Common Theme in Caps’ Watershed Moments This Season: Pittsburgh
The Capitals’ first season under Coach Adam Oates has come to a close, and it’s fascinating to see the storyline that took this team from ugly beginning to ugly end—with a lot of magnificent moments in between, and some positive takeaways and question marks for the future.
Actually, this season’s story began even earlier, according to Brooks Laich’s chronology, with the...
Some NHL views current and upcoming
- The Caps were thinking what exactly trading for Erat? Brooks Laich's "tenure and term" is insanity too.
- I don't believe Philly and Vancouver have any choice but to amnesty Bryzgalov and Luongo. Maybe they'll trade them and their new teams will amnesty them after next year. Unless there's some rule against that.
- I thought I was listening...
Brooks Laich Grants a Wish
Emily’s wish to meet Laich, her favorite hockey player, came true through Make-A-Wish® Mid-Atlantic.
4 Reasons Why The Caps are on Fire
Don’t look now DMV but your Washington Capitals have taken over sole position of first place in the Southeast Division. Yes, it’s true, the team that started off so poorly and struggled learning their second system within one year has put it all together and has reached it’s potential at the right time. With the regular season ending April 27th and the NHL playoffs right around...
Caps Complete Back to Back Wins over Winnipeg, 6-1
The Washington Capitals put themselves in much better position the past two days. After a huge win over the Southeast Division leading Winnipeg Jets last night, the Caps pounded the jets 6-1 tonight to complete a 4 point pickup in two days.
Alexander Ovechkin extended his goal scoring streak to four consecutive games, tallying twice tonight to help lift the Caps. Ovi...
Laich and Orlov’s Return Spoiled by Penguins
Caps fall to the Penguins, 2-1, in the first game back for Brooks Laich and Dmitri Orlov.
not even making this **** up
The Caps are a hot ******* mess. And Adam Oates apparently doesn't think this schedule is pretty much the same as it was, say, in an Olympic year or whatever the ****.
Cry more idk.
Letang is hurt. Gene might be back Friday. ugh.
MOST PREDICTABLE
The Caps take a dumb penalty against the Crosby line within 2 minutes of puck drop. We learn that Brooks Laich is back in...
Capitals’ Brooks Laich to make his season debut tonight
As if the NHL season was not screwy enough with the lock-out, the Washington Capitals have been in an uphill battle all season. Key forward Brooks Laich has missed all season with a groin injury suffered during the lock-out. According to Katie Carrera of the Washington Post, tonight will skate with his teammates for the first time all season. The timing for this couldn’t be any...
Laich Set to Make Debut
A little over an hour ago, Washington Post’s Katie Carrera reported that Brooks Laich will make his debut tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Laich was injured while playing in Switzerland during the lockout and, in my opinion, has been a large missing piece in the team’s search for consistency.
While Laich’s stats have been declining over the past couple of seasons...
Don’t Underestimate Brooks Laich’s Importance
The loss of the ever-reliable Brooks Laich to injury so far this season is reflecting in the team's inconsistent play.
We Can Finally Sleep Soundly At Night - Brooks Laich Has Joined Twitter
The Washington Capitals may be crippled by injuries, witnessing the downfall of a once great NHL superstar, and battling thorugh a debilitating 5-9-1 start, but tonight, all is good in the Caps' world, because Brooks Laich has finally joined twitter.
I won't do the talking for him. Just follow him at @BrooksLaich.
Brooks Laich Joins Twitter (Finally)
It's official - Brooks Laich joined Twitter. There have been petitions in the past to get him to join (which he ignored), but he is now tweeting from @brookslaich. Welcome to Twitter, Brooks!The post Brooks Laich Joins Twitter (Finally) appeared first on Capitals Outsider.
Brooks Laich Nears Caps Return
Washington Capitals fans received some great news today, after head coach Adam Oates confirmed to Washington Times reporter Stephen Whyno that center Brooks Laich has been cleared to practice with contact.
“I know Smitty told me he’s allowed to have contact," said Oates. "I think it’s going to be a day-to-day basis evaluation because it’s one of those things...
Gameday: at New Jersey, Jan. 25
Brooks Laich won't be playing, but the Caps need him badly. (Clydeorama)
The Washington Capitals are in Newark, New Jersey this evening to take on the Devils as they try to rebound from their very poor start and get their first win of the season. Washington is 0-3-0 on the campaign so far, allowing 14 goals while scoring only four. The Devils, who shut out the Flyers...
