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Caps Get Huet For A Second Round Pick
The Caps have acquired Cristobal Huet from Montreal for a 2nd round pick in the 2008 2009 draft (which pick? Not sure) (and the pick is the one the Caps got from Anaheim for Brian Sutherby earlier in the year - so the Caps turned Suts into Huet).The 32-year-old Huet has never had a save percentage...
Tuesday Night Open Thread
While you were busy hitting your browser's "refresh" button every three seconds since this morning and "working," you might have forgotten that the Caps have a game tonight.And while none of the new guys will be in the lineup, neither will Viktor Kozlov (flu). Chris Bourque has been called up from...
Thursday Roundup
With no game to recap or preview, today we reached out to bloggers from Montreal, C'Bus and Vancouver to get their takes on the three trades the Caps made on Tuesday (and if any Atlanta bloggers want to chime in on the Giroux-for-Motzko deal, feel free to do so in the comments... on another...
The New Guys And Their Numbers
Now that the three new Caps have settled on their jersey numbers (you're gonna stick with 38, right, Cris?), here's a quick rundown of all the 24's, 38's and 91's to ever don a Caps sweater:24Larry Fullan (1974-75)Paul Nicholson (1974-76)Brian Kinsella (1975-76)Larry Bolonchuk (1975-76)Ron Jones...
Saturday Open Thread
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Why Kolzig Started Saturday Night
A goalie controversy is often a jackpot for hockey writers (case in point, this article from today's Calgary Herald), and the recent acquisition of Cristobal Huet has no doubt ignited one here in D.C. (if one didn't exist prior, which is debatable).But while Olie Kolzig and Huet will battle for...
So If It's Not His "Willingness To Shoot" That Makes Him Selfish, What Is It?
NHL.com ran an article yesterday on Cristobal Huet and teased it on their front page with a curious caption that really wasn't expounded upon in the article itself. Take a look:Now, I'll let you decide whether it's "Russian sniper stereotyping" or just sheer stupidity (hint: it's the latter), but...
Today's Front Page
...newspapers from around the hockey world, sponsored by The Front Page, ArlingtonWashington PostIt's no secret that Trade Deadline Day is big news around the hockey world - front page news in many markets, including ours. Well, in one of the papers, at least.Don't see it? Lemme blow it up for...
The Price Of Good Mentoring
You may recall that during the lockout of Ought-Four/Ought-Five, Olie Kolzig went back to his roots a bit and helped tutor a pair of young goalies playing for the Tri-City Americans of the WHL, Olie's former team and the squad he co-owns with Dallas Stars center Stu Barnes.One of the goalies Kolzig...
Russians, French Lead Caps To Victory
Sergei Fedorov scored in regulation (his first goal as a Cap), Alex Semin and Viktor Kozlov each scored in the shootout, and Cristobal Huet stopped 39 of 40 shots through OT and both Boston shootout attempts to lead the Caps to a 2-1 "must win" win.Now the Caps head out on a make-or-break six-game...
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