Tag: Pick ‘Ems

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Pick 'Em: Game 3 Starter

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 16th 2019 | 4 min read |

“There is no short leash. [Jose Theodore is] the guy we’re going to go with and see how it goes.” – Bruce Boudreau, prior to Game ...

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Pick 'Em: Second Line Center

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 16th 2019 | 6 min read |

Undoubtedly the goal of the Capitals on deadline day was the addition of depth. In acquiring Eric Belanger, Joe Corvo, Milan Jurcina, and Scott Walker...

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Pick 'Em: First Round Opponent

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 16th 2019 | 4 min read |

With Atlanta‘s loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets last night, the Capitals officially captured their third consecutive Southeast Division title &...

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Pick 'Em: Eric Fehr or Tomas Fleischmann as Trade Bait

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 16th 2019 | 6 min read |

Don’t look now, but the NHL’s trade deadline – March 3rd – is right around the corner, and there’s a pretty good chance ...

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Pick 'Em: Morrisonn or Jurcina?

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 15th 2019 | 4 min read |

“[W]e didn’t want to carry eight defensemen again because it’s too difficult for everyone to operate that way. It’s hard for t...

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Pick 'Em: Quintin Laing or Tyler Sloan?

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 15th 2019 | 5 min read |

Despite the four day long respite the Capitals enjoyed earlier this week, the team appears to still be pretty banged up. Boyd Gordon‘s back is s...

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Pick 'Em: Where to Play Eric Fehr

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 15th 2019 | 3 min read |

The salary cap is a wonderful thing for the NHL.  It’s brought parity to the game, turned the League into a more level playing field from a man...

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Pick 'Em: Who Rides the Pine?

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 15th 2019 | 3 min read |

As you know by now, GM George McPhee and Coach Bruce Boudreau, in their infinite wisdom and grace, have chosen to retain eight NHL-caliber defensemen ...

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Pick 'Em: Two Goalies for Opening Night

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 15th 2019 | 2 min read |

Through five preseason games, the Caps have allowed just a dozen goals and have a team goals against average of 2.37. That’s the good news. The...

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Pick 'Em: Do the Caps Need an Enforcer?

By Japers' Rink Team | Feb 15th 2019 | 5 min read |

Last season, fighting in hockey was the subject of national debate in Canada, from one of the Great White North’s premier sports talk programs t...