Power Rankings Roundup: Week 13

by EmilyB on Jan 4, 2012 2:00 PM EST in Power Ranking Roundups

Our weekly temperature-taking of the mainstream media's opinions on the Washington Capitals.

Outlet	This Week	Last Week	What They're Saying
	-	-	Pending.
	14	16	With three straight wins and Mike Green's return on the horizon, things might be starting to look up for the Capitals. When all is said and done this year, it's still going to be them on top of the Southeast Division.
	16	20	The Caps have their first three-game win streak under Dale Hunter.
	15	15	Alex Ovechkin has points in six straight (6-3=9) for the Caps, who appear to be emerging from the wilderness.
	13	14	Only two games for Caps between now and Monday, then seven in the following 12 days
	15	N/R	It looks like the Caps may have turned a corner. They've won three straight and are 5-2-1 in their past eight. Not coincidentally, Alex Ovechkin has seven goals and three assists during that time.
	17	23	They were down 2-0 to Columbus after two periods on Saturday night. Then Alex Ovechkin went into a phone booth, and though he didn't emerge as Superman, just being the old Ovie was good enough. The Caps got a 4-2 win, just the kind that shows character and toughness. But their slow start means they'll have many more such nights ahead that have to go a similarly fortuitous way.
	14	24	Alex Ovechkin has six goals and nine points during a six-game point streak, a span during which the Capitals have gone 4-1-1 and appear to be righting the ship. Getting D Mike Green back after a lengthy absence ought to help the power play too. Key Injuries: RW Alexander Semin (ankle).

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Wait, TSN has Semin with an ankle injury? So he’s got a cut on his arm, neck pain, and an ankle injury, huh…

by jopierce on Jan 4, 2012 2:03 PM EST reply actions

Day 1: Arm
Day 2: Neck
Day 3: Ankle
Day 4: ???
Day 5: PROFIT

by HockeyGoalie29 on Jan 4, 2012 3:24 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

Remember Mike Green missed a ton of games when he got hit in the head with a puck and suffered an ankle sprain.

Occasionally reporting from Section 421 of the Verizon Center...

by MikeL-Pivonka on Jan 4, 2012 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

He got cut on his arm, hurt his neck looking at the cut, which then caused him to trip and sprain his ankle

Duh!

by Brainumbc on Jan 4, 2012 2:06 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

The Alex Semin injury decoder ring:

Upper body injury: He’s a pain in the neck.
Lower body injury: He’s a pain in the ass.

Reporter: "What’s your Mom’s birthday?"
Tortorella: "I have no idea."

by Wheeler on Jan 4, 2012 2:16 PM EST reply actions 7 recs

When all is said and done this year, it’s still going to be them on top of the Southeast Division.

A bold prediction from CBS.

Capitals goal scored by #22, Mike...

by KNUUUUUUUUUUBLE on Jan 4, 2012 2:42 PM EST reply actions

I predict the Caps will win the SE Division from 2008 until it stops existing, like that will ever happen.

J.P.: You might be the king of all geeks here…

by Alz Well That Ends Well on Jan 4, 2012 5:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Head shoulders knees and toes (knees and toes)

You perhaps knew me better as "Your Nation's Capital." Same great commentary, now with 100% more transparency!

by EmilyB on Jan 4, 2012 2:43 PM EST reply actions

Things are looking up!
like up at about 15 teams in the rankings.
they are always #1 in my heart.

(I heard ladies like that kind of talk)

"One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive." -George Allen

by caps&skins on Jan 4, 2012 2:43 PM EST reply actions

According to Yasmina Reza, women like men who look all alone. Like they’re loners and someone just dropped them off at a bus stop.

Been knee deep in Gods of Carnage, tony award for the best screen play a little while back.

Which brings me to that Alex Semin is one aloof lady killing sob. He clearly got cut running from some crazy fling, slammed his shoulder into the door trying to escape and fell down the stairs spraining his ankle in some kind of Barney Stinson type hilarity.

Bruce Boudreau when asked about Brooks Laich's return to the lineup, he said: "He just adds another dimension to our team. If it was puzzle, he just fits that thing. He completes us."

Brooks Laich completing everything from teams to tires and everything in between.

by breaklance on Jan 4, 2012 4:55 PM EST up reply actions