Caps Rink Report with Tarik El-Bashir

Tarik El-Bashir and Jill Sorenson join JJ Regan to discuss general manager Brian MacLellan's end of season talk with reporters and how his philosophy on the team differs from Barry Trotz. Plus, they take a deeper look at Trotz's time in Washington and analyze just how he has done behind the Caps' bench. Finally, they also talk about the Stanley Cup Final and JJ yells about offside challenges...again.

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JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir look at each of the Caps' free agents and talk about who could be back and who will be moving on. They also look at how the Caps' fared in the World Championship and which prospects could make the jump to the NHL next season.

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JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir are joined by Jill Sorenson to talk about what went wrong in the Capitals-Penguins series and what happens now for the Caps. JJ also talks to special guests Isabelle Khurshudyan, Stephen Whyno, Katie Brown and Tom Gulitti on the state of the Caps after another early playoff exit.​

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The Caps have battled back to tie their series with the Pittsburgh Penguins. JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir talk about how they have managed to turn things around so dramatically and give their keys to the all-important Game 7. They also talk about Sidney Crosby's health, the other series around the NHL, and Tarik issues an apology.

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JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir discuss just what happened on Matt Niskanen's hit on Sidney Crosby and dive into the controversy stemming from that hit. Was it a dirty play? Are the Caps back in this series after winning Game 3? Plus, JJ takes fan questions.

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JJ Regan talk about the Caps' series win over Toronto and preview their upcoming series with the Penguins. Can the Caps finally exorcise their playoff demons?

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JJ Regan sits down with the Washington Post's Neil Greenberg to talk about the Caps' big win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 4. Is all right with the world again? Have the Caps figured things out?

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JJ Regan is joined by Rob Carlin to talk about the Caps-Toronto series and answer fans' (panicked) questions about what has gone wrong through three games. Tarik El-Bashir also joins from Toronto to talk about the state of the team heading into Game 4.

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JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir preview the first round series of Washington-Toronto and get the Toronto perspective as they sit down with Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star to talk Maple Leafs. They also go through the rest of the playoffs and talk about who could challenge the Caps on their quest for the Cup, talk about who the Caps' MVP of the regular season was and discuss if anyone could be up for any postseason awards.

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The Caps have clinched their second consecutive Presidents' Trophy. JJ Regan and Tarik El-Bashir talk about what that means, if anything, at that point. Are the Caps really the team to beat in the playoffs? Plus, they discuss the NHL's decision not to participate in the Olympics, what that means for Alex Ovechkin and they talk about possible first-round playoff matchups.

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