Red Alert: We're down to one day for Caps hockey return
The Washington Capitals are set to kick off their 48 game shortened season tomorrow night at 7:30 against division rival Tampa Bay Lightning. Besides Brooks Laich and Dmitry Orlov, the Caps enter the game relatively healthy.
To welcome back fans, the Capitals hosted a Fan Appreciation yesterday at Verizon Center. Here is more on yesterdays events. The National Hockey...
Training Camp: January 13
The Washington Capitals were finally on ice Sunday morning for their first formal skate after the lockout, as training camp for the 2013 season got underway. Some news and notes from a packed Kettler Capitals Iceplex:
Defenseman Tom Poti, who is attempting a comeback following two years lost to injury, has passed his physical and has been sent to Hershey of the AHL for a conditioning...
Washington Capitals Lockout Update
A weekly feature in which we update the performances of the locked-out Caps players.
(Due to technical difficulties, there was no update last week)
Nicklas Bäckström: After what was surely an incredible amount of persuasion, Nicklas Bäckström has joined teammate Alex Ovechkin with the KHL’s Dynamo Moscow. In his first three games in Russia, the Swedish center has one...
Washington Capitals Lockout Update
A new weekly (Sunday) feature in which we track the update of the locked-out Caps players.
Joey Crabb: The Caps’ first free agency acquisition returned to his home state to sign with the ECHL’s Alaska Aces. He makes his preseason debut tomorrow against the Las Vegas Wranglers. His regular season debut will come on October 12 against the Colorado Eagles.
Brooks Laich:...
Offseason Evaluation: Brooks Laich
As the 2011-12 season has come to a close, the time has come to evaluate what it meant for the Capitals, both as a team and as individuals. As such, as the summer progresses, I will be writing a report card, or individual evaluation, for each player who played in 9 (~10%) of the team's games, or 4 playoff games. Next up is center Brooks Laich, who finished his ninth NHL...
Los Angeles Kings prove kindness of hockey in offering reward to help find the murderer of a child
PHOTO CREDIT: Los Angeles Times Blog
Hockey fans've long known that the sport harbors some of the most modest, charitable, and all around good people of any of the professional sports. It's next to impossible to make it through a season without reading stories like Brooks Laich changing tires after a heartbreaking game seven loss or the Chicago Blackhawks coming together...
Meet and Greet: Brooks Laich
On Saturday, May 26th Capital Sports & Decor (formerly PS Game Gear) will be hosting Washington Capitals forward Brooks Laich for an autograph event. McHandsomePants will be available from 12:00-1:00 PM at their Dulles Town Center Mall location in Dulles, VA. Autograph Tickets ($30) are available for purchase in the store now and are available online here.
CS&D is...
Washington Capitals show support for D.C. United
While some of the Capitals started their off season by heading out on exotic beach vacations, Joel Ward, John Carlson, Brooks Laich, and Mathieu Perreault headed to RFK Stadium last night to watch the D.C. United defeat the Colorado Rapids 2-0. It's good to see the Caps are returning some of the hometown love they were recipients of during their playoff run.
Each of the members...
Caps know little things count in Game 7
Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin and Brooks Laich -- the Washington Capitals players on the front of the team's media guide -- have been together long enough to see three postseasons end in Game 7s.
Washington's captain said the team's Game 7 history -- which does include a first-round victory over the defending Stanley Cup champ Boston Bruins last month -- isn't...
Rangers-Capitals Preview
Perhaps Washington Capitals forward Brooks Laich thinks that saying something makes it so. Or maybe he's a believer in the power of positive thinking.
Laich used the phrase ''keep moving forward'' over and over again - five times in all - on Tuesday while discussing how he and his teammates need to recover and regroup from a potentially devastating loss to the...
Capitals Focusing on Power Play
Stephen Whyno at the Washington Times says the main focus of the Washington Capitals yesterday was improving on their dreadful power play which is 1-for-10 in this series and 4-for-29 in the playoffs, the second-worst among teams still playing...Brooks Laich..."I think we want to bring the tempo up, make the passes a little quicker, a little crispier. Our power play, when it...
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