Capitals and Rangers continue to argue despite the fact their series is over
It's rare that a playoff series gets more intense after the series has been completed and one team has advanced to the next round. Such has been the case between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals, two teams which battled in the first round and continue to argue despite New York moving on and Washington hitting the golf course. New York emerged victorious after...
Capitals Bobblehead Roulette
Since the Karl Alzner bobblehead was produced by Pro Sport Image in the spring of 2012, each Capitals bobblehead has been sculpted by a different company. Here we'll analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each as we anticipate the next bobblehead giveaway.
Capitals and Rangers continue to argue despite the fact their series is over
It's rare that a playoff series gets more intense after the series has been completed and one team has advanced to the next round. Such has been the case between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals, two teams which battled in the first round and continue to argue despite New York moving on and Washington hitting the golf course. New York emerged victorious after...
Happy Hour – Same Old Craps
The Washington Capitals have quite the tortured history when it comes to the playoffs. They are nationally known as choking dogs, a team that can never feel safe when having a 3-1 or 3-2 series lead. The one year they made a run to the Stanley Cup finals, they managed to never have to play a Game 7, which helped their cause. Despite this knowledge, Capitals fans remained way too...
Capitals say Ovechkin played with hurt left foot
Alex Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team said Thursday is a hairline fracture in his left foot.
Ovechkin was hurt during Game 6 of Washington's first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers, a 1-0 loss on Sunday. The Capitals didn't explain specifically how their captain got injured, but Ovechkin did get...
Alex Ovechkin played with hairline fracture in foot
Washington Capitals star winger Alex Ovechkin is one tough son of a….well you get the idea. It was revealed today by the Capitals that Ovechkin had played the final two games of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the New York Rangers with a hairline fracture in his left foot as per NHL.com.
Ovechkin suffered the injury during Game 6 at Madison Square Garden after blocking...
Live Microphone: Jason LaCanfora rips the Caps
NFL Network analyst and former Washington Post sports writer Jason LaCanfora ripped Alex Ovechkin and Caps owner Ted Leonsis on 106.7 The Fan this morning. LaCanfora used to be a beat reporter with the Post and covered the Washington Capitals for five seasons. The reality is, LaCanfora likely said things that most Washington Capitals fans think, but won't say.
On Alex...
John Tortorella thinks the Washington Capitals are whining
We've already discussed Alex Ovechkin's comments after the Washington Capitals departed from the playoffs in the first round. In our article, we highlighted that Ovechkin and his teammates would be better off not making excuses and should instead take responsibility for their actions.
As it turns out, New York Rangers coach John Tortorella wasn't a fan of Washington...
Capital fans, PLEASE take off your friggin’ rose-tinted glasses and LOOK at what you’re dealing with here.
Cap fans, PLEASE take off your friggin’ rose-tinted glasses and LOOK at what you’re dealing with here. As I’ve said elsewhere, George McPhee is one of the stupidest GM’s in sports. He makes some mystifyingly dumb personnel decisions–the latest one involved surrendering a talented, 21 year old forward with size (Phillip Forsberg) for a 31 year old retread who hadn’t scored...
GARTH: Gibson Schools Russia
The addition of Alex Ovechkin did nothing to bolster Russia's lineup at the IIHF World Championship. Nothing at all.
Russia's goalie tandem of Ilya Bryzgalov and Semyon Varlamov were gawd awful in the quarter final game vs. a 19 year old kid and a cast of youngsters from the USA.
John Gibson, the skilled, fearless goalie who earned MVP, Best Goaltender, and all...
Alex Ovechkin's exit comments raise plenty of questions
Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin had some very interesting parting words before he joined the Russian national team at the World Championships. A disappointing Game 7 loss should irritate Ovechkin, but it's not exactly something he's not familiar with. His team tends to exit in seven games quite often, giving fans high hopes then breaking their hearts.
It...
Alex Ovechkin's exit comments raise plenty of questions
Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin had some very interesting parting words before he joined the Russian national team at the World Championships. A disappointing Game 7 loss should irritate Ovechkin, but it's not exactly something he's not familiar with. His team tends to exit in seven games quite often, giving fans high hopes then breaking their hearts.
