Caps Rink Report with Tarik El-Bashir

It's the mail bag pod and everyone is talking about the goalies. The Capitals have two starting caliber goalies on the roster in Braden Holtby and Philipp Grubauer. With Holtby struggling, should Grubauer take over as the team's starter? JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir discuss. Plus, is Mike Green still in play, how good are the Caps at scouting, and what is Brian MacLellan's future plan for the team?

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The Capitals got their trade deadline started early by trading for defensemen Michal Kempny and Jakub Jerabek. Washington has been struggling of late, but do their new acquisitions address the team's weaknesses? JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir evaluate the two trades and talk about where they could fit into the lineup.

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It's the mailbag pod and this week, everyone wants to know about what's going on behind closed doors. JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir talk about what happens behind the scenes at practice, what happens and who is speaking in the locker room during games and the dynamic between Barry Trotz and the team.

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The Caps have trouble putting together a full 60-minute game. JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir try to explain why, plus get to the root of the team's new offensive philosophy and explain why Braden Holtby is not the problem.

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It's the mailbag pod! JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir answer everything on the mind of the listeners including if the Caps could be interested in defenseman Nicklas Hjalmarsson, more Andre Burakovsky talk, who the Caps could be thinking about trading away and when is it time for prospects to graduate to the NHL?

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Jay Beagle remains one of the top faceoff men in the NHL. He joins the podcast to talk about how he dealt with the NHL's new enforcement (at least at the start of the season), how he hones his craft and about his future with the team as he plays out the final year of his current contract. JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir also discuss the continued struggles of Andre Burakovsky and the New York Rangers' fire sale.

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It's a mailbag podcast! Barry Trotz has never been shy about shuffling the lines, but is he doing it a bit too much? At what point does he need to stick with his lines? Do the Caps need more speed? How have the rookies fared this season? All that and more as JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir answer listener questions.

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With the trade deadline just a month away, the Caps need to ask themselves some tough questions. JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir separate what's fact from what's fiction when it comes to the Caps at the trade deadline. Plus, they talk Evgeny Kuznetsov avoiding serious injury in Florida and the All-Star Game.

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It's a mailbag pod and listeners want to know about the trade deadline. Should the Caps make a move at this year's deadline? Will they? For what? JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir discuss their trade deadline philosophies and what they think the team should do. Plus, they talk about the future of Philipp Grubauer and is something wrong with T.J. Oshie?

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Brett Connolly went from bargain bin acquisition to one of the Caps' hottest scorers. He joins the podcast to talk about his time in Washington and how he has grown as a player. Plus, JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir discuss why bye weeks can kill a team's momentum and they identify the one player the Caps absolutely need more from.

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