Yardbarker: Jose Theodore

The 10 biggest hockey upsets of the last decade

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:22:54 -0500

(No, the first decade of the 21st century doesn't technically end until 2011. Save your bellyaching. But we've had nine NHL seasons and one stolen from us since 1999-2000, and Yahoo! Sports has decided it's time to rank the best and worst of the last "decade." Enjoy, and snark freely in the comments.)These "end of decade" rankings aren't all necessarily going to be confined to the National Hockey League. In some cases, other levels of competitive hockey ar...

Short-handed Caps end three-game skid

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:45:00 -0500

SUNRISE, Fla. | Playing without Alex Ovechkin is one thing, but the Washington Capitals were losing a player a period Friday night. Thanks to a three-point night from Brian Pothier, 28 saves by Jose Theodore and some excellent late work on the penalty kill, the short-handed Caps ended a three-game skid with a 4-1 victory against the Florida Panthers at BankAtlantic Center. "You can't replace Alex Ovechkin, and you can't really replace Mike Green - there's only two guys in t...

Ovechkin-less Capitals snap 3-game losing streak

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:24:43 -0500

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -Jose Theodore stopped 28 shots, Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Friday night to break a three-game losing streak.

Pothier carries offense without Ovie as Caps win

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:16:10 -0500

Jose Theodore stopped 28 shots, Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Friday night to break a three-game losing streak.

Capitals drop Panthers to snap three-game skid

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:15:00 -0500

Jose Theodore stopped 28 shots, Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Friday night to break a three-game losing streak.

theodore is the difference

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:42:18 -0500

(photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta) When Semyon Varlamov first arrived in Washington and showed flashes of brilliance, Capitals fans quickly envisioned a lock-down goalie who could single-handedly take over games. One season later, that’s exactly what the Caps have. The only surprise? It’s Jose Theodore who has become the indisputable number-one goalie in Washington. Not Varlamov. After falling [...]

A Defeat Most Deserved

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:27:34 -0500

A lackluster effort by a hockey club can manifest itself in a wide variety of ways. Losing battles to loose pucks. Consistently crappy passing. Each and every five-man unit generally looking out of sync with one another. Skating seemingly without much of a sense of urgency . . . as in going one-for-nine with the man advantage. The Caps were all this and much more of the morose in a spirit-sapping and thoroughly underwhelming showing Thursday night. And yet . . . most improbably, ...

Top 10 training-camp battles

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:55:21 -0500

Can playoff hero Semyon Varlamov beat out Jose Theodore in net for the Capitals? The Hockey News has 10 camp battles to watch.

Capitals goaltender Jose Theodore's 2-month-old son dies

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:15:33 -0500

The 2-month-old son of Washington Capitals goaltender Jose Theodore has died.

Boudreau: Theo enters camp as starter

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:50:19 -0500

HC Bruce Boudreau announced that coming into Camp, Jose Theodore is the number one goalie. Joyous. A few minutes after Bruce Boudreau named him the Caps' No. 1 goalie entering training camp, Jose Theodore didn't sound shocked when his coach's comments were relayed to him, despite being replaced in net by rookie Semyon Varlamov one game into last year's playoffs."Like I said last year at the end of the playoffs, now there's no doubt that Varly and [Michal] Neuvirth a...

The Last Chapter

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:58:47 -0500

It was a beautiful April day. The sun was shining, the sky was clear, little pieces of green had finally started to shoot through the unbearable grey Edmontonians had become accustomed to for the past six months. Homeless people had taken the day off begging, instead choosing to carry old lady's bags and clean the sidewalks. Children held doors for elders, using old colloquialisms like "sir" and "ma'am." During the hustle and bustle of a downtown lunch rush, people...

The NHL's Snow Plow Game

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:14:12 -0500

At the end of regulation and overtime in last night's Flyers at Capitals game, the zambonis came out to smooth the center of the ice for the shootout. They did they job, just polishing the middle third of the ice, and left. After they left, the Flyers apparently determined the ice was not as smooth as they liked it. The prima donna prisses from Philly made the refs bring the zambonis BACK out, where they made a couple more passes.

How did the smoother, faster ice work for Philly? Three shots, three Jose Theodore saves. Capitals win.

Jeremy made the appropriate observation that tampons would be appropriately stocked in the Philadelphia locker room from now on. I guess the Broad Street Bullies are more like a travelling Smuckers Fairies on Ice tour now.

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Theodore Shines in Shootout: Caps 2 / Flyers 1

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:32:19 -0500

Caps dress Web site producer as backup goalie

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:08:37 -0500

You can't make this story up. This is one of these nice stories, but you can't phantom it happening in today's NHL.
By NHL.com Staff --- The Washington Capitals dressed a 6-foot-7 producer for their Web site as their backup goaltender for the start of Friday's game against the Ottawa Senators because of an injury to Jose Theodore.

Brett Leonhardt, who played Division III hockey in college and has dressed for practices when the Caps needed an extra goalie, signed an amateur tryout contract before the game. He took part in the pregame warmup and was on the bench when the game began at the Verizon Center.

Game 12: 11/01/07: Penguins 2 - Avalanche 3

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:51:30 -0500

Continuing their 4 game road trip, the Penguins found themselves out west in Colorado Thursday night, taking on Jose Theodore and the 6-4 Avalanche. Crosby scored twice in the 1st, with the first goal coming off a fortuitous bounce. Pittsburgh was up 2-0, and Sabourin looked solid in the net. What a difference a period can make. (CONTINUED)