WASHINGTON CAPITALS NEWS

Alexander the exception: Salary cap hockey picks, November 4

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Ben Valentine The hockey world was abuzz this week as Alexander Ovechkin suffered an upper-body injury. Whenever the league's most prolific goal scorer gets hurt, people take notice. First deeming the injury something Ovechkin could deal with, the Capitals now have listed...
>> www.sportingnews.com/nhl/art...
 

knuble a welcome addition

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(photo by Brian Murphy) Opposing defensemen hate playing against a guy like Mike Knuble. He’s not brash. He’s not cocky. He’s not flashy. He simply stands in front of the crease and fights for any loose puck that comes his way, kind of like a garbage man on skates. That’s...
>> www.homermcfanboy.com/2009/10...
 

A Defeat Most Deserved

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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 ....
>> onfrozenblog.com/2009/10...
 

John Carlson joins the Caps

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2008 first round draft pick John Carlson was called up from the Hershey Bears.  With injuries to Milan Jurcina an Shaone Morrisonn on the blue line.  Obviously, excitement with Carlson is evident. How big of a deal is this? Well, owner Ted Leonsis has joined General Manager George...
>> dcprosportsreport.com/2009/11...
 

Redskins Fans, the Caps, and the Bandwagon

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Caps forward Matt Bradley isn't an ardent football fan, but he turned into the Redskins' post-game show on Comcast SportsNet Sunday afternoon, and happened to see some of the live texts from viewers on the scroll. Like the ones that said "Let's Go Caps!" and ...
>> feeds.voices.washingtonpost.com/click.p...
 

Thursday Morning NHL Papers (Western Conference): Reaction to Sutter/Phaneuf yelling match, Sergei Fedorov has some resentment towards Red Wings organization and why Alex Burrows has struggled this season

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This morning in the Western Conference, blown call in Detroit, Sjostrom doesn't take offense to Cherry's comments, reviewing the Oilers at the quarter point, Kings already miss Ryan Smyth and much more after the jump.
>> illegalcurve.com/2009/11...
 

Bulletin: Fewer than 3,000 tickets available for tonight’s game against Washington

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced today that fewer than 3,000 tickets remain for tonight’s 7:30 p.m. home game against the Washington Capitals at Scotiabank Place. Tonight’s game marks the first of four contests (and the first...
>> senators.nhl.com/club/ne...
 

Ovechkin nets two, Capitals roll to fifth straight win

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Alexander Semin returned from a two-game absence with a tiebreaking goal and an assist, Jose Theodore stopped Darroll Powe's penalty shot later in the third period, and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Tuesday.
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Capitals Assign Alexandre Giroux to Hershey

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ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have assigned left wing Alexandre Giroux to the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Hershey Bears, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.   Giroux (jhi-ROO) is a nin...
>> capitals.nhl.com/club/ne...
 
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