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Capitals (20-21-7) vs. Hurricanes (25-19-6): Keys to the Games...
February 27, 2008 by
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#1. Don't Fall BehindThere are two factors working against Washington in this key. The first is that they are terrible at coming from behind. The second is that Carolina never falls off a lead. The Capitals have only won two of their 19 games when trailing after one period (.192...
Well, that does it!
February 20, 2008 by
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Tarik El Bashir has reported that Capitals goaltender Olie Kolzig has suffered a "lower body injury" and will be out for about 3 weeks. Originally, El Bashir believed this to be a groin injury until General Manager George McPhee announced that Kolzig has a knee injury and...
Senators 3 - Capitals 2: Brought to You by the Number...
February 05, 2008 by
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1Or the first period in which the Capitals fell behind 2-0. The Capitals spent yet another game having to play catch-up and, once again, failed. This marks the Capital's 13th loss in 19 games. During that stretch (6-13-0), the Capitals have been outscored 31-16 in the first period...
Capitals (19-19-7) @ Senators (26-19-2): Keys to the Game
February 05, 2008 by
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#1. Shut Down the Kelly-Alfredsson-Heatley LineThe recently formed line of Chris Kelly, Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley has been responsible for the Sens recent turnaround in points. When this line was formed, Ottawa was in dead last in the Northeast Division. That was back in December...
Canadiens 4 - Capitals 1: Brought to You By the Number...
February 04, 2008 by
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8Power play opportunities the Capitals had. They squandered seven of those chances. Granted, scoring on 12.5% of your power play chances on a team that has been 88.3% effective in killing penalties is pretty good. Unfortunately, the Caps were well below their season power play effectiveness...
Capitals (21-23-7) @ Panthers (19-23-10): Keys to the Game
January 30, 2008 by
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#1. Score First, Score EarlyCaps fans will basically be able to tell within the first 20 minutes of the game if the Capitals have a fighting shot. They've been outscored 31-16 in the first period during their 6-13-0 run since December 16. In those six wins they've amassed,...
Capitals vs. Kings: Word of the Day...
January 29, 2008 by
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PersistencyA combination of the words persistent and consistency, this what Washington must do tonight to win. They need to be persistent in attack the puck and get that consistency back on the powerplay.They're already consitently bad on the power play, two guys with more than...
Capitals Offense: The Numbers Only Tell Half the Story
January 29, 2008 by
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Welcome to part 1 of my series on evaluating the Capitals mid-way through the season in the main areas: offense, defense, special teams, and goaltending. In this new series, I'll attempt to break down the Capitals in each of these categories based on the statistics, and my observations...
Capitals Acquire D Milan Jurcina from Boston
January 25, 2008 by
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The Capitals announced that they have acquired defenseman Milan Jurcina from the Boston Bruins for a conditional pick (rumored to be a 4th rounder).Jurcina was drafted in the 8th round (241st overall) by Boston in the 2001 Draft and is going to be a restricted free agent this July...
A Look Back to My Season Outlook
January 25, 2008 by
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Goaltending: the most important position in the game is the most stable position for the Capitals. Olie Kolzig is a proven goaltender. At 36 he can still carry this team and play a good 50+ games. He came into camp in much better shape this year and the increased quickness is noticable...
Capitals 3 - Thrashers 2 (OT): Brought to You by the Letter...
January 25, 2008 by
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AA for Alex. Normally. the only Alex who jumps to mind when talking about the Caps is the Ovechkinator. However, in last night's victory over ATL, it was Semin who put the Capitals in the win column. Semin got the game winning goal off a beautiful setup by Steve Eminger and lofted...
After a Long While Off, the JET is Back and Looking at the Trade Deadline Deals!
January 25, 2008 by
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It's the most wonderful time of the year! No not Christmas! Trade Deadline Day! And the JET spent it watching the live TSN newscast of the many trades and signings that came about. While there were certainly big trades of high profile players being sent to contenders, all the JET...
