The Capitals During the Lockout

The Noon Number: 11

A quick glance at the Caps during the lockout

Backstrom: "2013 Couldn't Have Started Any Better"

Nicklas Backstrom is beaming with optimism as the lockout ends and he leaves Moscow for Washington

Washington Capitals Year in Pictures 2012: Lockout

The Capitals' season ended in mid-May, but hockey soldiers on in this time of lockout limbo. Here are some pix of the Caps' diaspora, at home and abroad.

Wojtek Wolski Takes Polish Hockey Old-School

The Washington Capitals forward brought some NHL-style showmanship to the capital of Poland. Oh, and don't try to run his goalie. Ever.

Jason Chimera Heads Home

The Caps forward leaves after a short stint in the Czech Extraliga

Brouwer: "Tough to Want to Back" Hamrlik, Neuvirth

The lockout - and the Caps' locker room - gets a little more interesting, as Troy Brouwer and Karl Alzner weigh in on recent comments by the Czech contingent.

Neuvirth: Lockout "About Several Superstars"

The Caps netminder expressly comes to the defense of one teammate... while implicitly throwing another under the bus.

Hamrlik: "Disgusted"

The veteran Caps blueliner has had enough with the lockout... and his union's leadership

Reports: Brooks Laich Injured

It seems the Kloten Flyers will have to make do without their first line center for an unknown amount of time.

Jason Chimera Signs with HC Chomutov

The speedy winger becomes the latest Cap to head overseas to find work during the lockout

Backstrom Returns to Sweden... To Renew His Visa

Nicklas Backstrom deals with bureaucracy and life in the KHL

Marcus Johansson Signs with BIK Karlskoga

Marcus Johansson has signed with BIK Karlskoga of second-tier Swedish league HockeyAllsvenskan

Bäckström: I Didn’t Want That Number

Nicklas Backstrom on life in the KHL, his contract and his unnecessarily controversial #99 sweater.

Bäckström: "Damn Good to Finally Play a Game"

Nicklas Backstrom speaks after his Dynamo debut

"I Will Be Like the Swedish Nicklas Bäckström"

Backstrom to Second-Choice Dynamo Not a Done Deal?

Nicklas Backstrom has signed with the KHL's Dynamo Moscow, reuniting him with Alex Ovechkin for the duration of the lockout... or has he?

Backstrom Signs with Dynamo Moscow

The Caps' top pivot is off to Russia to center his favorite wingman

ESPN3 to Show KHL Games Featuring Alex Ovechkin

If you need an AO fix, ESPN3 is ready to hook you up

Oates Named "Co-Coach" of Hershey

The Capitals During the Lockout

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