Rapid Rewind: Ranger Danger
The Washington Capitals suffered another key loss Sunday, falling in New York to the Rangers in what was a game that they absolutely needed to win. But once again, poor personnel decisions by Dale Hunter, missed opportunities, and bad defensive play sunk what was once the NHL's most electric team into an even deeper hole of irrelevance and futility. John Carlson and Alexander...
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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...
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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...
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Rangers vs. Capitals (Game 54)
The New York Rangers (35-13-5) host the Washington Capitals (28-21-5) at Madison Square Garden starting at 12:30 p.m. For a preview go to Yahoo! Sports. Rangers Game Notes TV: NBC; Radio: ESPN Radio 1050AM, XM 212Live Stream (Don't click on ads in stream, may download virus):http://www.firstrowsports.eu...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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Knuble to be healthy scratch for Capitals-Jets game
A couple of Washington Capitals players were taken by surprise when told the news that Mike Knuble would be a healthy scratch on Thursday night against the Winnipeg Jets. Knuble hasn't scored a goal since Dec. 5 and has yo-yoed up and down the lineup since late October. But the ...
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Concussions a growing problem in hockey
Kirk Muller doesn't know if he suffered a concussion during his playing career. Sure, he got hit in the head, but they weren't diagnosed in the same way. Now the Carolina Hurricanes' coach, Muller's playing days ended before the 2004-05 lockout. Washington Capitals veteran right wing Mike Knuble's career has ...
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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...
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Undermanned Caps grind out a point in OT loss to Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. — Every point matters this time of year, and down the stretch, for the Washington Capitals. So in the final minute of the third period, they played for it. No cross-ice passes, nothing to the middle of the ice. Mike Knuble, Jeff Halpern and Joel Ward cycled the ...
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Rechlicz knows his role for Capitals
TAMPA, Fla. — Joel Rechlicz doesn't need to be told what to do when he gets onto the ice. The nickname "Recker" and his fight card at just about every level of hockey speak for themselves. New Washington Capitals teammate Mike Knuble put it best, saying with a nervous laugh, ...
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Capitals Stagger Into Break Shorthanded
The Washington Capitals are hurting big time as the NHL All-Star Game nears.Winger Alexander Ovechkin earned an untimely three-game NHL suspension for launching himself into Penguins Zbynek Michalek.“We were down and he was trying to rally our group,” veteran Mike Knuble told the Washington Post. “That is a big part of his game. You would hate to see that go away . . . You...
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Troy Brouwer given alternate-captain honors for the 1st time with Capitals
MONTREAL — Since Nicklas Backstrom has been out of the Washington Capitals' lineup, someone had to wear the other "A" as an alternate captain. Brooks Laich was that player for the first five games, joining Mike Knuble. But on Wednesday night, Laich wasn't wearing an "A." Instead, it was forward Troy ...
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'Canes-Caps preview: Canes face surging Capitals
The Washington Capitals have put their early struggles behind them and moved into a tie atop the Southeast Division.
Based on their recent history against the Carolina Hurricanes, they could find themselves alone in first place by the end of Friday night.
The surging Capitals go for their fourth win in as many matchups with their division rivals this season when the teams meet...
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Capitals-Hurricanes Preview
The Washington Capitals have put their early struggles behind them and moved into a tie atop the Southeast Division.
Based on their recent history against the Carolina Hurricanes, they could find themselves alone in first place by the end of Friday night.
The surging Capitals go for their fourth win in as many matchups with their division rivals this season when the teams meet...
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Mike Knuble keeps his Stanley Cup rings in a drawer
Mike Knuble has two Stanley Cup rings, which is maybe not the sort of thing you wear to Safeway, but I’m sure you might be tempted to break it out for special occasions. Whole Foods trips, for example.
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24 days ago
Capitals lay an egg in shutout loss to Islanders
Mike Knuble knows hockey. He's well aware that this kind of schedule quirk doesn't happen often, the Washington Capitals getting four games in a row at home all against opponents who played the day before. "You don't want to call them must-wins, but they're games that [show] things are lining ...
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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...
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January 07, 2012
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...
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January 07, 2012
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January 07, 2012
Capitals Look To Extend Winning Streak
Over the past two weeks, the Washington Capitals have played some of their best hockey not only for Dale Hunter, but for the entire season. They have won four straight games, their longest winning streak since starting the season off 7-0-0, and have worked their way back into the top eight in the Eastern Conference. Could this be the turning point of the season where the Capitals...
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January 06, 2012
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January 06, 2012
Practice: Jan. 6
The Washington Capitals were on ice for a practice Friday afternoon at HP Pavilion as they prepare to take on the Sharks Saturday tonight. Some updates from San Jose:
Nicklas Backstrom missed the beginning of the skate while he was being evaluated, but joined his teammates after about 15 minutes, skating on a line with Marcus Johansson and Mike Knuble. The other lines stayed...
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January 06, 2012
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January 06, 2012
Practice: Jan. 5
The Washington Capitals were on ice Thursday as they prepare to take on the San Jose Sharks on Saturday inside HP Pavilion. Some updates from Kettler Capitals Iceplex:
Nicklas Backstrom was on the ice for practice, and participated fully, taking contact from his teammates and taking part in power play drills. He skated on a line with Marcus Johansson and Mike Knuble, and...
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January 05, 2012
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January 05, 2012
Rangers-Capitals in review
This is what happens when you play well for an extended period of a season and people take notice … teams that might not be so good, or not playing so great, find another gear when they play you. It becomes a big game for them. And that really hasn’t happened much since 1997.
And it sure happened last night.
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1) The Rangers were out-hit, without a doubt...
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December 29, 2011
Practice: Dec. 27
The Washington Capitals were on ice Tuesday morning for a practice as they prepare to try and right the ship against the Conference-leading Rangers on Wednesday night. Some updates from Kettler Capitals Iceplex:
Mathieu Perreault, who left Monday night's game against the Sabres because of an upper-body injury and stayed in Buffalo overnight for observation, returned to the...
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December 27, 2011
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