No Rest For The Defense
Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, many media members and fans celebrated the healthy return of defenseman Dmitry Orlov to the Capitals lineup. Orlov, who had posted 19 points in 60 NHL games last season, had started the season in the AHL due to the lockout but had not suited up for the Caps this season. Two concussions suffered in Hershey kept him out of the lineup for 3 months and...
#Caps Recall Dmitry Orlov
The Washington Capitals have today recalled defenseman Dmitry Orlov from the AHL's Hershey Bears, placing Tomas Kundratek (leg) on injured reserve to make room for the Russian blueliner.
Orlov, 21, enjoyed a sparkling rookie season for the Caps in 2011-12, as the 2009 2nd-rounder appeared in 60 NHL games in his first full North American season, scoring three goals and 19...
Capitals Recall Orlov
The Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Dmitry Orlov from the Hershey Bears of the AHL. He will be available to play in tomorrow's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tom Poti suffered an apparent back injury after Sabres forward Steve Ott cross-checked him in the lower back. With status of Mike Green, John Erskine, and Tomas Kundratek still unclear, Orlov is...
Caps make two minor trades
The Washington Capitals front office was busy today, consummating two trades that will likely benefit the AHL Hershey Bears, but do little to help the struggling Washington Capitals.
Washington acquired D Chay Genoway from Minnesota for a conditional seventh round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft. Genoway has played in 53 games this season at AHL Houston and has recorded 19 points...
Three Caps Skate With Dreams For Kids
Tomas Kundratek, Jason Chimera and Braden Holtby skate with children from the Dreams for Kids organization.The post Three Caps Skate With Dreams For Kids appeared first on Capitals Outsider.
Practice: Jan. 21
The Washington Capitals were on ice Monday for a practice following a day off after getting smacked around by the Lightning Saturday night, and as they prepare to meet the Jets in their home opener Tuesday. Some updates from Kettler Capitals Iceplex:
Defenseman Jack Hillen, who took a crunching hit from Vincent Lecavalier and left the game Saturday, did not skate and was placed...
Caps recall Tomas Kundratek
Game one is in the books. So is injury one.
D Jack Hillen has been placed on the injured reserve by the Caps after a hit into the boards by Tampa's Vincent Lecavalier. Hillen suffered a left shoulder injury and is considered to be week to week. Hillen's 2013 first season with the Caps lasted about 11 minutes before he nailed the boards and grimaced in pain.
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Hershey Bears 5, Connecticut Whale 0
Hershey, PA, January 13, 2013 – A poor first period doomed the Connecticut Whale Sunday at Giant Center, as the Hershey Bears scored four times in the first en route to a 5-0 win.
The result gave the Bears a sweep of a two-game series in Hershey with the Whale, whom they bested 4-3 in a shootout Friday night.
Barry Almeida led the way for Hershey Sunday with a goal and...
Rock the Brock: Ham'ing it Up
[Ed. Note: Rock the Brock will be a reoccuring post from Brock Kerchner, co-host of the Old Barn Hockey Show on 1460 The Ticket in Harrisburg, featuring a weekly chat on all things Hershey Bears]
Bears finding their game- The Bears opened up their second 3 in 3 on Friday in Hartford, CT before coming home for 2 games. They showed great energy throughout the game in Friday...
2011-12 Capitals Awards Ceremony: Rod Langway Trophy
The Rod Langway Trophy is awarded annually to the Washington Capitals player who was acquired in trade and most benefited the Caps the throughout the regular season. "Most benefitted" is determined by tangible output (goals, faceoffs won), intangible factors (leadership, energy), and cost versus reward. The winner of trophy is determined by the bloggers of Rock the Red...
Jeff Schultz returns to Capitals' lineup; Michal Neuvirth gets nod in net vs. Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. — Every game day in 2012, Jeff Schultz has gotten to the rink and learned he wasn't playing. Twelve straight games, no injury and the defenseman couldn't crack the Washington Capitals' lineup. The team even called up Tomas Kundratek to make his NHL debut rather than play Schultz. ...
Capitals Assign Tomas Kundratek to Hershey
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have assigned defenseman Tomas Kundratek to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.
Kundratek, 22, made his N...
The Slippery Slope
As I had written numerous times while Boudreau was still coaching, the key to success for any team is finding consistency. While this is typically referring to players at a high level, I also intended it to prove that coaches must provide players with the chance for consistency. That was a problem with Bruce. He became impatient with the lack of chemistry between new additions...
