Rebuilding Complete - Caps Make Playoffs

For the 4 of you who still follow hockey-Alex Ovechkin broke the scoring record for a left wing last night and pushed the Caps into the 8th playoff spot. Here is a good write up by ESPN.

Go ahead — jump on the RED ONE! That's right, Washington DC IS for hockey, so jump aboard the wagon and enjoy the ride. The Caps are playoff bound! You know, all the arguments that were made, stories that were told, articles that were written, discussions that were had, about whether or not the Washington DC area could ever be a hockey town, that Washington DC IS...

With the Philadelphia's 2-0 blanking of Pittsburgh yesterday, the Flyers moved to the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference and will face our Washington Capitals in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Opening round of playoff game begin on Wednesday, Game One of the Caps/Flyers is set for Friday. Here is the entire schedule of the Washington/Philadelphia series, thanks...

For the first time since the '80's, the Washington, DC area has a legitimate superstar to be proud of. After leading the Caps into the playoffs, Alexander Ovechkin is expected to win his first Hart Trophy as MVP of the NHL. The mere fact that he is in the discussion is a triumph for Washington professional sports. If you can't remember the last time Washington was...

The predictions are already starting to come in for the Flyers/Capitals playoff series. Scott Burnside of ESPN posted his first-round breakdown, and he thinks the Caps will win in 6 games. He calls the Capitals a "juggernaut" and toots his own horn because he called the Capitals his darkhorse team at the beginning of the year. Get ready for a lot of media attention focused...

After clinching the Northwest division with 98 points the MN Wild will open the 2008 playoffs as the #3 seed. The Wild will face off against a familiar rival the #5 seeded Colorado Avalanche. After breaking down the the other 3 Western Conf. matchups I will make this prediction - The Wild will play in the Conference Finals. Here's how:

After yesterday's win, the Flyers know they will be in the playoffs, but on the eve of their final game against the Penguins, they still don't know who they will be playing in the first round. The Flyers can finish in either the 6th or 8th seed, so they have two possible playoff opponents: Pittsburgh or Washington.

If the season were to end today, the Flyers would not be a playoff participant. The Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 to move past the Flyers and into the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers find themselves one point behind the Capitals, although they do have a game in hand. To make matters worse, a team the Flyers had a chance of catching, the Ottawa...

The Western Conference is settled and the five teams jockeying for the last four spots in the Eastern Conference all have only one or two games remaining. Here is a detailed breakdown of the scenarios going into the final weekend.

The Flyers didn't play with nearly as much intensity as they did against the Devils on Friday night, but they did just enough against the Penguins to win 2-0. The victory vaults the Flyers into the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference and sets up a series against the Washington Capitals, who finished with fewer points than the Flyers yet still won their division. Click the link...

A classy move by Jarome Iginla and the Flames in Trevor Linden's (likely) final game show why the Calgary captain is one of the NHL's true greats.