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Preview: The 2009-10 Washington Capitals
October 01, 2009 by
On Frozen Blog
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Through the abject agony that was watching the Pittsburgh Penguins' Stanley Cup triumph in June, I found a silver lining: moreso than from a young stud goalie standing on his head, moreso than from a bevy of bluechip blueliners, the Penguins raised Lord Stanley high above their...
Grading The Caps So Far: B+
November 20, 2008 by
Japers Rink
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Scott Burnside is handing out grades as we near the season's quarter pole, and he's giving the Caps a B+:"Interesting start for the defending Southeast Division-champion Caps, who are dynamite at home (undefeated in regulation through Wednesday), but only ordinary on the...
Ultimate Salary Cap Hockey: Plus-minus ratings
October 07, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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Ben Valentine
As I was looking through players for the upcoming week, I found myself increasingly concerned with a player's plus minus rating. Granted it wasn't with everyone, but when I saw a guy I was interested in playing for a team that was poor last season...
Capitals' stars shaky in first preseason action
September 22, 2009 by
Washington Times
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The Washington Capitals pulled off third-period comebacks in their first two preseason games, but sloppy and disjointed play prevented a third straight rally. It was the first preseason game for stars Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin and Mike Green, but the increase in talent did not...
Brodeur denies Ovechkin in shootout, Devils prevail
Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner scored in the shootout, New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur stopped shootout attempts by Alexander Semin and Alex Ovechkin, and the Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Monday night for their third consecutive victory.
Game On - Caps vs. Canes
March 03, 2009 by
On Frozen Blog
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So after a lengthy network-connection delay -- if only Starbucks ran the Verizon center Wi-Fi -- I'm online! Let's go... Nylander
scratched (no surprise there); also Poti a last-minute scratch . . .
apparently Poti skated in practice, then was pulled from the ice before
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That was a fun hockey game to watch
October 27, 2009 by
Pass Shoot Score
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I'm a happy Caps fan this morning as they came out on top in a battle against the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2 after being down 2-0.I like it when:the Caps net minder, formerly known as Jose Threeormore, plays lights out in net. His glove hand snatched pucks out of the air in between...
Cold Reality, Cup Favorites
May 02, 2009 by
Lynchy Right Now
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Any rust? Didn't look like it. A 4-1 series opening victory gave the Boston Bruins that top seed shine. Bruins net minder, Tim Thomas turned the Hurricane attack into nothing more than an afternoon shower. (Come on, give me credit that was good)
The Boston Bruins came out and...
Welcome to Scar Tissue Season
April 16, 2009 by
On Frozen Blog
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The NHL playoffs are here all right. Fifteen minutes after last night's 4-3 loss to the Rangers, D.C. Metro police -- conspicuously present on the Gallery Place Metro station platform -- were via radios relaying to one another the formations of Ranger fans amid the station'...
Wake N’ Blog For October 28th: Throwing Feces At Jurors And Smearing It On His Lawyer Probably Didn’t Help Man Avoid Prison Sentence
October 28, 2009 by
Sportress Of Blogitude
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• NHL. Washington Capitals 4, Philadelphia Flyers 2. Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals (1 on an empty-netter) and Alexander Semin returned from a two-game absence and scored a goal and assist. [NHL.com Scoreboard]
• NBA. Boston Celtics 95, Cleveland Cavaliers 89. Paul Pierce...
Five Key Caps' Roster Questions for Summer 2009
May 26, 2009 by
On Frozen Blog
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I've decided that going forward it ought to be a lead organizational aim to have either the parent or an affiliate playing hockey still on Memorial weekend. The Bears are -- they resume the Eastern conference finals tonight with game 3 in Providence, and play again Sunday and Monday...
Capitals Roster Set
After weeks of training camp, and seven pre-season games, the Washington Capitals introduced their official 2007 roster on Tuesday. The 23-man list includes two goaltenders, eight defensemen, and fourteen forwards. So how did it all shake out, and what does the team look like?
