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[AP Preview (coming in soon) - WashingtonCaps.com Preview (coming in soon)] If the Caps could pick an opponent for tonight's game, they'd no doubt choose to host one of the League's worst teams with that team coming off a physical road win the night before. So when they welcome the Atlanta Thras......

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Forward Maxime Lacroix and defenseman Sasha Pokulok have been reassigned by the Caps from ECHL South Carolina to AHL Hershey. The move is a precursor, no doubt, to a forthcoming call-up or two from Hershey to D.C. as the Caps try to deal with an onslaught of injuries while staying under the salar......

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[AP Recap - Game Summary - Event Summary - WashingtonCaps.com] A 4-0 loss would have looked the same in the standings as the 4-3 defeat the Caps suffered in Minny last night - two points lost, a third-straight regulation loss for the first time under Bruce Boudreau, another four goals allowed in......

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Per the Bears: SPRINGFIELD, Mass. a?? The American Hockey League today announced the four people selected for induction into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame as the Class of 2009. Honored by the AHL Hall of Fame Selection Committee as the fourth group of enshrinees are Jimmy Anderson, Br......

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H/t to Gary for passing along this trailer featuring Naomi Watts and everyone's favorite ad campaign: ...

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Via SBJ: "Buoyed by an expanded season-ticket base and rising TV ratings, the Washington Capitals are looking to expand their fan base by launching the team's first original television show. "The 32-minute show, which will air over 20 weeks on Comcast Sports Net, will offer an off-the-ice look ......

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[AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview] The last time the Caps and Wild hooked up, it was just hours after the trade deadline last February, and Brooks Laich's two-goal/two-assist performance paced the Caps in a game that produced one of the year's great hockey photos and the host's third win ......

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There's not much more to say than what's in the title, is there?...

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[AP Recap (coming soon) - Game Summary - Event Summary - WashingtonCaps.com Postgame (coming soon)] The Caps won't make any excuses for this loss, but it was clear that they were tired and that injuries are catching up a bit. But hand it to Bruce Boudreau and his assistants - they resisted tempt......

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Gettin' closer... "[Dustin] Byfuglien and veteran defenseman Brent Sopel were surprise scratches for the [Dallas] game. Both have been mentioned in trade speculation, most prominently in the last few days, when Byfuglien reportedly was headed to the Capitals for Nylander. The Hawks nixed that de......

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Scott Burnside is handing out grades as we near the season's quarter pole, and he's giving the Caps a B+: "Interesting start for the defending Southeast Division-champion Caps, who are dynamite at home (undefeated in regulation through Wednesday), but only ordinary on the road. Defending Hart an......

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"[B]arring a miraculous recovery by the economy, players stand to lose all their escrow money, which would essentially drop the salary cap from $56.7 million this season to about $48 million next season." [Link] If I understand things correctly, however, the cap (in terms of a salary ceiling for......

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Click to enlarge (but do so at your own risk), and if this doesn't satisfy your Red Rockers fix, there's more here. Oh, and go David, it's your birthday. H/t to the Official...

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When Bob McKenzie reports that "The Chicago Blackhawks, according to multiple NHL sources, have a standing deal ready to go at a moment's notice to acquire veteran center Michael Nylander from the Washington Capitals," and word is that the 'Hawks might go as far as to put Cristobal Huet on waiver......

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