A Third Period That Brought Down the House, and Personnel Notes
Photo Caption: Photo by Clyde Caplan, clydeorama.com
Take the stats sheet with a grain of salt on this one. Wednesday saw one of the Capitals’ best third period performances, at least effort-wise, so far of the season.
Going into that period against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, the Capitals were beating the black and gold in just about every statistical category, including...
Capitals' Kundratek finished waiting in the wings
Tomas Kundratek thought his career was going nowhere in the New York Rangers' organization. Not only was he in the American Hockey League with the Connecticut Whale, but he wasn't playing a whole lot, either. "I was waiting, waiting until probably it was the seventh game I was a healthy ...
Capitals Recall Tomas Kundratek from Hershey
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Tomas Kundratek from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.
Kundratek, 21, recorded eig...
Kundratek Requested Trade
Laurie Carr at Beyond the Blueshirts tweets an article from PennLive.com which has this quote from Tomas Kundratek who the Rangers recently traded to the Washington Capitals for Francois Bouchard..."I was asking for a trade because it was kind of a tough position in New York and Hartford," Kundratek said Thursday. "I was so excited when I heard I got traded to Washington...
Roster Move Musings
The Capitals have made a couple roster moves over the past couple of days that probably deserve more attention than they've gotten.
The first move was D.J. King's assignment to Hershey. Not all of us were in agreement that it would be a good thing for the Bears because it meant possibly less ice time for an NHL prospect, never mind a guy with a bigger contract than the...
Rangers Trade Kundratek for Bouchard
Blueshirts United reports that Rangers acquired forward Francois Bouchard from the Washington Capitals in exchange for defenseman Tomas Kundratek. Bouchard, 23, was the 35th overall selection in the 2006 draft by Washington out of the QMJHL where twice he exceeded 100 points in a season. Two years ago he scored 21 goals and 52 points, in helping lead the Hershey Bears to the Calder...
Capitals Trade Francois Bouchard
The Washington Capitals completed a swap of minor-leaguers today, sending RW Francois Bouchard to the New York Rangers for D Tomas Kundratek. Bouchard was the Capitals' 2nd round pick in 2006 and is the younger brother of Minnesota Wild playmaker Pierre-Marc Bouchard. He never lived up to his billing as an offensive playmaker, regressing last season with the AHL Hershey Bears...
Rangers Acquire Francois Bouchard from Washington for Tomas Kundratek
New York, November 8, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has acquired forward Francois Bouchard from the Washington Capitals in exchange for defenseman Tomas Kundratek.
Bouchard, 23, has skated in 227 career games for the Hershey Bears (AHL), compiling 49 goals and 63 assists for 112 points along with 129 penalty minutes...
Rangers, Capitals swap minor leaguers (AP)
The injury-plagued Rangers acquired minor league forward Francois Bouchard from the Washington Capitals for minor league defenseman Tomas Kundratek. New York has been playing without forwards Mike Rupp (knee) and Wojtek Wolski (groin), who are both scheduled for surgery this week. The 23-year-old Bouchard, chosen by Washington in the second round of the 2006 draft, has yet to make his NHL debut.
Rangers deal D Kuntratek to Capitals for RW Bouchard
The New York Rangers traded defenseman Tomas Kundratek to the Washington Capitals for right wing Francois Bouchard.
Neither player has appeared in an NHL game.
The 21-year-old Kundratek, a third-round pick in the 2008 draft, has two goals and 12 assists in 77 games with Connecticut of the American Hockey League.
Bouchard, 23, has appeared in 227 games with Hershey since he was...
Rangers acquire Bouchard in swap of minor leaguers
The injury-plagued Rangers acquired minor league forward Francois Bouchard from the Washington Capitals for minor league defenseman Tomas Kundratek.
New York has been playing without forwards Mike Rupp (knee) and Wojtek Wolski (groin), who are both scheduled for surgery this week.
The 23-year-old Bouchard, chosen by Washington in the second round of the 2006 draft, has yet to make...
Rangers acquire Bouchard in swap of minor leaguers
The injury-plagued Rangers acquired minor league forward Francois Bouchard from the Washington Capitals for minor league defenseman Tomas Kundratek.
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