to hear from Team President Dick Patrick on keeping the 32 year old for five more years.

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