MIKE KNUBLE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Capitals can't get it right in loss to Sharks

The Washington Capitals tried just about everything. They scratched Mike Knuble, again. They called up prospect goaltender Braden Holtby and gave him a surprise start. They called up enforcer Joel Rechlicz. And they announced Holtby and Rechlicz were around less than two hours before faceoff against the San Jose Sharks. ...
Via Washington Times  |  4 hours ago
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Is Mike Knuble’s Career In Washington Over?

For the third straight game, Washington Capitals winger Mike Knuble will be a healthy scratch. The Capitals are 0-1-1 without Knuble in the lineup the past two games, and it seems as though his leadership is being missed both in the locker room, and on the ice. In 53 games this season, he has only three goals and 11 assists, with a team-worst minus-14.  It’s apparent that...
Via Rant Sports  |  12 hours ago
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Caps Need To Make A Move Or Two

from Chuck Gormley of CSNWashington, Now is the time for general manager George McPhee to make his next move. He’s got an unhappy right wing (Mike Knuble) and two unhappy defensemen (Jeff Schultz and John Erskine) who could help teams looking for some offensive and defensive depth. He’s got a pair of 2012 first-round draft picks – Colorado’s and his own...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  16 hours ago
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Mike Knuble Is MIA For Washington Capitals

Teams seeking a supplemental scorer should call Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee ASAP.Winger Mike Knuble, 39, was a healthy scratch for consecutive games this week for the Capitals. “It’s very humbling,” Knuble told the Washington Post. “It takes you back to when you were a young player trying to find your way. You definitely don’t like it; you hate it...
Via The Hockey Guy  |  1 day ago
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Capitals' Mike Knuble calls healthy scratch 'humbling'; status vs. Rangers uncertain

When Mike Knuble was playing for the Boston Bruins and still trying to find a permanent role in the NHL, his brother Steve watched games with a keen eye on the bench more than the ice at the start. "A lot of times I'd be counting the forwards to see ...
Via Washington Times  |  2 days ago
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Capitals' Mike Knuble a healthy scratch; Mike Green's rehab is on track

Mike Knuble's most-recent goal for the Washington Capitals came Dec. 5 at the Florida Panthers, a drought of 31 games going into Thursday night's matchup with Winnipeg. But Knuble didn't get the chance to end it against the Jets, as he was a healthy scratch for performance reasons for the ...
Via Washington Times  |  4 days ago
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Mike Knuble Benched

For the first time in Mike Knuble’s three-year tenure with the Washington Capitals, he will be a healthy scratch based on his performance. He will be in the press box at the Verizon Center tonight to watch the Capitals take on the Winnipeg Jets. The reason behind his benching is because he hasn’t been a top point producer on the Capitals this season. His last goal came...
Via Rant Sports  |  4 days ago
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Bringing Kids to A Caps Game: The Binky

It was an innocent Sunday morning. My wife, my two year old son and I managed to sleep in a bit before heading down to Chinatown to grab brunch before the 12:30pm Caps game against the Boston Bruins on Super Bowl Sunday. After stuffing ourselves on cinnamon buns and breakfast pizzas, we headed over to wait in line to enter the Verizon Center. We played with Backstrom's gloves...
Via Rock the Red  |  6 days ago
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Knuble Battling For Bigger Offensive Role in D.C.

Capitals coach Dale Hunter doesn’t like to roll four lines start to finish. He leans heavily on his scoring lines.When a player like veteran winger Mike Knuble fails to crack the top nine, he doesn’t have a whole lot to do.“You can handle it a bunch of different ways,” Knuble told CSNWashington.com. “You can pout and be miserable about it. You can get angry about it. It...
Via The Hockey Guy  |  January 07, 2012
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Big Signing: Knuble Inks 1 year extension

Mike Knuble has played a huge role in the team’s resurgence since the Winter Classic, and the Capitals management rewarded him with a one-year, $2 million extension on Monday.  Knuble has meant more to this team than just about any other player over the course of the second half of the season, and it was critical for the team to lock him up for another season. The 38-year...
Via Capitals Hill  |  April 11, 2011
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