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Friday Roundup - Fathers And Sons And Sun
With Wednesday night's loss now nearly ancient history in the grind that is the NHL season, the Caps have embarked upon their annual Mentor's Trip (dad's and the like along for the ride) to Florida. For the players, the trip is a great reminder of where they've come from and why they play the...
Saturday Roundup - Gamenight: Bruins @ Caps
[AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview] Despite a rash of injuries to key contributors, this team continues to win. And while detractors might point out that they've fattened up quite a bit on Southeast Division opponents... the Boston Bruins should not be taken lightly. What, you thought I...
Pens Extend Crosby
Five years, $43.5 million.Kinda sets the market, doesn't it?Oh, and lets get one thing straight - Sid's "hometown discount" of just over a million dollars per year is negligible and he is only giving up one year of unrestricted free agency rather than signing an "I want to be a Penguin for my...
Marty Bum
SI's Allan Muir yesterday opined that Marty Turco may be heading toward a career flameout in his appropriately titled article "Marty Turco may be heading toward a career flameout." Comparing Turk to regular-season-studs-turned-playoff-stiffs Roman Cechmanek and Patrick Lalime, Muir concludes...
Thursday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Sens
[AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview - Gameday Thread]The Caps stay north of the border for tonight's game against the Senators in Kanata and while one hopes the players are focused on the task at hand, Caps fans have been anxiously anticipating the impending trades of a couple of veterans,...
Grading The Grader
SI.com's Allan Muir is handing out grades based on what each team has been able to accomplish so far in the offseason, and the marks are in for the Southeast Division.While I don't think that the Panthers' additions of a few stiff forwards (not the least rigid amongst them being Richard Zednik) and...
What They're Saying: The Caps' 2006 Draft
Below is a collection of comments on the Caps' 2006 Draft generally (and the draftees specifically) from around the hockey world. Check back often, as this post will be updated as needed. James Mirtle: The Washington Capitals select Nicklas Backstrom, from Sweden. A member of Sweden's world...
A Pair Of Dark Horses
SI.com's Allan Muir has a list of fifteen "where's-he-been guys, the last-chancers, the longshots, the dark horses and the no-names who could be big names before too long if things go their way," and two Caps make his list:Sasha Pokuluk (Capitals): The Caps passed on a number of prospects who were...
Non-Rumor Rumor Of The Day
CNNSI.com's Allan Muir has thrown together a list of deadline "deals that make sense" (i.e. won't happen), and the last of these trades involves the Caps and their need to shore up the blueline with a stay-at-home defenseman:Columbus sends Adam Foote to Washington for Chris Bourque, Josh Godfrey,...
Disappointing Indeed
SI.com's Allan Muir has his 2008 NHL mock draft* up, and while he has the Caps taking a two-way defenseman named Tyler Cuma with the 23rd pick overall, this line stuck out to me:"A goaltender wouldn't be a surprise at this spot, considering the disappointing development of 2006 first-rounder Semen...
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