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The Washington Times Is A Better Newspaper Than The Washington Post
There, I said it. I had to turn off the "liberal lock" on my keyboard and cringed at typing it, but insofar as their coverage of the Capitals (and sports generally), the Washington Times is far superi...
You Mean They Didn't Retire #8 After Dmitri Khristich Called It Quits?
"Good city, good country and good people," [Ovechkin] said, flashing a broad smile. "I'm looking forward to my career. Right now, we have one goal: to win Stanley Cup. I will try to play how I can. I ...
Alexander The Great: First Impressions
The Capitals may stink out loud this year (may?), but as long as Alexander Ovechkin is on the ice, they'll be worth watching. After one pre-training camp skate, the first reviews are in:"He's the most...
Thursday Roundup: Nash Sprains An Ankle
From Caps camp, the WaPo has an article euphemistically referring to the team's defense as being in "flux." We can think of a word that rhymes with "flux" that more accurately describes the Caps' D.Th...
Hurricanes 6, Capitals 0
[Update: Box Score - Recap]Well, that was ugly. A quick recap: the Caps lost 6-0 as the 'Canes outshot their visitors 37-24. Cam Ward went the distance in net for Carolina, and was not tested often, e...
Wednesday Roundup: Ladies And Gentlemen, Alexander Ovechkin
It begins tonight. At a bit past 7:00 PM at the MCI Center, Alexander Ovechkin will take the ice in his first National Hockey League Game to begin what should be a long and incredibly successful caree...
Sabres 4, Capitals 0
[Box Score - Recap - Mike Vogel's Postgame Notebook - Highlights]As Ben Folds wrote, "what fun, I can't wait 'til the future gets here." Unfortunately for Caps fans, the future may be a while. Last ni...
Capitals 3, Penguins 2/Monday Roundup
[Box Score - Recap]Caps win! Caps win! Caps win! Say what you will about the coming NHL season, but one thing is for sure: no fans will savor victories like Caps fans. In Boston it will be "ho-hum, an...
Saturday Roundup: Oh Captain, My Captain
As we mentioned last night, Jeff Halpern has been named captain of the Caps, replacing probably the worst captain in team history in Brendan Witt (if I had a nickel for every time I said, "A captain c...
Wednesday Roundup: We're #29!
Uncork the bubbly - Sports Illustrated has picked the Caps to finish 29th. SI's worst team in the NHL? The Rangers. Now, I don't think the Caps are better than the Rags, but it's still nice to see som...
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