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December - 2006

Justice Is Swift
On Notice
Sunday Roundup/Rangers 4, Caps 1
Brian Rafalski's Really, Really Good Game
Supervechkin
Jesus H. Christ
Bang And The Bucks (Or Depth And Dollars)
Thursday Roundup/Habs 4, Caps 1
World's Oldest Stick Sells For One Cullimore
Respect Ranking (12/27)
And He Called AO's Hit "Dirty" And "Gutless"?
Wednesday Roundup/ Sabres 6, Caps 3Gamenight: Habs @ Caps
Tuesday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Sabres
A Capital Christmas
Congratulations Peter Bondra
Break Up The Southeast Division?
Friday Roundup/Gamenight: Devils @ Caps
The Worldwide Leader In Idiocy
Steve Eminger: Stud Or Stiff?
Wednesday Roundup/Lightning 5, Caps 4
Smarter Than The Average Bear
Tuesday Roundup/Gamenight: Lightning @ Caps
Have A Coke And A Smile Goal
Monday Roundup: The Other Super Soph
Friday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Thrashers
Quote Of The Day
All It Needs Is A "Kris Beech Lazy Hooking Penalty Area" Label
Holiday Ticket Deal From The Caps
The Penguins Golden Boy Showered In... Praise?
Wednesday Roundup
Every Little Bit Helps
Tuesday Roundup/Pens 5, Caps 4 (SO)
Ovechkin Named NHL's Third Star For The Week
Monday Roundup/Gamenight: Sid @ Alex Pens @ Caps
Friday Roundup/Gamenight: Ducks @ Caps
Scott Stevens: The Most Effective Draft Choice In Caps History?
Thursday Roundup/Caps 6 Sens 2
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Sens @ Caps
Backhanded Compliments All Around!
Sunday Roundup/Caps 7, Sabres 4
Saturday Roundup/Gameday: Sabres @ Caps
Friday Roundup/Caps 4, Stars 3

November - 2006

Thursday Roundup/Gamenight: Stars @ Caps
Wednesday Roundup/Caps 5, Lightning 2
Tuesday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Lightning
Sunday Roundup/Isles 4, Caps 1
It's Good To Be The King
Because I Couldn't Find A "Jim Hrivnak: Vezina Candidate" Card
Friday Roundup/Gamenight: Leafs @ Caps
Fight Night, Redux
I'm Not Sayin', I'm Just Sayin'
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Thrashers @ Caps
Tuesday Roundup
Captain Courageous
Saturday Roundup/'Canes 4, Caps 1Gamenight: Caps @ Bruins
I Thought You Looked Familiar
Friday Roundup/Gamenight: 'Canes @ Caps
The Man In The Middle
Thursday Roundup/Bruins 3, Caps 2 (SO)
Ovechkin Makes His First Mistake
Stat Of The Day
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Bruins @ Caps
NHL To Players: Knee-On-Knee Is Just Fine
Stats Du Jour (Mmmm... That Sounds Good... I'll Have That)
Tuesday Roundup/Caps 4, Panthers 1
And With The First Pick In The 2023 Entry Draft, The Las Vegas Penguins Select...
Monday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Panthers
Sunday Roundup/Caps 3, Rangers 1
Saturday Roundup/Gamenight: Rangers @ Caps
So Dubya, What Did You Think Of Last Night's Game?
Thursday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ 'Canes
SeSo/Japers' Rink Free Beer Challenge
The Smartest Thing Ever To Come Out Of Sean Avery's Mouth
Lost In Translation?
Tuesday Roundup/Caps 4, Sens 3 (OT)
Monday Roundup/Gamenight: Sens @ Caps
Shots On Goal And Shots At Goal
Zednik Out With Broken Wrist?
Current Line Combinations And Depth Chart
Sunday Roundup/Caps 5, Flyers 3
Lineup Shakeup
*** Public Service Announcement ***
Bäckström: Post-Post-Bar
Saturday Roundup/Atlanta 4, Caps 3Gamenight: Caps @ Flyers
Friday Roundup/Gameday: Thrashers @ Caps
Sean Avery Embarasses Himself (For A Change)
Have Your Wife Hold On To That #39 Jersey, Sanjay
Maybe He Just Wants To Hang Out With Harold Ford, Jr.
The Hits Keep On Comin'
Thursday Roundup
"Eastern Conference Patsies"
Hide Golbez's Shoelaces And Belts

