Chomping at the bit for hockey season to start? The Caps are, too, and they're not waiting until next month to ramp things up. The Capitals Report is back in full broadcast mode; I gave it a live listen yesterday, and it's one hour-plus jam packed full of insight, speculation, ice mirth, and listener participation. It is also archived. Two themes from yesterday's program stood out to me as worthy of a week's worth of pondering before next Wednesday's show: first, Nate and Stretch asked Tarik what he thought of the numbers on the blueline. And Tarik gave voice to the very thought I've had since it became abundantly clear last spring that at least two members of the Hershey Bears' blueline would be serious contenders for promotion this fall: the numbers are too large. First you run through the guys who are locks by virtue of big league tenure and contract: Brian Pothier, Tom Poti, Shaone Morissonn, John Erskine, Mike Green, and Milan Jurcina. Add to t...
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