A Mid-Season Look: Defense
January 25, 2008 by
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Caps fans are long since removed from the glory days of intense Capitals hockey. Those days were marked with gritty veterans, stylish young players and, most importantly, exceptional defense. The Capitals have begun to assemble pieces to resemble the first two. They have gritty vets...
Lightning 5 - Capitals 4 (SO): Word of the Day...
January 25, 2008 by
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MARATHONLast night's Caps-Lightning contest went to overtime/shootout, with the Caps falling in the 10th round on Nick Tarnasky's goal to win the shootout. After stopping the Lightning's "Big Three" of St. Louis, Lecalavier, and Richards, Johnson proceeded to...
Why ESPN.com Angers Me!
January 14, 2008 by
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This is all per Scott Burnside's NHL "mid-season predicitions" on ESPN.comCapitals coach Glen Hanlon once again is showing he might be one of the most underrated coaches in the game, having guided his team to a 20-21-7 record at the break. The Caps are just three points...
Doesn't It Seem Like Just Yesterday that...
January 11, 2008 by
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We were talking about the playoffs? Oh wait, it was just yesterday. Well...not quite--but it was just a month ago. On December 16, the Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1. Dainus Zubrus, Alex Ovechkin and Alex Semin accounted for all the Capitals scoring. Olie Kolzig made...
Panthers 6 - Capitals 3: Brought to You by the Letter...
January 09, 2008 by
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As in: how the hell do you lose to the Panthers...AGAIN?Not only how do you lose to the Panthers, but how do you keep losing games that you HAD to win and were SUPPOSED to win.6-14-0 in their last 20 games has basically knocked the Capitals out of the playoffs. 3 of those games were...
Bruins 3 - Capitals 2 (SO): Brought to You by the Letter...
January 06, 2008 by
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Now many reading this might think the "O" is for Ovechkin, who was held scoreless last night against Boston. Last night made the third consecutive game in which Ovie did not register a point. Indeed, NHL.com's recap of the game focused entirely on Ovechkin's inability...
Caps Chat Has Moved
October 09, 2007 by
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Check the new diggs at www.capitalssource.blogspot.com. The JET is back in the red, white and blue!
Panthers 6 - Capitals 5 (SO): Word of the Day...
February 28, 2007 by
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DRAW!The Capitals made a gallant effort last night after their 3rd ranked scorer, their injury-prone, yet savy vet and their #4 defenseman at the trade deadline.Now team's 5th ranked scorer, #6 defenseman and still injury-prone vet.Washington fell behind early, but then rallied...
Caps Resign Donald Brashear for 1 Year
February 12, 2007 by
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So we can expect more of this:I'm glad that "The Don" will be back in DC next year. While he doesn't put up any numbers, he's the type of player that makes you think "damn, I'm glad he's on our team."
If I Were a Hockey Player
February 02, 2007 by
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If I Were a Hockey Player:Team: Washington CapitalsUniform Number: 10Position: Left WingNickname: Josho (my real hockey nickname) or ThunderLinemates: Backstrom and OvechkinRounding out the PP: Bondra and VisnovskyJob: Deflections and garbage goals. Defensive forward and penalty killer...
Funny Ovechkin Interview
January 26, 2007 by
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These sorts of interviews that the NHL should be promoting more and more. Alex is such a charasmatic guy, once his English improves, he'll be a very good marketing tool. I can't wait to see what sound byte the kid spouts out next!
Capitals 5 - Canadiens 1: Brought to You By the Number...
January 05, 2007 by
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4Power play opportunities for the Montreal Canadiens, only one of which they were able to score on. The game, which ended the dreaded Capitals' five-game losing streak, was marked with incredible discipline shown by the Capitals against the NHL's second best power play. The...
Capitals (15-16-7) vs. Canadiens (23-11-5) Keys to the Game
January 04, 2007 by
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#1. Don't Fall Behind in the FirstDuring the Capitals current 5 game losing streak, the Capitals gave up the first goal in every single game. The team, which is fifth in the league in terms of goals scored in the first period (42) only scored three in their last 5 regulation loses...
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