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Saturday Caps Clips: Injuries Mount in Victory; Panthers @ Caps Game Day

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Friday Caps Clips: Caps @ Panthers Game Day

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Thursday Caps Clips: No Ovechkin, No Win

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Wednesday Caps Clips: Caps @ Devils Game Day

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  • Preview of tonight's first game sans Alex Ovechkin from Vogs, NHL.com and Peerless, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner In Lou We Trust for coverage (and an epic preview) from the other side of tonight's match up.
  • Refresh your memory as to the last match-up between these teams, less than a month ago. [SB Nation]
  • Press scrums with AO, Bruce Boudreau, Nicklas Backstrom, Brendan Morrison, Chris Clark and Mike Green on the injury heard 'round the NHL world and what it means going forward (bonus quick hit with Mathieu Perreault on his recall at the end). [Caps365 (video); Washington Times article; Washington Post's article; NHL.com's article]
  • Y'know, for all the horrendous misinterpretations and/or misuse of Boudreau's comments regarding the length of Ovechkin's absence from the lineup (from "Capitals' Ovechkin expected to miss one game" to "Ovechkin out up to two weeks"), I'm surprised no one's jumped on AO saying he's going to "take some coke" and claim that the Great Eight has a drug problem.
  • "Ovechkin's recovery time from an upper-body strain presents a prime opportunity for "the other Alex" - Alexander Semin - to prove he can produce consistently and that he is worthy of a long-term contract at season's end." [Washington Times]
  • To that end, Semin's agent is quoted as saying: "I don't believe in discounts." I wonder if he makes the same percentage on a KHL deal as an NHL one. [Examiner]
  • More on Semin's chance to step up. [OFB]
  • It's not that Ovi doesn't get hurt, it's that he doesn't feel pain. Or something. [Examiner]
  • Is the League's discipline office asleep at the wheel yet again on this one? [Ed Frankovic's Blog]
  • Five players who must step up in the two-time reigning MVP's absence. [Fight For Old D.C.]
  • Pictures from yesterday's practice (yes, they did actually skate yesterday). [Caps In Pictures]
  • Regarding that practice, I'm going to throw a flag on placing "news" and "Eric Fehr left practice early" next to each other. [In The Room]
  • Here are your new lines (for the moment, at least). [Capitals Insider]
  • Brian Leetch - the last defenseman to have a 100-point season - throws some love Green's way. [CP]
  • Speaking of Green, he "appears to be just hitting his stride and should be left standing when the final cuts [for Team Canada] are announced, if not among the top six, at least as a power play specialist." Huh. [CTV]
  • Pierre Lebrun took the opportunity to post some moron's rant about the Caps (you'll never guess who "the worst defender in the NHL" is) and respond by basically blaming the entirety of the team's supposed defensive woes on A.O. Um, ok. [ESPN]
  • LeBrun's on a roll. Regarding AO's new deal with IMG for representation he writes, "It has to be a bit of an acknowledgment that Ovechkin and his family made a mistake to part ways with [former agent Don] Meehan." Really? [ESPN]
  • More weekly power rankings are out, with the Caps down two spots to fourth here at SBN, up one to fourth at FOXSports, up five to third at Y! and holding at fifth at SI.com and sixth at CBSSports.
  • Hey, people - be thankful the Caps don't have a meddling owner and stop telling The Boss how to run his team (leave that to us bloggers). [Ted's Take]
  • Speaking of The Boss, here's this week's Hockey This Morning spot. [XM204 (audio)]
  • The Caps raised nearly $25k for Hockey Fights Cancer. Bravo. [Hockey Mom]
  • More Ovie-tine, please! [Flickr via @clydeorama]
  • "10 Things You Should Know About Matt Bradley." [Capitals]
  • Yesterday was "Washington Capitals Day" in D.C., and it was such a big story that the team didn't even put out a release on it until the day was almost over. [Capitals]
  • Some interesting notes on dasher board advertising around the League. [NEI Nuclear Notes]
  • Finally, happy 31st birthday to Rick Berry.

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Monday Caps Clips: A Loss and A Loss

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Sunday Caps Clips: Blue Jackets @ Caps Game Day

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Saturday Caps Clips: Win Streak Gone In a Flash

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Friday Caps Clips: Make it Six; Isles @ Caps Game Day

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  • Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's win from Corey (blog, article), Tarik (blog, article), Vogs, Joe B., PeerlessEd Frankovic and Cap Centre (and here).
  • Previews of tonight's rematch of Saturday night's comeback win from NHL.com, Peerless and Cap Centre, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Lighthouse Hockey for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
  • Yet another "Alex Ovechkin saves hockey Washington" story (as if they get old). [CP]
  • Nicklas Backstrom: assist assassin. [The Hockey News]
  • Jeff Schultz isn't not impressed with Jeff Schultz. [AJC]
  • A hockey game pitting Washington against Hershey? Never say never... say 66 years ago. [OFB]
  • A post on why you should love Keith Aucoin... obviously written before last night's game. [Homer McFanboy]
  • Abe Pollin went with "Washington Capitals" after holding a "name-the-team contest." Abe's fortunate he held the contest before that first season or AO would be an All-Star for the Washington Skating Turds. [mental_floss]
  • Apparently, Alex Ovechkin "has become notorious around the NHL" for slew-footing, and Zdeno Chara was "was happy to see the league finally buckle down on the back-to-back Hart Trophy winner." "Notorious?" I'm calling B.S. [NESN]
  • A one-stop shop for all of your Caps-related H1N1 joke needs. [Peerless]
  • "If you can skate and survive the occasional lockout, National Hockey League ref is hardly a bad job. Refs make between $110,000 and $255,000 while linesmen earn from $72,000 to $162,000." [CNN.com]
  • Of course, it's not all fun and games... just ask Pat Dapuzzo (heads up: very heavy post). [FanHouse]
  • Sami Lepisto is making the most of his chance to play in Phoenix. [Arizona Republic]
  • Per the Hockey Hall of Fame, on this date back in 1998, "Capitals' Rick Tabaracci recorded his 14th career shutout and Flames' Ken Wregget got the 9th shutout of his career as Washington tied 0-0, at Calgary."
  • Finally, big day for former Caps birthdays, including Sean Collins' 26th, Ivan Ciernik's 32nd, Pat Elynuik's 42nd and Ron Lalonde's 57th.

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