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Nylander Put on Waivers
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Michael Nylander has been put on waivers, Capitals Insider reports. This means the veteran Swede has agreed to waive his no-movement clause. Any team can claim him until noon tomorrow, but if no GM picks him off the wire it’s still no guarantee he’ll be put in the minors...
A Day in the Life of the Hershey Bears on the Road
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The Hershey Bears boarded their team bus at Giant Center on Tuesday morning and departed for Lowell, Mass. In terms of time away from the Hershey community, this week’s slate of games in New England represents the team’s longest road trip of the season. They checked into their...
Chocolate-Colored Lenses
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Terrific post written by our friend Katie over at Rock the Red.net. Check it out here, and read on for an excerpt where she defines the “Hershey Mentality,” which is particularly relevant tonight as Tyler Sloan scored the first goal down in Florida:
That “Never Give...
Farewell to a Fan Among Fans
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Thomas L. Jenkins
Today The Washington Post published an obituary for Washington, D.C., resident Thomas L. Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins, as seen in this photo from my season ticket-holder booklet, was featured in the 2009-2010 Washington Capitals ticket book, and was clearly a dedicated fan...
Maine Objective: Pursuing Pucks and Mighty Fine Microbrews
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(Portland, Maine) — Embarked I am on roadtrip no. 1 of the new hockey season, catching up with my friends Mike and Marleen, who are newly relocated here from D.C. and adjusting to life without live Caps’ hockey. Like so many others, they are Versus-less at home this fall...
Former Flyers Fan Now Rocks the Red
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I recently interviewed Michelle Scalise, the in-arena hostess during the Caps' home games and digital media producer for CSN Washington, for Club Scarlet. She loves rocking the red, but what Caps fans may not know is that she grew up rooting for the Flyers. Read more about Michelle ...
The Stand-in Savior?
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This is every Capitals' fan worst nightmare: Ovi out with an injury. The good news: his time on the sideline doesn't appear likely to be protracted -- a forecast of two weeks arrived from head coach Bruce Boudreau on Tuesday. Still, beginning tonight in New Jersey, the Caps...
A little man looking to make a big impact
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The Washington Capitals have recalled center Mathieu Perreault from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) and assigned center Keith Aucoin to Hershey, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.
Perrault had a couple of stellar performances...
Mike Green Podcast Via Versus
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Comcast partnered with Versus to produce a podcast with Mike Green that we participated in last week, along with two other new media outlets (thehockeywriters.com and The Hockey Barn.com). We received the imbed code for the full podcast late yesterday, so now we can share the full...
Update on the Gr8: ‘Week to Week’
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Turns out we didn't have to wait until Tuesday morning to find out more about Alexander Ovechkin's injury; the Caps this afternoon sent out an update that sounds more ominous than the report we had when we left the rink last night: he's out "week to week" with...
For Mike Knuble, a Jekyll and Hyde Sunday Night
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From my vantage there were two lead storylines from Sunday's 5-4 defeat by Columbus. Storyline 1A trumps storyline 1B by a wide margin: How badly is he hurt? "Day to day" is the official company line, as is the proverbial "upper body injury"; no update on his...
Good Reads about a Good Read
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Gabby: Confessions of a Hockey Lifer, predictably is garnering great reviews from local and national media. It's also identified as one of the Ten Most Anticipated Books of 2009 at GreatestHockeyLegends.com.
Cory Masisak's review in the Washington Times can be found here...
Happy Halloween from OFB
7 days ago by
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Thanks to OFB reader Addison Huber for passing along the impressive seasonal artwork.
More Third Period Angst, or Just a Tough and Determined Adversary?
8 days ago by
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Two OFB readers last night left us critical comment feedback from last night's 4-3 Caps' triumph in Atlanta, one reader chastising the visitors for playing heart-challenged "keep-away" during last night's third period and the other accusing the guests of "...
Bloggers in Versus Air Space
9 days ago by
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About a week ago we got a fun and flattering request from the NHL's American broadcast partner, Versus: to participate in a podcast interview of Mike Green. Versus wanted five questions for Mike from us. Yesterday, we dialed in at the appointed hour and were able to ask Mike all ...
Washington Redskins General Manager George McPhee?
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Here is an amusing question and answer from today's chat with Washington Post sports columnist Thomas Boswell:
Burke, Va.: Boz-
Who would you go after as a GM to fix the Redskins?
Tom Boswell: George McPhee. Maybe Mike Rizzo.
Even if they didn't know that there were...
Who Says DC Has No Hockey History?
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Astute reader Chris Lewton submitted this wonderful find from the District Department of Transportation archives. DDOT (or "d." as the department cleverly self-branded) has posted a series of photos showing streetcars in D.C., including this gem from 1943 advertising an Ice...
America’s Hockey Team?
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Last night's Caps-Flyers' game was the most-watched hockey game of the season on the league's American cable broadcast partner: 348,000 households. The actual number of viewers is higher, and that data is expected to arrive at some point on Thursday.
Now consider this...
Are You Sure He’s Not From Buffalo?
10 days ago by
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Yesterday's post on "My Very Worst Date" was an especially unfortunate one, as our own Capitals were indirectly involved.
I had a block of tickets to a Capitols [sic] hockey game and needed one more body to fill a seat so I threw the invitation out to a couple of...
Down 2-0 to a Bitter Foe, Killer Resolve Is Required to Battle Back and Triumph
10 days ago by
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High up in Verizon Center Tuesday night I felt as if I had a guardian angel-devil on my shoulder, named Killer, monitoring with me the matchup with one of the Caps' fiercest rivals. In big games against our most hated enemies, when the breaks aren't going our way, often I ...
NHL Faces Off with Facebook
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The National Hockey League has staked its flag in the Facebook realm today, with the release of its official NHL Facebook Page. Per the press release:
The NHL’s new presence on Facebook is part of the League’s broader initiative to make it convenient for fans to find and interact...
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