How long is the scar? Dennis Wideman pulled up his red workout shorts and revealed the line stretching down his right thigh. "That big — a foot," he said. It's the only visible reminder of the Washington Capitals defenseman's painful and seemingly endless ordeal last spring. What started out as ...
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January 27, 2012
Last night, the NHL hosted the All Star Fantasy Draft where players selected to play for either "Team Chara" or "Team Alfredsson".
One player that couldn't be selected was Capitals Alexander Ovechkin who sitting the All-Star game due to injury.
During the draft, one fan decided to ask where he was and captain Henrik Lundquist didn't know either:
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January 25, 2012
Welcome to Center Ice Chat’s Top 5, an irregular series ranking the obscure to mainstream on anything hockey. Today we look at why Alexander Ovechkin got it wrong by skipping this year’s All-Star game due to an overlapping three-game suspension.
There’s no question the “Shanaban” is getting a bit repetitive, and has changed the way players have to think...
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January 25, 2012
WARNING WARNING WARNING
The below images of Matt Hendricks’s ear are gross. Really gross. If you don’t like really gross stuff, you won’t like them.
Mike Vogel from Caps.com published an incredible item about the injury Hendricks sustained Saturday in Pittsburgh, when an Alex Ovechkin practice shot deflected off the glass and caromed into his head.
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January 25, 2012
Caps forward Mathieu Perreault recorded his first career hat trick in the team’s 5-3 win over the Bruins on Tuesday, and was rewarded with a pie to the face by the hands of Alex Ovechkin.
“This is what you dream of,” Perreault said post-game. “You dream to play in the NHL, but when you get a hat trick, it’s even better.”
In addition to the traditional...
Via Sportress of Blogitude
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January 25, 2012
Sure, Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin might be serving a three-game suspension for his questionable hit on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean he is prevented from engaging in some skullduggery with his teammates. Emerging from the locker room after the Caps defeated the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Tuesday evening, [...]
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January 26, 2012
The Sport Sofa Podcast returns with a mock fantasy all-star game draft. Don’t worry it’s worth your time, we get into a good debate about whether Alex Ovechkin should get another game added to his suspension for skipping out. We end with whether or not the all-star game ever matters any more.
Joined by Matt Di Nicolantonio, Israel Fehr and making his debut, Kyle Patrick.
Via nhl.com
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January 25, 2012
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals hosted their second Hockey ‘n Heels this season on Monday, Jan. 23, at Verizon Center. This is the second season the Capitals have had two Hockey ‘n Heels events in one campaign. This part...
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January 26, 2012
Blues veteran Andy McDonald tweeted critical comments about
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin on Wednesday regarding
Ovechkin's decision not to attend the NHL All-Star game this
weekend in Ottawa
Via STLtoday.com
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January 25, 2012
Washington Capitals star chose not to go after being suspended
by the league.
Original Story:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2...
