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Wednesday Caps Clips: Et Tu, Sergei?
Your savory breakfast links: In this SovSport interview, Sergei Fedorov bemoans the quality of the ice in Washington and notes that a lot of the Caps' defensemen would have trouble on a European-sized rink. [@dchesnokov] Sticking with the ever-informative Dmitry Chesnokov, check him out podcast...
Tuesday Roundup - Viktor Kozlov: Lebowski Rug
A season ago, Viktor Kozlov quietly put together a borderline-great season as he found good chemistry with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom, and Bruce Boudreau rode the trio throughout the regular season. It should come as no surprise, then, that the Caps have struggled a bit in his absences...
Anyone Want To Complain About The Quality Of This Ice?
From the All-Star Game festivities in Montreal (h/t BP) comes this pic of a Caps sweater encased in ice:
Yep. Again With The Bad Ice.
It seems that I got called out for wondering why the condition of the ice at Verizon Center isn't worthy of a story in one of the local papers. Fair enough, I suppose. I mean, it's only two players (representing $4.5 million in 2008-09 player salaries) who have gone on record (and how many haven't...
Wednesday Roundup - Caps 5, Isles 4 (OT)
[AP Recap - Game Summary - Event Summary - WashingtonCaps.com Postgame] Over the course of a season, there are going to be nights when the Caps dominate their opponent but run into a hot goalie and lose. There are going to be games where a bounce here or a call there hands victory to the other...
Thursday Roundup
In case you missed it, Boyd Gordon's injury is a broken hand, one that he received during the first period of last Wednesday's Florida game. It should be noted that he played 15:38 in the game and scored in the shootout. With a broken hand. If he was a baseball player, he'd have been carted off the...
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