Tag: Capitals Playoffs 2017

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The Noon Number: What’re the Odds?

By Japers' Rink Team | May 11th 2017 | 2 min read |

1.8 – Percentage likelihood of the Caps not advancing to the Conference Finals at least once in the last ten seasons. In other words, if you ran...

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The Narrative: Same As It Ever Was (Squared) and Where Do We Go From Here?

By Japers' Rink Team | May 11th 2017 | 1 min read |

1. Same As It Ever Was, Part I: 2. Same As It Ever Was, Part II: 3. So where do we go from here?...

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Thursday Caps Clips: Too Soon, Summer

By Japers' Rink Team | May 11th 2017 | 1 min read |

We’ll have plenty to talk about in the coming days, weeks and months… but for now, here are a few stories and parting thoughts on the end of a...

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Justin Williams’ ‘Calmness’ Can Serve the Capitals Well in Game 7

By Japers' Rink Team | May 10th 2017 | 4 min read |

Justin Williams stood at the end of the Capitals’ locker room at Kettler, waiting for the media to gather in front of him. His facial expression and...

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The Noon Number: Backs Against the Wall

By Japers' Rink Team | May 10th 2017 | 1 min read |

4 – Number of wins for the Capitals under Barry Trotz when facing elimination, out of six games total. Three of those four wins have come agains...

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The Afternoon Narrative: Goalie Nontroversy, Legacies and #WINSday in D.C.

By Japers' Rink Team | May 10th 2017 | 1 min read |

1. In a bit of a surprise (apparently), Matt Murray skated with the Pens this morning, while Games 1-through-6 back-up Tristan Jarry did not. Now, as ...

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Japers’ Rink Radio Episode 49: On Game Sevens and Comebacks

By Japers' Rink Team | May 10th 2017 | 1 min read |

Caps fan-favorite Ed Frankovic joins Adam to discuss what the team needs to do to complete a monumental comeback win against the Penguins and advance ...

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The Morning Narrative: Pens Look for Answers, Caps Have Some and Ottawaiting

By Japers' Rink Team | May 10th 2017 | 2 min read |

1. Pens’ bench boss Mike Sullivan has been hard at work trying to find some answers for the last four periods of hockey. First up? New line combos: ...

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Wednesday Caps Clips: Capitals vs. Penguins Game 7 Game Day

By Japers' Rink Team | May 10th 2017 | 1 min read |

Your savory breakfast links:...

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The Afternoon Narrative: Breakout Burky, Big Gun Buy-In and Lucky Sevens

By Japers' Rink Team | May 9th 2017 | 2 min read |

1. This morning, we noted that, “[i]f the hockey world didn’t know who Andre Burakovsky was before last night, they sure do now.” Let’s elabor...