Tag: The Narrative

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The Narrative: One and Done, Three and Out and Big Decisions

By Japers' Rink Team | May 24th 2021 | 3 min read |

1. One and Done A lot will be made about the Caps’ finishing touch disappearing at the worst time (again), and while that’s certainly true, to an ...

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The Narrative: Flat Out, Not so Special, and Damn, Sam

By Japers' Rink Team | May 22nd 2021 | 3 min read |

1. Flat Out Maybe it’s an empty-calorie post-game platitude, but Nicklas Backstrom pretty perfectly summed up what we all saw on Friday night: Grant...

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The Narrative: Low Fives, Burying the Lead and Third Pair, Don’t Care

By Japers' Rink Team | May 20th 2021 | 8 min read |

1. Low Fives During the regular season the, Washington Capitals scored 131 goals at five-on-five (2.3 per game), one great Alex Ovechkin night behind ...

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The Narrative: Sam’s On/Off, Ups and Dowds, and Slowvertime

By Japers' Rink Team | May 20th 2021 | 4 min read |

1. Sam’s On/Off A surprise Game 3 starter given how well Craig Anderson played in Games 1 and 2, how recently he came off the dreaded COVID list, an...

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The Narrative: Gone in 208 Seconds, Turnovertime and Net Positive

By Japers' Rink Team | May 18th 2021 | 4 min read |

1. Gone in 208 Seconds The Caps had Game 2 in the bag… until they didn’t. With three minutes left in the game, MoneyPuck had the Caps at 93.8 ...

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The Narrative: COVID-92, King’s Pawn Game and That Was Close

By Japers' Rink Team | May 16th 2021 | 3 min read |

1. COVID-92 Big news from out at yesterday’s optional skate… Your disbelief is fair, but there’s video evidence: So what does it mean? The C...

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The Narrative: Mr. Anderson, Face-Off Fails and The Match Game

By Japers' Rink Team | May 16th 2021 | 4 min read |

1. Mr. Anderson Craig Anderson will turn 40 on Friday and played fewer minutes for the Caps this year than Anthony Mantha. He wasn’t even on the Cap...

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The Narrative: Morning Skate Update, One and Done? and You Can Pick Your Friends...

By Japers' Rink Team | May 14th 2021 | 2 min read |

1. Morning Skate Update No new information, really, from this morning’s skate (though there appears to be good news on the T.J. Oshie front): But...

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The Narrative: The Old Man and the Zee, Mystery Goalie and Injury Update

By Japers' Rink Team | May 14th 2021 | 2 min read |

1. The Old Man and the Zee Zdeno Chara has played 1,608 NHL regular-season games and another 195 playoff matches. The entire Bruins blueline that is e...

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The Narrative: Carlson On-Point, Eliminati Confirmed, and Shot Suppression

By Japers' Rink Team | Aug 20th 2020 | 3 min read |

1. Carlson On-Point Say what you will (and we have) about John Carlson’s defense so far in the playoffs, but he hasn’t missed a beat in terms of o...