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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13 | 14 | Ovechkin hits the 60-point mark with three goals and three assists in five games. |
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10 | 11 | The Capitals are looking to make some moves, but haven’t found a partner quite yet after moving their big Tomas Fleischmann chip earlier this season. It sounds so strange to hear the Caps badly in need a playmaking center. |
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13 | 11 | Word is the Capitals want a No. 2 center at the trade deadline; they are missing a spark, that’s for sure. |
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11 | 9 | If GM George McPhee can add a defenseman and a center before the Feb. 28 trade deadline, I’d like this team a lot more. |
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9 | 8 | By splitting the four games they played on the road last week, the Caps dropped one place in the rankings. Alexander Semin just about single-handedly put an end to Washington’s three game-losing streak when he notched a hat trick in a 7-6 win over the Ducks on Feb. 16 |
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– | 8 | Pending |
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12 | 11 | Defenseman Mike Green has played only one game since he was hit in the ear by a puck on Feb. 6. He’s likely to return later this week. |
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9 | 7 | The Washington Post reports an internal team meeting was led by Scott Hannan, who brings an outsider’s perspective. |
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9 | 7 | Despite a great game by Ryan Miller, the Capitals edge the Sabres 2-1 to creep within three points of the Southwest Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning. |
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15 | 10 |
They’ve won three of four, but a team that is already thin down the middle can hardly afford to lose C Nicklas Backstrom. |
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5 | 7 | Caps searching for a forward, but will they find one for the right price? Of note: Alex Ovechkin has posted 6 points (3G-3A) in his last four games. |
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