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Friday's Rumors, News & Notes
Another week gone by, another week closer to the return of NHL hockey. The list of UFAs is shrinking, the days are growing shorter, and it's only supposed to hit 96 degrees today in D.C. Hockey is nearly upon us, gentlemen.Today we've got but one lonely rumor, this from the left coast, where a...
Team Preview: Los Angeles Kings
Key additions: Jeremy Roenick, C (T - PHI); Pavol Demitra, C/RW (FA - STL); Valeri Bure, RW (FA - DAL); Craig Conroy, C (FA - CGY); Mathieu Garon, G (T - MTL); Tom Kostopoulos, RW (FA - PIT); Jason Labarbera, G (FA - NYR); Brad Fast, D (FA - CRL); Mike Weaver, D (FA - ATL); Denis Grebeshkov, D (D -...
Sabres 3, Capitals 2 (OT)/Sunday Roundup
Box Score - RecapConsidering that the Buffalo News tabbed last night's game as having "the makings of a blowout Buffalo victory" and that the Sabres played most of their top players, Caps fans should be thrilled with their team's effort, if not the result, in the 3-2 overtime loss.Particularly...
Friday Roundup: Weight Problems
The Caps won't be as bad as everyone thinks, so sayeth Olie Kolzig.The WaPo discusses the possibility of 19-year-old defenseman Mike Green making the team. As Tarik el-Bashir (hereafter TeB) notes, "[Green's] most remarkable statistic... is the number of obstruction penalties he's taken -- zero,"...
Team Preview: Washington Capitals
Key additions: Jeff Friesen, LW/RW (T - NJ); Andrew Cassels, C (FA - CBJ); Petr Sykora, RW (T - NSH); Chris Clark, RW (T - CGY); Ben Clymer, RW (FA - TB); Ivan Majesky, D (FA - ATL); Brent Johnson, G (Waivers - VAN); Mathieu Biron, D (FA - FLA); Jamie Heward, FA - Europe); Miroslav Zalesak, RW (FA...
Sunday Roundup/Gamenight: Lightning @ Caps
[Gameday Preview]Welcome to an abbreviated "Sunday Morning Coming Down" edition of the Roundup (last call at the Rink was a bit late last night).The local beat writers are back to work covering the Caps today. The WaPo has an article about the Caps' third period meltdowns (the same topic,...
Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Sabres
[Gameday Preview]The Caps travel to Rochester for tonight's tilt against über-rookies Tomas Vanek, Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres. Things have gotten so bad on the Washington blueline that Caps forward Ben Clymer is now Caps defenseman Ben Clymer, Bryan Muir is returning to the lineup and will...
Friday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Lightning
[Gameday Preview]The Caps head to Tampa for what was supposed to be the first of two games in two nights in the Sunshine State, but Hurricane Wilma had other plans, leaving the Caps with no plans for Saturday night (I hear A History of Violence is very good, if they're looking for suggestions). So...
Saturday Roundup/Caps 3, Thrashers 2 (SO)
[Boxscore - Recap]Poetic justice. That's what Olie Kolzig called it. F'n sweet. That's what The Rink calls it. Friday night's game came down to the greatest scorer in Caps history and the greatest goalie in Caps history staring each other down, half a rink apart. Each was so deep in the other's...
Wednesday Roundup/Leafs 6, Caps 4
[Boxscore - Recap]There is "no quit" in this year's Caps. There may be stretches where the team seems to be asleep or brief periods in which a peewee team could skate through the defense and beat a temporarily-unfocused goaltender, but there is "no quit" in this team, we're told. By local...
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