October - 2006

Wednesday Roundup: Canadian Ovechkenvy
Rico Not-So-Suave
Ask AO
Tuesday Roundup/Caps 4, Flames 2
Z, Z Top Flames
Monday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Flames
Green Goal
It Was My Understanding That There Would Be No Math
Sunday Roundup/Oilers 4, Caps 0
Saturday Roundup/Canucks 3, Caps 2 (SO)Gamenight: Caps @ Oilers
Bulletin Board Material
Friday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Canucks
Thursday Roundup/Caps 5, 'Lanche 3
Dale Hunter Is The Best Player In NHL History...
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ 'Lanche
Can I Get An Amen?
Tuesday Roundup: Any Excuse To Use An Umlaut
Up Down The Beech
D.C. United... But Not Necessarily In Support Of Soccer
Red Fisher: Genius
Monday Roundup: Shhh... Don't Wake The Local Scribes
Sunday Roundup/Lightning 6, Caps 4
Saturday Roundup/Gamenight: Lightning @ Caps
Doug Risebrough Drunk-Dials Preds' Prospect
The "Other" Alex
***Special Announcement***
Friday Roundup/Thrashers 4, Caps 3 (OT)
Thursday Roundup/Caps 5, Panthers 2/Gamenight: Caps @ Thrashers
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Panthers @ Caps
An Open Letter To Rink Readers
The Maven: Ass Clown
Tuesday Roundup: You Can't Spell "Da Caps" Without D.C.
Monday Roundup: The Best Defense Is Surrounding Yourself With Worse Defenses
Saturday Roundup/Gamenight: Thrashers @ Caps
Friday Roundup/Wild 3, Caps 2 (SO)
Thursday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Wild
Wednesday Roundup
Stars - They're Just Like Us!
Tuesday Roundup
Today's Funnies
Rangers' Second Goal
Thursday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Rangers
Your 2006-07 Washington Capitals
Is It April Already?

September - 2006

I Bet He Throws Better Than Soriano Skates
Fast Legs, Slow Fists
Fate Settles The Goalie Controversy In Philly
California, Here I Come
A Pair In The Top 10
Snip, Snip, Snip And All Semin, All The Time
Another Devil Diamond In The Rough?
Two More Cuts (And Speaking Of Cuts...)
Lightning 3, Capitals 2 (OT)
My, How The Not-So-Mighty Have Fallen
"What He Said" And Other Odds & Ends
Postcards From Camp
Our GM Can Beat Up Your GM
Vodka Shots All Around!
Hockey's Future: Capitals Training Camp Preview
FOX Sports: They Report, I Deride
Ovechkin Perfection
Caps Sign Erskine
You Know You're Hockey-Obsessed When...
Schremp Fra Diavolo
Caps Name Captain
Caps To Name Captain Wednesday
Caps Hockey: See It, Feel It, Touch It, Heal It
Lots Of Semin
And I Just Ordered A #28 Kris Beech Jersey...
You Know You're A Hockey Fan When...
Alexander The Humanitarian
When Did The NHL Turn Into The NBA?
Capitals Top 20 Prospects
Well That Answers That... Partially

August - 2006

Appeasing J.R.
Finnish? These Guys Haven't Even Started
Who's Hockey's Only "True" Franchise Player?
How God Sees The Caps
Where In The World Are The Caps?
Is It An Omen?
Which NHLer Are You?
Japers' Rink Ice Princess, 2006
Remember When ESPN Cared About Hockey? Me Neither.
Ice Ice Babies
If You Don't Have Something Nice To Say...
From Le Department Promotionale
Cinco de Japers
Caps Get New Logo
Caps Sign Taticek, Fill Enigmatic-Czech-Named-Petr Void