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Around the Atlantic: The Nov 5th Presidential Edition
November 05, 2008 by
Sportsfiend.ca
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Congratulations to Barak Obama, the first black president in the history of the United States. Congratulations to the American People for also picking the candidate that least looks like the Crypt Keeper. A congrats also goes out to Alexander Semin for his incredibly stupid comments...
Capitals Win, 4-0
April 20, 2009 by
The Rivalry
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After two very impressive road wins, the Rangers returned home. The Garden faithful (and their awesome glow-in-the-dark) ThunderStix welcomed their home team with open arms. Unfortunately, that's about where things peaked, as the good old Rangers showed up.The announcers kept talking...
On the Beat: Jussi Jokinen on waivers, Gaborik hurting and Spezza better step up
December 19, 2008 by
Illegal Curve
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What team beat writers are saying this afternoon: Ondrej Pavelec wasn
Best 3rd Period This Season
October 15, 2009 by
Pass Shoot Score
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The Washington Capitals played the 3rd period tonight like it mattered. Gee, sometimes that makes the difference between wins and losses so I'm happy they stuck with it and won this game considering they've lost three in a row.My highlights:Alex Ovechkin breaks a long losing...
Caps tough one out to get 2 points in Philly
March 14, 2009 by
Pass Shoot Score
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It's hard for me to decide which team from the state of Pennsylvania I hate most, the Pittsburgh Penguins or the Philadelphia Flyers. I think the Flyers have a slight edge right now as the Caps lost to them in game 7 in OT during the first round of the playoffs last year and they...
The Player Movement Fun Begins, Early, but Not in D.C.
July 01, 2009 by
On Frozen Blog
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Normally, we need until the actual arrival of July 1 to see frenzied, post-draft player movement, but early Tuesday evening the sweater-changing ticker at TSN was in overdrive. Bouwmeester inked to a five-year deal by the Flames; Vancouver GM Mike Gillis jet-setted halfway around the...
NOT THE RESULT WE HOPED FOR
May 12, 2009 by
Mondesi's House
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CAPITALS 5PENGUINS 4 OTThey were playing without Sergei Gonchar. They blew two leads. They had plenty of excuses available in the event of a loss. But the fact of the matter was that with two minutes remaining in regulation, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals were tied...
Power Grid: Pre-Week One Power 15
The Power Grid is back for the second straight year. We will desperately try and faithfully do this on a weekly basis. This is not a full NHL ranking, but what we believe are the Top 15. So here you go, less than a week out, here is where we start the Power Grid Top 15. 1st: San...
Caps strike early and often in preseason romp
September 24, 2009 by
Washington Times
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On Monday, Bruce Boudreau felt his top players weren't in sync during the first home preseason game of the season. Seems 48 hours and a couple of practices did the trick. Alex Ovechkin, Mike Knuble, Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin each had three points Wednesday night as...
Set in Stone: Rangers vs. Capitals
April 12, 2009 by
The Rivalry
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It's all set up, and presumably will begin Wednesday night from the Verizon Center.Washington (50-24-8 -- 108) vs. The Rangers (42-30-9 -- 93, one game left)The four games this season...Capitals 3, Rangers 1 - 11/8/08 - This game was so long ago that Aaron Voros scored the Rangers...
Caps keep pedal to floor
October 04, 2009 by
Washington Times
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Well, the opening night performance in Boston by the Washington Capitals certainly wasn't a fluke. The high-flying Caps feted their 2008-09 division title Saturday night at Verizon Center, then proceeded to steamroll a second straight opponent in a 6-4 victory against the Toronto...
The Washington Capitals' 2009-2010 season starts tonight
October 01, 2009 by
William F Yurasko's Blog
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Is This the Year for the Caps? - The PostCapitals Preview 2009 - The PostCapitals season preview - The Wash. TimesLeonsis: Capitals set for dynasty - The Wash. TimesAs one season fades, another begins. I wore my white stars n' stripes Washington Capitals sweater today (with a Nationals...
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