Capitals Power Ranking Roundup: Week 10
by EmilyB on Dec 15, 2010 1:00 PM EST
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Our weekly temperature-taking of the mainstream media's opinions on the Washington Capitals:
| Outlet | This Week | Last Week | What They're Saying |
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N/R | 4 |
Ed. note: The Caps fell out of the CBC's Top Six, but not as far as the Bottom Six, and continue to not be Canadian, so there is no ranking this week.
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14 | 4 | Not that there's anything wrong with him, but the Caps haven't won since they traded for defenseman Scott Hannan. |
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8 | 4 | HBO's cameras are capturing the Capitals in the middle of a six-game winless stretch that's featured a disturbing Alex Ovechkin slump. Bruce Boudreau is a good man and an excellent coach, but it's beginning to look like Washington needs a change. |
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- | 4 | Pending |
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10 | 5 | The Caps' winless streak reached six games Sunday night after the team was embarrassed at Madison Square Garden. Their franchise superstar, Alex Ovechkin, was also dumped in a fight with Brandon Dubinsky. Yikes, things are ugly right now in D.C. (LeBrun) |
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9 | 4 | The Capitals better hope to get a clue under their tree for Christmas because right now the team doesn't have one. Washington dropped another three games last week, giving the team just one win in its first seven games this month. Just call Alex Ovechkin "Captain Clueless" as the Caps leader has done nothing this month to help his team get out of its funk. |
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6 | 3 | Ovechkin dropped the gloves vs. New York, but the losing continues for Caps. |
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13 | 4 | Six-game losing streak led owner Ted Leonsis to call a meeting. He blogged, "Panic and anger won't help. That is all I can say right now." Wonder if he said Coach Bruce Boudreau's job is secure. |
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- | 3 | Pending |
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- | 3 | Pending |
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5 | 2 | Three straight losses for a team with this kind of fire power has people scratching their heads in Washington. Will the real Capitals please stand up? |
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13 | 3 | In six straight losses, the Capitals have scored a total of eight goals. The last two were without D Mike Green, thanks to the flu, but Green has atypically managed only one point in the previous ten games so, like the rest of the Caps, he hasn't been having the same offensive impact this season. Key Injuries: None. [Ed. note: Scott Cullen, you know we love you, and we know he's no fantasy demon, but surely you remember a certain defenseman on our squad who's out with a busted paw? Tall fellow, answers to Mr. Nasty. It's not really the same team without him.] |
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6 | 4 | Six-game losing streak longest since 2007. |
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- | 1 | Biweekly ranking. Will be updated next week. |
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If, just for instance, the Thrash beat the Bolts tonight and the Caps lose to ANA, ATL will take over first in the SE and the Caps will fall to at least 5th.
If the Rags beat the Pens, the Caps would fall to 6th, with Boston right on their tail with games in hand.
Then there’s gonna be a commotion.
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Why should there be a commotion? This time last year, we were third in the conference. Today we’re second in the conference. Why is everyone losing it over a losing streak in December? If any fanbase knows that the regular season is meaningless, it is this one.
Geesh, this is December. Calm down people.
I correct my statement above, we were actually 5th in points in the conference as of Dec. 22, 2009. Not third. We didn’t really take off and open a huge lead until that long winning streak.
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Actually, that’s not exactly true:
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On Dec 15, 2009 (i.e., one year ago today), the Caps were first in the Conference. 34 games played, 48 points. That’s a .705 points pct. 124 GF, 95 GA. 13 points removed from 6th place.
One year later, they are second in the Conference. 32 GP, .609 points pct, 98 GF, 92 GA, 3 points from 8th place.
So, um, yeah. I don’t think a certain level of concern is entirely unwarranted.
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Except that the eventual Eastern Conference Champions are second to last a year ago, so there’s that. They did make some sort of change at some point…I can’t quite recall what it was….
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Dec 15, 2010 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
OK, so they were third in the conference last year on December 22. (I could not find Dec. 15 numbers.) So they might fall to fifth tonight if they lose, Montreal wins, Atlanta wins, and its a full moon. My point — SO WHAT — is still my point.
So what? So let’s dance!
And the standings aren’t what concern people, it’s the current trend.
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Wow, New Jersey. Ooof. Things could always be worse.
Just trying to capture the spirit of the thing...
by dcsportsfan1 on Dec 15, 2010 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
Out of curiosity – I follow the Caps very closely, have season tics and go to almost all the games. I keep hearing how much talent the team has. I don’t, however, follow other teams especially outside of the old Patrick and our current division.
How do our lines actually stack up from top to bottom in terms of “talent”. Of course with Green, OV, Backs, and Semin, they are all tops at their position. I’m curious how our Fehrs, Gordons, Bradleys and Hendricks stack up against other top teams’ 3rd and 4th lines, especially since Laich and Knuble are certainly off the pace this year (though showing flashes)
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Down the depth chart forward-by-forward, I think the Caps are near the top, along with Pittsburgh, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia (maybe the deepest), Chicago, San Jose, and Vancouver I guess. Out of those I think Philly and San Jose are better, no one else, though I may be forgetting a team.
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by red army line on Dec 15, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
HAHA
Lebrun thinks Dubinksy “dumped” Ovechkin in that fight…wish he could have caught the game that night…
dunno, Dubinksy landed a couple of nice jabs…
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by BetterOffWith28 on Dec 15, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
I mean, uppercuts
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by BetterOffWith28 on Dec 15, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, those uppercuts to the chest protector really tell the tale. Throwing’s one thing and landing’s quite another.
I think the problem is that too many people think toppling over on top of someone is a fight move when it’s more of a way to end a fight when you don’t want anymore.
Agreed so hard. Taking somebody to the ground doesn’t mean you won anything.
That said, I still think Ovie didn’t have much of a chance to claim even a draw in that fight.
Man , I’m actually nervous of tonight’s game as opposed to exited or pumped.
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by BetterOffWith28 on Dec 15, 2010 1:24 PM EST reply actions
From the editors of The Columbus Dispatch
We regret to inform faithful readers of our weekly NHL Power Rankings that this week’s rankings will not be published due to an unfortunate happening where a “Snark Overload” error in relation to the Washington Capitals and their current losing streak caused our servers to shut down. We expect to have this issue resolved by next week.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
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by Rather Bengt on Dec 15, 2010 1:34 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
Emily, I immediately thought “you poor girl; you were very brave to wade through what must have been a long list of depressing media opinions”. I’m pleasantly surprised to say that many made me laugh, though. I think a clue under the tree would be lovely. :)
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by Dimagus on Dec 15, 2010 2:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
The Capitals better hope to get a clue under their tree for Christmas ….. Just call Alex Ovechkin “Captain Clueless”.
Ooooh, they’re so clever over at Fox Sports; they were able to make 2 funny remarks using just one word! Wonder how much the author got paid for that gem.
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by winterion on Dec 15, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
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