Stories tagged with "erskine j."

Caps Sign Erskine

by J.P. on Sep 14, 2006 5:03 PM EDT

Per WashingtonCaps.com, the Caps today signed free agent defenseman John Erskine. Erskine is a rugged character whose TSN.ca player profile includes the following:Assets - Loves to play a physical game from behind the blueline. Keeps things simple and knows his limitations.Flaws - Has limited...

Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Panthers @ Caps

by J.P. on Oct 17, 2006 7:48 PM EDT

[NHL.com Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview - Official Gameday Thread]The Panthers come to town for a Southeast Shootout with the Caps and the Caps will somehow have to get through the game without the services of blueliner John Erskine, who was placed on waivers yesterday after failing to break...

Sunday Roundup/Caps 3, Rangers 1

by J.P. on Nov 12, 2006 9:39 AM EST

[NHL.com Recap - WashingtonCaps.com Postgame Coverage - Official Scoresheet - Official Super Stats]Last night's crowd of 16,263 - a legitimate 16,263, the largest crowd of the season - saw the Caps take care of business by playing a physical and up-tempo game against a team that had played a...

Fight Night, Redux

by J.P. on Nov 23, 2006 9:56 AM EST

For far too long, Bob Hartley's Atlanta Thrashers have been tossing around questionably-legal elbows, knees and slashes like rice at a wedding. Wednesday night, Caps' coach Glen Hanlon and his Washington Capitals had had enough. But before we get into that, let's get a few facts out there for...

Friday Roundup/Caps 4, Stars 3

by J.P. on Dec 1, 2006 7:26 AM EST

[NHL.com Recap - WashingtonCaps.com Postgame Coverage]Was there ever any doubt? Check Washington Hockey Daily for all your recaps of the Caps' 4-3 win over the Stars, but I had a couple of impressions that I'll share here:Given the ice time, Jakub Klepis can look like an NHL-caliber center for long...

Friday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Thrashers

by J.P. on Dec 15, 2006 8:09 AM EST

[SeSo Open Thread]Tonight's the game blood-thirsty fans from Atlanta to Washington have been waiting for - the big rematch with the Thrashers. For a number of reasons, I wouldn't expect many fireworks. As I've said before, these events are always over-blown by the media and the fans. Players and...

Tuesday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Sabres

by J.P. on Dec 26, 2006 7:24 AM EST

(logo courtesy Ingmar Bergman Shoots... and Scores!)[NHL.com Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview - Official Gameday Thread]Tonight is Game 2 of the Caps' over-hyped December rematch series (you'll recall that in Game 1, not a single major was handed out as the players wisely decided to play the...

Sunday Roundup/Rangers 4, Caps 1

by J.P. on Dec 31, 2006 9:30 AM EST

[NHL.com Recap]The depleted Caps dropped another game to finish the 2006 calendar year portion of the season at 16-16-7 (recaps galore here). But tomorrow is a new day and a new year. Clean slate. Tabula rasa. We all know that this past week has been brutal on the Caps health- and schedule-wise, so...

Green Out, Schultz Up

by J.P. on Jan 17, 2007 12:32 PM EST

Per Tarik, Mike Green is out indefinitely (x-rays negative) and Jeff Schultz has been recalled to take his spot in the lineup. This must be doubly painful for Green, who had been selected to play in next week's YoungStars game and now, in all likelihood, will not.On a side note, that makes three...

Erskine Activated; Nycholat, Um... Injured! Yeah, That's The Ticket

by J.P. on Feb 15, 2007 6:47 PM EST

Per Tarik, "[d]efenseman John Erskine has been activated from injured reserve and will suit up for tonight's game. To make room for him, Lawrence Nycholat has been put on injured reserve for an undisclosed reason. I'm guessing there really isn't a reason, unless you count not wanting to send him...