July - 2006

Princess Re-Ups For Three Years
A Taste Of Semin Beautiful Semin Shot Nice Goal
The Future Gets Closer Every Day
52 Reasons To Love Alexander Ovechkin
Caps Re-Sign Bradley... And Then There Was One
Wake Me When It's Hockey Season, Pt. VII
Hockey's Future's Capitals 2006 Draft Review
Party On, Garth
Caps Sign Laing
Caps Re-Sign Sutherby, Fata
Wake Me When It's Hockey Season, Pt. VI
Caps Re-Sign Trio
Caps Sign Brashear
Re-Stocking The Bar Bears
2006-07 Washington Capitals Organizational Depth Chart And Current Contract Situations
Kevin Weekes: The Patrick Roy Of The Web
Caps Re-Acquire Zednik
Wake Me When It's Hockey Season, Pt. V
Caps Re-Sign Laich, Cassivi
Wake Me When It's Hockey Season, Pt. IV
ESPY Results
Washington Capitals 2006-07 Organizational Depth Chart... Sort Of
Wake Me When It's Hockey Season, Pt. III
A Quick Rundown Of The Days' Caps News
Wake Me When It's Hockey Season, Pt. II
Backstrom To Stay In Sweden
Caps Re-Sign Morrisonn
Corny Color Analyst For Televised Poker Coverage Must Be Number Six
Wake Me When It's Hockey Season
Athletes Against Autism Golf Tournament
Owner's Corner For July 7, 2006
Japers' Rink Glossary
Caps Shed Excess Marylander
Did The Caps Make A Run At Signing Chara?
The 2006-07 Washington Capitals
What They're Saying: The Caps' 2006 Draft

June - 2006

The Barney Pompadour
With Majesky, Biron Gone, Caps Less Likely To Win Cup
The Rink Reads The Latest Roenick News So You Don't Have To
Bye Bye, Bonzai
Relax! Don't Do It... When You Wanna Pun
Caps Qualify 11, Bid Adieu To Biron
Ovechkin Nominated For Two ESPYs
Recapping The Caps' Draft: Backstrom In Blackstrom (Or, If You Prefer, Baby's Got Backstrom)
Breaking News: Larry Brooks Is A Clown
Draft Coverage
Rink Exclusive: An Email Exchange With New Panther Todd Bertuzzi
Um... What?
And The Winner Is...
NHL 07 Nabs Caps 08
NHL To Honor Kolzig
Is Nothing Sacred?
Look! Beautiful People!
Ironic Headline Du Jour
This Is What It's All About
Caps Owner Cryptic In Latest Column; JP Drunk On Optimism
NHL.com Or CarMax?
Hockey's Future's Capitals 2006 Draft Preview
And We Thought NHL Refs Were Bad?
Mmmm... Crow...
The Key To Game 6
You're With Me, Calder
Hershey Kisses Milwaukee Goodbye
Fay-thless Street
Rinne Ready... Really?
Bears/Ads on Comcast Tonight
'Canes Cough Up Game 5
Scientific Proof That The Oilers Are Screwed
Houda Thunk It?
Odds And Ends
The Music World Chimes In On The Cup Finals
Chocolate, Beer and Hockey
There's Always Next Year... To Bet On
Breaking News: Hockey Isn't Widely Popular In The U.S.
Lordy, Lordy, We Get Jordy?
Sabres Fans Are Right - The 'Canes Are Sore Winners
Lorraine, My Density Has Popped Me To You
Conn Smythe?
Happy 41st Birthday, Bob Probert
Ovechkin Named Sporting News Rookie Of The Year
The NHL Scouting Combine: It's Barf-tastic!
TSN.ca Has It All Figured Out
WaPo Bad Pun Editor On Vacation
The FCF Revisited And A Finals Prediction
The NHL's Power Division?
On To The Finals
'Canes Take The Lead
Deuces Wild
Good Lord This Is Intense!
Behind The Goal, Off Wesley, Off Ward... Nothing But Net
Seeing-Eye Shot Ties The Score
Off Pyatt, Off Mair... Nothing But Net

