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Monday Roundup
Since injuries are the story of the day/week/month, I'll throw out a question for discussion and be back with more later. Q: If you could have one of the injured Caps back in the lineup for tomorrow night's game, who would it be? Of note, the Caps are 3-4-1 without Alex Semin in the lineup, 2-4-0...
A (Not So) Brief History Of Caps Deadline Deals
History time!With the NHL's trade deadline rapidly approaching, below is a quick look at the team's deadline dealings (trades made within a few days of the deadline) since 1980.March 9, 1982: Todd Bidner traded from Washington to Edmonton for Doug Hicks.March 6, 1984: The rights to Risto Jalo...
Saturday Roundup/'Canes 4, Caps 3/Gamenight: Caps @ Cats
[AP Recap - Game Summary - Super Stats - AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview]On Friday afternoon, Ted Leonsis called out his offense. On Friday night, everyone in white who wasn't wearing the number eight combined for one goal. Guess they're not much into blogs.Still, there was a lot to like...
Accountability Guys
As the San Jose Sharks continue to lick their wounds (can Sharks lick wounds?) after another playoff series loss without even getting close to hockey's promised land, head coach Ron Wilson was reluctant to offer a knee-jerk reaction...But he did cite one ingredient he thought the Sharks lacked in...
Scott Stevens: The Most Effective Draft Choice In Caps History?
Eric Duhatschek has a great post up over at the Globe and Mail posing the question "What was the single most effective draft choice in NHL history?" He asserts that "it was the Atlanta Flames’ decision to select Kent Nilsson in the fourth round, 64th overall, in the 1976 entry draft." Why?...
Thursday Roundup/'Canes 4, Caps 3 (SO)
[Boxscore - Recap - WashingtonCaps.com Postgame Coverage]For one reason or another NHL teams often have a difficult time getting going at the beginning of the first home game after a long road trip. Last night was no exception, as the Caps returned home after seven straight tilts away from the...
Monday Roundup/Gamenight: Habs @ Caps
[AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview - Official Game Day Preview]Both the Caps and Canadiens come into tonight's game at Verizon Center riding winless streaks, the Caps at five games (0-3-2) and the Habs at three (0-3-0) as the latter holds on for dear life to the last Eastern Conference...
Friday Roundup/Gamenight: Devils @ Caps
[AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview - Official Game Day Thread]Not surprisingly, all the talk in the local papers is about yesterday's trades. The WaPo's coverage is here, the WTimes' here. For more coverage, let's see what they (you know... "they") are saying about the Caps' deals (click on...
Do NHL Referees Hate The Caps?
[Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles that will focus on officiating in the NHL. Look for subsequent pieces on what, precisely, the ref sucks and whether the ref, in fact, beats his wife.]It seems a simple enough question: do the refs hate the Caps? There is a mound of evidence...
Team Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs
Key additions: Jeff O'Neill, RW/LW (FA - CRL); Eric Lindros, C (FA - NYR); Jason Allison, C (FA - LA); Mariusz Czerkawski, RW (FA - NYI); Alexander Khavanov, D (FA - STL); Brad Brown, D (FA - BUF); Jean-Sebastien Aubin, G (FA - PIT); John Pohl, C (T - STL); Alexander Steen, C (D - 2002, 1/24); Kyle...
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