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CAPITALS 4CROSBY 3All that talk about the Penguins' offense being top-heavy? Yeah, it pretty much stayed exactly the same on Monday night. Sidney Crosby scored each and every Pittsburgh goal, matching Alex Ovechkin's hat trick, but it was that one extra from the Capitals'...
>> mondesishouse.blogspot.com/2009/05...
 

Caps Extend Qualifying Offers to Eight Players

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The Washington Capitals have extended qualifying offers to eight players, thereby retaining their rights for the 2009-10 NHL season. The players are: Chris Bourque, Eric Fehr, Boyd Gordon, Milan Jurcina, Shaone Morrisonn, Steve Pinizzotto, Jeff Sc...
>> capitals.nhl.com/team/ap...
 

A Change in Leadership on the Blueline

Word of the Capitals' first significant personnel move of the offseason arrived yesterday: assistant coach Jay Leach, with the club for five seasons, won't be returning in 2009-10. Leach coached the team's defensemen. It's pointless to speculate on the rationale for...
>> onfrozenblog.com/2009/05...
 

Broad Street Bulletin

Washington @ Pittsburgh - Game-4: Penguins win 5-3Looking to head back to Washington with a 3-1 series lead, the Capitals started off on the right foot with a goal from Nicklas Backstrom, scoring on the first shot of the game.  Pittsburgh responded with three unanswered goals...
>> myteamrivals.typepad.com/flyersf...
 

Rangers Up 3-1, So Let's Talk About Penalties...

You've watched the game, you TiVo-ed Rangers in 60, and you already read all about the game on the Internet.Let me just say a few things, then...- - Sean Avery took 2 penalties in the last half of the third period, the first being on a race for the puck by the Capitals' goal...
>> www.nyhockeyrivalry.com/2009/04...
 

A Numbers Glut on the Blueline? It Would Appear

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Chomping at the bit for hockey season to start? The Caps are, too, and they're not waiting until next month to ramp things up. The Capitals Report is back in full broadcast mode; I gave it a live listen yesterday, and it's one hour-plus jam packed full of insight, speculation...
>> onfrozenblog.com/2009/08...
 

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? Click...
>> www.thehogs.net/content...
 

Capital Offensive

I'm not the most scholarly person, so there are a lot of things I don't understand. The following items have left me confused at one point or another in life:The relative popularity and six-year existence of the sitcom "Yes, Dear," while shows like "Arrested...
>> scotttougas.blogspot.com/2009/05...
 

Boudreau lauds intensity in Caps' loss

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NEW YORK | Bruce Boudreau hates losing, but this was the type of preseason contest he was happy to see his Washington Capitals be a part of. Christopher Higgins tapped home a loose puck with 70 seconds left as the New York Rangers defeated the Caps 3-2 on Thursday night at Madison...
>> www.washingtontimes.com/news/20...
 

Not Our Time.... Yet.

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Not much I can say right now. That pretty much sucked. The Caps were outplayed somewhat during the series, but fought real hard and were able to get to Game 7. They were outplayed pretty badly in Game 7 and that's why the season is over. The one thing I hope the team takes...
>> mvn.com/capital...
 

Washington Capitals Off-Season Player Personnel News

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AHL SCORING CHAMP RE-SIGNS WITH HERSHEY BEARS ON TWO-WAY CONTRACT Alexandre Giroux, the Hershey winger who tallied 60 goals in the AHL regular season and 15 more in the Bears' run to the Calder Cup, has re-signed with the organization, the Bears announced Wednesday.Giroux, 28...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Game 5 Caps vs. Penguin Scum 5-9-2009 Post-Mortem

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Well folks, here are once again.Just like last year against the Flyers.Just like 2003 against the Ning.Just like countless number of times against the Penguin Scum.We're left to sit here and wonder just how in the world the Caps keep getting the screws put to them in overtime in...
>> capsnut.blogspot.com/2009/05...
 

Game 5 Caps vs. Penguin Scum 5-9-2009 Wrap Up

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The Local Yokels:(Com)Post: tripped up, bitter, bad memories, playing on. Times: on the brink, same old song, injury replacement, steadiness, yet again. Caps.com.The Neutral Observers:NHL.com: recap, two Russians, no luck, already fixed. AP Wire. CBC. ESPN.com.The Other Side:Pittsburgh...
>> capsnut.blogspot.com/2009/05...
 

Three more games...

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Caps thankfully only have three more games left before the second season starts.  They played a good 3rd period against the Atlanta Thrashers the other night generating 4 goals in the last twenty to win 6-4.  Apparently, Coach Boudreau yelled at them for their lazy playing in the...
>> passshootscore.blogspot.com/2009/04...
 

Training Camp - Day I

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So it begins. Today was day number one of the Capitals' 2007-08 season as training camp kicked off in earnest, and I, as has become my custom for the past week, made the trek down to K-Plex née KCI. Unfortunately, do to some ill advised consumption of some very tasty Jameson the...
>> khfanclub.blogspot.com/2007/09...
 

Caps Can't Be Finished

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Well folks, we've been spending too much time playing Poker online (not for real money, we're using our real names on Facebook) to do much blogging but after the signing of Brendan Morrrissonn yesterday, we felt as though we needed to chime in.First of all, backing up to the...
>> capsnut.blogspot.com/2009/07...
 

Breaking down the roster

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And a hearty welcome back! To get fired up for the start of the season, we're breaking down the Caps skaters from potential call ups to 20 year veterans. Instead of by position, they're broken down by expectation.The Outside looking in- You’re on the short list for call ups...
>> grumpycaps.blogspot.com/2008/10...
 

Depleted D

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If there was any question about how much the injuries on defense have affected the Capitals style of play, one need only look at the Caps game Tuesday night against the Panthers. Usually a team that plays a defense first, trapping style of play, the Panthers came out with an all out...
>> grumpycaps.blogspot.com/2008/12...
 

Cap eke out a point against Rangers

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That was a frustrating game to watch to say the least.  It was also a chippy game as both Donald Brashear and Matt Bradley threw down the gloves.  The Caps escaped with a point but the New York Rangers won 5-4 to prevent the Caps from sweeping the series.2nd star went to Mike Green...
>> passshootscore.blogspot.com/2009/02...
 

Cardiac Caps outlast Boston for an OT win

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The Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins are evenly matched teams.  Most of their games are close games and they frequently go to overtime, just like yesterday.  I'm tense watching because an untimely penalty or a giveaway to Marc Savard may mean the Caps lose But, they prevailed...
>> passshootscore.blogspot.com/2009/03...
 

Tim Panaccio: I Don't See JVR vs. Penguins

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James van Riemsdyk said all the right things today after practice about how well he feels and how he has not had any concussion symptoms following last night's head hit on the boards at the hands of Milan Jurcina. He passed his baseline exam and officially, as of now, does not...
>> www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.ph...
 
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