...
Common Theme in Caps’ Watershed Moments This Season: Pittsburgh
The Capitals’ first season under Coach Adam Oates has come to a close, and it’s fascinating to see the storyline that took this team from ugly beginning to ugly end—with a lot of magnificent moments in between, and some positive takeaways and question marks for the future.
Actually, this season’s story began even earlier, according to Brooks Laich’s chronology, with the...
Ovechkin and McPhee are wrong
Alex Ovechkin took a shot at the referring during the playoff series loss against the New York Rangers.
“Not saying there was a phone call, but they wanted Game 7,” Ovechkin said in a Russian interview with Slava Malamud of Sport-Express. “For ratings. You know, lockout, escrow, league must make profit.”
Caps GM George McPhee didn't back away from Ovechkin...
Caps GM 'didn't like the refereeing' vs. Rangers
Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee says he ''didn't like the refereeing'' in his team's first-round playoff series loss to the New York Rangers.
McPhee said Wednesday the way calls went ''sure didn't feel right.''
The Rangers - the NHL's least-penalized team during the regular season - got 28 power plays in the series...
Torts: Capitals Whining Is Why They Lost the Series
After two days of listening to the Capitals cry about the officiating in their first round loss to the Rangers, John Tortorella apparently has had enough as he made this statement after practice today (via Daily News)...
“We’ve got everybody and their brother whining out there in Washington about what happened in that series and I think that’s a big reason they lose that...
Alex Ovechkin: ‘Nobody remember losers’
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin won’t be remembered for recording a goal in each of the Capitals final 23 games or for being named a finalist for the Hart Trophy. Instead, Ovechkin will be remembered for recording only one goal
Another early playoff exit for Ovechkin, Capitals
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin knows full well that his playoff failures are adding up.
And the two-time NHL MVP knows what that means for the way people think about his career.
Meeting with reporters Tuesday, a day after Washington's 5-0 home loss to the New York Rangers in Game 7 of a first-round series, the Russian wing says: ''Nobody remember losers....
Alex Ovechkin’s NHL Conspiracy Theory
Oh boy.
On Monday Night Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals were eliminated from the NHL Playoffs by the New York Rangers. On Tuesday morning, Pat Leonard of The New York Daily News reported that Ovi suggested to a Russian reporter that the NHL wanted the Rangers to win game 6 and force a game 7.
“Not saying there was a phone call, but they wanted Game 7,” Ovechkin reportedly...
Ovechkin: “Refs Out To Get Us”
Alex Ovechkin was critical of the officiating in the Capitals Game 7 loss to the Rangers (courtesy of Russianmachineneverbreaks.com)
Cue Gun’s & Roses “They’re Out To Get Me”; at least that’s what Washington Capitals star winger Alex Ovechkin thinks after the team blew a 2-0 series lead only to lose in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. According to ESPN...
Ovechkin joining Russia for world championships
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will join Russia's team at the ice hockey world championships in Finland.
It will be Ovechkin's ninth appearance in the tournament. He helped Russia win the gold medal last year and in 2008. He has 26 goals and 18 assists in 55 games.
The news that he'll play for Russia comes Tuesday, a day after Ovechkin's Capitals were...
Will the Washington Capitals Ever Win a Stanley Cup?
Capital Disappointment Photo via DC Sports Bog The question has to be asked. As a life long Washington Capitals fan, I have to say this team frustrates me as much or more than my beloved Washington Redskins. The Washington Capitals always seem to be a regular season team that just can not win in the playoffs. For thirty years the Caps have always failed to live up to expectations...
Capitals Leave The Playoff Party Early Again
from Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post,
There was a moment Monday, one that will be lost in yet another restless offseason, in which it seemed it could be Alex Ovechkin’s night. In one first-period shift, the Washington Capitals right winger crushed helpless New York Rangers defenseman John Moore in the open ice. He then tracked down Steve Eminger and delivered another...
POINTING FINGERS
Ovechkin blames refs for ugly loss?
The Capitals were eliminated from the playoffs courtesy of a 5-0 Game 7 blowout loss to the Rangers and Alexander Ovechkin subtly blamed the NHL and the refs.
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