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Happy Independence Day
From all of us at Japers' Rink, have a happy and safe time celebrating the (Capitals) red, white and blue today. Oh, and Happy 37th Birthday, Mike Knuble.
Skeletons From The Closet, Vol. II
Earlier today I referenced the 1988-89 Caps' three 40-goal scorers (Dino Ciccarelli scored 32 of his 44 with the North Stars before being acquired along with Bob Rouse in the blockbuster that sent Mike Gartner and Larry Murphy to Minny on March 7, 1989). Well, here's the promotional poster...
Skeletons From The Closet, Vol. I
The 1988-89 Washington Capitals were flat-out stacked. Their opening night roster featured four future Hall of Famers (including a trio on the blueline), a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, and, by the time the season ended, three 40-goal scorers.The team won the Patrick Division title (you've...
Skeletons From The Closet, Vol. III
The 1989-90 Caps bid farewell to the '80s and ushered in the century's last decade with an unremarkable regular season (36-38-6 was somehow good enough for third in the Patrick Division). But, as the previous year's team reminded us, the regular season doesn't mean squat, and this team took a...
Skeletons From The Closet, Vol. IV
Sticking with the 1989-90 team, after Don Beaupre split a pair of decisions to open the season, the Caps decided to give their first round pick from the previous summer's draft a shot in net on the road in Hartford. The youngster made 19 saves on 23 shots against ("It's not that [he] was bad") and...
Skeletons From The Closet, Vol. V
Here's one for the younger crowd...Sadly, by the time the late 90s rolled around, bad lip-synching had fallen out of favor as a way to market a hockey team, and pop-up video was all the rage. The result? The 1997-98 Caps' "Let's Go Caps" video:
Skeletons From The Closet, Vol. VI
In this final (for now) installment of SftC, the guys that gave us "Double Trouble" (i.e. the 1988-89 team) are back for another go 'round, though this one is more highlight video than karaoke, which makes it absolutely awesome visually (I'm looking at you, Bobby Gould), but every bit as...
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