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Monday Caps Clips: Slow News Day?

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  • Just because he's missed ten games and been suspended twice, don't count Alex Ovechkin out of the running for MVP. [WaPo]
  • Jose Theodore: Money Goaltender. [A Capital Offense]
  • Despite an up and down year (literally and figuratively), Karl Alzner is still HF's 26th-best prospect in the League. Michal Neuvirth places... 49th? Seems low. [Hockey's Future]
  • Was the trade that brought Joe Corvo to D.C. one of the three worst of the 2009-10 season? [The Hockey News]
  • Don Cherry praising AO less than one week after Mike Milbury did the same? These are strange days indeed. [Alex Ovetjkin]
  • "[O]ne of the best advertisements the NHL has had going for it since the lockout -- the Sidney Crosby-Alex Ovechkin rivalry -- has been tainted by the introduction of jingoism into the mix by outside forces who have sought to superimpose a Cold War environment into the equation, as if this were 1972 with cheers greeting Bobby Clarke for slashing Valeri Kharlamov across the ankle." Larry Brooks can be so money sometimes. [NY Post]
  • On an administrative note, if you haven't taken the time to fill out the SB Nation survey we posted a couple of days ago, please do now. Do it for the kids.
  • Speaking of blog administration, you may have noticed three new names on the site's masthead, as we've gone ahead and enlisted a trio of our finest commenters to help us with the thankless job of moderating. Now would be a good time to re-familiarize yourself with our community guidelines and re-dedicate yourself to helping us make this community as great as it can be.
  • Last housekeeping note: we've got some sweet shirts up in the Japers' Rink Store, with new ones coming soon. Check 'em out.
  • Per the HHoF, on this date back in 1975, "Washington Capitals fired head coach Red Sullivan. The next day General Manager Milt Schmidt took over as coach of the team." Amazingly, Sullivan had replaced Jimmy Anderson - who had compiled a 4-45-5 record behind the bench - and actually managed a lower points percentage than his predecessor, going 2-16-0 in his 18 games as Caps' head coach.
  • Finally, happy 33rd birthday to both Tom Poti and Joel Kwiatkowski (separated at birth?), and happy 45th to the late John Kordic.

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Saturday Caps Clips: Caps @ Lightning Game Day

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Friday Caps Clips: A Rare Division Loss

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Thursday Caps Clips: Caps @ Hurricanes Game Day

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  • Previews of tonight's game against Carolina from Vogs, Peerless, CSN Washington and NHL.com, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Canes Country for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
  • To refresh your memory, this is the fifth meeting of the season between the Caps and 'Canes, with the Caps taking three of the first four (by 4-3, 4-3 and 3-2 counts against a 6-3 loss).
  • Notes from yesterday's practice in Raleigh (basically, Boyd Gordon was sent back to D.C. with a bad back, Semyon Varlamov is tonight's likely starter, and Bruce Boudreau talks Ovi). [CI, CI, CI]
  • Brooks Laich continues to win at life. [D.C. Sports Bog]
  • We all know that Brendan Morrison has had his ups and downs this year, but has he ever been the subject of such a cheesily-titled article? [WaPo]
  • The Caps have two of the top three lines in hockey. OK, fine, they have the second-best line in hockey and two different right-wings they can play in on it (though not at the same time). [TSN]
  • Word's getting out on Nicklas Backstrom. [THN, Corey Masisak (just in case you missed it yesterday)]
  • Yes, Alex Ovechkin boarded Brian Campbell four days ago. Yes, Alex Ovechkin was suspended for that hit three days ago (Colin Campbell, by the way, discussed his rationale for the suspension yesterday). And yet, thoughts on the incident and the superstar keep rolling in as people take the time to rehash what has been said and/or come up with something more outrageously dumb than what was out there. [Sportsnet (ridiculous), Versus (absurd), SB Nation (silly), SB Nation (reasonable?), and a poll!]
  • On the Caps sans Ovi. [RtR]
  • Next up on the list of season goals: the President's Trophy, which is the Caps' to lose. [RMNB]
  • On the Caps' dogged determination. [FFODC]
  • Marvel at this: "Mike Green is the 7th d-man with consecutive 70-pt seasons before turning 25. The other six are in the Hockey Hall of Fame." [@washcaps]
  • Caps/Hawks drew "meh" ratings. [Puck the Media]
  • Mmm... beer. [Puck Daddy]
  • If you're not a stat geek like some of us on the site but want to be or just want a real good introduction to some basics, here's a great primer for you. [Scarlet Caps]
  • We're up over $1,000 in donations pledged for "Saves for Kids," and it's never too late to join in the giving. [FanPost]
  • Some killer Caps cards. [Strange But True]
  • Anton Gustafsson and Garrett Mitchell are en route to Hershey... [Patriot-News]
  • ... where they clinched their Division last night (what took you guys so long?), tied a single-season franchise mark for wins, and now have their sights set on the best AHL season ever. [Patriot-News]
  • Per the HHoF, on this date back in 1989, "Dino Ciccarelli scored four goals and added three assists to set a Washington club record with seven points, in an 8-2 Capitals' win over the Whalers at Harford. It was the 15th hat trick of Ciccarelli's NHL career and his first with Washington." Love me some Dino.
  • Finally, bunch o' birthdays today, with Jonas Johansson turning 26, Jan Bulis turning 32, Brantt Myhres turning 36 and Craig Johnson turning 38.

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Wednesday Caps Clips: Sweep in Sunrise

Read that headline and weep, Tomas.

More photos » J Pat Carter - AP

Read that headline and weep, Tomas.

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Tuesday Caps Clips: Caps @ Panthers Game Day

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Monday Caps Clips: Windy City Comeback and Controversy

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Sunday Caps Clips: Caps @ Blackhawks Game Day

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  • Previews of this afternoon's game from Vogs, Peerless, PHT, Chicago-Tribune, CapsBlog, CSN Washington and NHL.com, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Second City Hockey for coverage from the other side of this afternoon's match up.
  • This is the first and only regular season meeting between between the Caps and 'Hawks (the teams did meet twice in the preseason, with the Caps winning both games, by 3-2 and 6-2 counts).
  • The Caps will look to get back on track today against one of the League's elite teams. [WaPo]
  • If you're looking for a place to watch the game with good people, you'll find 'em up in Baltimore and over in Fairfax.
  • Notes from yesterday's practice. [CI]
  • Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun talk Hart Trophy. [ESPN, and for more click here]
  • Nicklas Backstrom is more than a little bit unsigned awesome. [CSN Washington]
  • The Cap who brings the fewest "intangibles" to the party? Tomas Fleischmann. [TSN]
  • "Barack the Red" hits the big time. [D.C. Sports Bog, Puck Daddy]
  • After playing a full season in the KHL, Dmitri Orlov is tearing up Russia's second-tier League. [RMNB]
  • Locals want you to stop honking after Caps games. (Thanks for honoring their request on Friday night.) [WTOP]
  • The Caps make the list of "Biggest Brawls of the last 23 Years." [BtN (with the box score from the referenced game here)]
  • Finally, happy 30th birthday to Joe Motzko.

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