May - 2006

Inside Cam's Cranium
Da Bears: Hershey Squirts Past Portland In OT
Thank You
Looking Ahead By Looking Back: Caps' AHL and ECHL Prospects' Season Review
He Writes The Songs That Make The Whole World Sing?
Druuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!
Can You Smell What Laraque Is Cookin'?
Caps' Prospect Making Huge Strides
Ovechkin Named To All-Tournament Team, Potentially Banned From Participating In Next Year's Tourney
Google Trends
Western Conference Finals Prediction - No Reading Required!
The Former Cap Factor
My Second-Worst Nightmare Come True?
Growing Up With The Capitals
Russia Rolls At Worlds
Another Series, Another Sweep For The Bears
OLN: Hockey Coverage For Silly Little Fairies
Mixed Feelings
Ovechkin Nominated For Calder, Pearson Trophies
Capitals 2005-06 Rookie Review

April - 2006

Marty Bum
Are You Not Entertained?
Worthwhile Stat Of The Night
Worthless Stat Of The Night
Global Warming Deserves All The Credit, Martin Gerber All The Blame
The Least Hockey-Related Post You'll Ever Read On The Rink
Caps 2005-06 Highlights
Tuesday Roundup: Mr. Clutch and WWBD (What Would Bucci Do)?
Romantic Dinner
Thursday Roundup
Daily Awards Of The Year (Huh?)
Wednesday Roundup/Caps 4, Lightning 1
What Joe Thornton Is Doing At His Age And For That Team Is Simply Amazing
Tuesday Roundup/Caps 6, Thrashers 4Gamenight: Caps @ Lightning
Monday Roundup/Gamenight: Thrashers @ Caps
Japers' Rink Closed For Maintenance April 8-16
Friday Roundup/Gamenight 'Canes @ Caps
In Focus: CD's Night As A Guinea Pig
Number 22 In Your Programs, Number 64 In Your Hearts
Thursday Roundup/'Canes 4, Caps 3 (SO)
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: 'Canes @ Caps
Witt Suspended One Game For Hit On Yyborny Vborny Yvborny Vyborny
Tuesday Roundup/'Canes 6, Caps 5 (OT)
The NHL's Collective Bargaining Agreement
Monday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ 'Canes

March - 2006

Friday Roundup/Habs 3, Caps 2 (OT)
From The Silly To The Lazy And Back Again
Thursday Roundup/Caps 5, 'Canes 1Gamenight: Caps @ Habs
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ 'Canes
Tuesday Roundup: Some Zubie Love
Media Matters For Canada
Monday Roundup: Mailbag
Since It's Sunday...
Friday Roundup/Lightning 4, Caps 3 (OT)
The Ovechkin Backlash
Thursday Roundup/Panthers 3, Caps 2Gamenight: Caps @ Lightning
Put Yourself On The Map
"When Is A Win More Than A Win?" And Rewarding Failure
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Panthers
Tuesday Roundup/Habs 4, Caps 2
Monday Roundup/Gamenight: Habs @ Caps
Saturday Roundup/Gamenight: Panthers @ Caps
Conclusive Proof: Penguins Fans Are Bad People
Friday Roundup/Rangers 5, Caps 4
Top 10 Patricks In Hockey History
Thursday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Rangers
Japers' Rink Brackets
Tuesday Roundup/Gamenight: Sabres @ Caps
Toronto Does Nothing At Deadline, Local Media Dreams Big Day After
Friday Roundup/Gamenight: Devils @ Caps
Caps Trade Witt
Caps Trade Friesen
Caps Claim Fata Off Waivers
Thursday Roundup/Caps 6, Pens 3
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Pens @ Caps
Tuesday Roundup/Caps 5, Isles 2
But Enough About Hockey, Let's Talk About Me
And The Oscar Goes To...
Monday Roundup/Gamenight: Isles @ Caps
Friday Roundup/Sens 7, Caps 1
The Ovechkin Nickname Contest
Thursday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Sens
Heward's Versatile, But Not That Versatile
Wednesday Roundup/Caps 5, Leafs 3

February - 2006

Tuesday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Leafs
Monday Roundup: Has Brendan Witt Played His Last Game For Washington?
My PlayStation2 Predicts The Olympics: Medal Round
Olympic Predictions Revisited
Capital Olympians: Day 7 (Semifinals)
My PlayStation2 Predicts The Olympics: Day 7 (Semifinals)
This Just About Sums It Up...
Surprise Thursday Roundup: There's Still An NHL?
Capital Olympians: Day 6 (Quarterfinals)
My PlayStation2 Predicts The Olympics: Day 6 (Quarterfinals)
Caps Re-Sign Pair Of Blueliners
And In This Corner, Standing Eight Feet Tall And Weighing In At More Than 700 Pounds...
Today's Olympic Hockey Schedule And A Little Religion
Alexander Ovechkin: Hockey's Top Prospect
Capital Olympians: Day 5
I Must Be In The Front Row... Because I Can See How Horrid Those Sweaters Are
My PlayStation2 Predicts The Olympics: Day 5
Carnival of the NHL #19
Capital Olympians: Day 4
My PlayStation2 Predicts The Olympics: Day 4
The Incredible Rapidly-Aging Jose Theodore
Capital Olympians: Day 3
Capital Olympians: Off Day
Forsberg To Play; Canada Undoubtedly Dismayed
My PlayStation2 Predicts The Olympics: Day 3
Capital Olympians: Day 2
My PlayStation2 Predicts The Olympics: Day 2
Capital Olympians: Day 1
Happy 34th Birthday, Jaromir Jagr
My PlayStation2 Predicts The Olympics: Day 1
Olympic Predictions
Monday Roundup: I Miss The NHL Already
Jose Theodore's Performance-Enhanced Hair
And The Award For Best-Timed Promotion Goes To...
Ted's Take: Owner's Blog Goes Public
Thursday Roundup: The Czarina Of Turin-a
Hit Of The Year?
Wednesday Roundup/Panthers 5, Caps 0
Tuesday Roundup/Gamenight: Panthers @ Caps
Bloglines: Get On Board. Now.
Monday Roundup: The Sincerest Form Of Flattery?
Thinking Inside The Box
Saturday Roundup/Caps 4, Leafs 1Gamenight: Caps @ Lightning
Friday Roundup/Gamenight: Leafs @ Caps
Thursday Roundup: It's Groundhog Day!
Ovechkin Named Offensive Player, Rookie Of The Month
Wednesday Roundup/Isles 5, Caps 3

January - 2006

Breaking News
Carnival of the NHL #18
Tuesday Roundup/Gameday: Caps @ Isles
Monday Roundup/Caps 2, Lightning 1
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Pens
Tuesday Roundup/Bruins 3, Caps 2
Ovechkin Named Offensive Player of the Week
Monday Roundup/Gamenight: Bruins @ Caps
Saturday Roundup/Gamenight: 'Canes @ Caps
Friday Roundup/Caps 5 Blues 4 (SO)
Thursday Roundup/Gamenight: Blues @ Caps
Top 11 Rookie Seasons Of All-Time
The Good News Keeps Coming (At Least On The Ovechkin Front)
Wednesday Roundup/More On "The Goal"
Tuesday Roundup/Caps 6, 'Yotes 1
Monday Roundup/Gameday: Caps @ Coyotes
The Top 11 American-Born Capitals Of All-Time
Saturday Roundup/Ovechkin 3, Ducks 2
Friday Roundup/Stars 4, Caps 1Gamenight: Caps @ Ducks
The Top 10 (Plus Two) American-Born Players Of All-Time
Thursday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Stars
The Rink Turns Six Months Old
Carnival of the NHL #17
Excellence In Journalism
Tuesday Roundup/Gamenight: 'Hawks @ Caps
Pens To Get New Uniforms?
Monday Roundup/Panthers 4, Caps 3 (SO)
Armenia Falls To 0-4 With 28-3 Loss
Sunday Roundup/Gameday: Panthers @ Caps
Saturday Roundup/Flyers 3, Caps 1
Friday Roundup/Gamenight: Flyers @ Caps
Thursday Roundup/Sens 3, Caps 1
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Sens @ Caps
Rookie Of The Month? That's It?
Ovechkin Named Rookie Of The Month
Calling Two Boyds With One Phone
Tuesday Roundup: Player Of The Week Is Nice, But...

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