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Capitals make final cuts. Opening night roster takes shape.
Bruce Boudreau made his final three cuts today. Dmitry Orlov, Mattias Sjogren, and Cody Eakin were all assigned to the Hershey Bears of the AHL. This paves the way for Mathieu Perreault to at least begin the season with the big club in D.C. I say this some level of hesitation. Not because Perreault won’t [...]
Mission: Stanley Cup. Is this the year?
Is this the year the Washington Capitals put the doubters to rest? Four years in succession of playoff failure has left many in the hockey community wondering if the Caps will ever be able to reach the next level. We won’t get the answer to this question until next spring, but this is the best Caps team [...]
Vokoun explains decision to join the Caps
My belief is this team’s got a better chance to win than Detroit does and they showed a lot more interest. They’re comparable teams, but Detroit has won the Stanley Cup three times and Washington has never won it. I think that’s a lot better challenge for me and for the teamto do something special. [...]
Matt Bradley opines on the culture in D.C.
The dog days of summer are among us, and the hockey world has a thirst for some legitimate hockey news. Thankfully we have newly minted Florida Panther Matt Bradley to help us along. The former Washington Capitals’ winger took to the airwaves in Ottawa and was asked about the Capitals troubles in the postseason and [...]
Nassau County Is Decadent and Depraved
Written under duress (and disappointment) by B.D. Gallof I’ve been following things in regard to the arena for a long time now. I never asked for it, nor do I derive any satisfaction from the writing of it. I’ve just striven for truth within a giant murk of all sorts of intentions, public [...]
Capitals: Free agent window shopping – Vokoun bombshell
It’s been a busy 24 hours for George McPhee to say the least. Since the free agency period began on July 1, the Capitals have made major strides in changing their identity for the upcoming season. The additions of Joel Ward, Roman Hamrlik, Jeff Halpern, and Tomas Vokoun presumeably catapult the Capitals to the top [...]
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Brooks Laich inks six year contract
The already weak unrestricted free agent market took another hit today as the Capitals announced the signing of Brooks Laich to a six year contract. The contract will pay Laich an average of $4.5 million per season over the course of the contract, totaling $27 million. The contract also contains a limited no trade clause [...]
Capitals trade for Troy Brouwer
Capitals’ General Manager George McPhee went a different route on draft day. Instead of using the Capitals’ 26th pick in the NHL draft to improve the future, he made a move to improve the present squad. McPhee traded the 26th pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for Troy Brouwer. Brouwer will occupy the left wing with [...]
Kolzig comes full circle
It is good to see the Capitals giving back to Kolzig and showing their appreciation for what he meant to this team and the D.C. area. Kolzig has officially come full circle.
Varlamov’s future in D.C. unclear
Semyon Varlamov’s future with the Washington Capitals has become a bit more cloudy over recent days as rumblings persist that the restricted free agent may either bolt to the KHL, or that the Capitals may not be as high on Varly as they were a year ago. Entering the 2010-2011 season, Varlamov was the consensus [...]
The void at Center returns.
It’s funny how things can change in just a matter of weeks. The Capitals were able to acquire Jason Arnott at the trade deadline in late February; coupled with the miraculous maturation of Marcus Johansson; and suddenly the Capitals were about as deep down the middle as any of the Cup contenders. Prior to the [...]
Laich says he wants to stay in D.C.
And this is where my optimism ends. The odds of a player saying they want to return to their team the next year, following a multitude of ghastly playoff performances and exits are just about as high as the Capitals not winning the Stanley Cup. So in other words, the odds are pretty high. Can [...]
The Capitals fooled us again
The Washington Capitals are now four years into a decade long plan of being an elite team in the NHL; decorated with multiple Stanley Cups. To this point, the organization has failed to deliver on that promise after yet another post season meltdown. The Capitals were swept by the Tampa Bay Lightning in their conference [...]
Mock Draft 1.0
Mock Draft 1.0 Here we go….1-10 Only…. 1. Edmonton Oilers – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C Red Deer (WHL)– RNH is the best player in the draft, and with the number 1 pick, you use that on the best player. It just so happens that Edmonton is in need of a Number one Center and RNH is [...]
Kabanov Turning a Corner?
Last June to the delight of Islanders fans, GM Garth Snow took a flier on a extremely talented but immature winger Kirill Kabanov. Kabanov showed in the days following the draft that he was a very charismatic and lovable kid. He was a joy to interview, he took fellow Russian Kirill Petrov (who doesn’t speak [...]
Semin salvages game 1.
Alex Semin was the hero in Washington D.C. as his overtime goal lifted the Capitals to a 1-0 series lead over the New York Rangers. It took nearly 80 minutes of hockey to decide a winner. If game one was any indication of how this series is going to play out, buckle down for a [...]
The journey begins: Capitals v. Rangers
The real season begins Wednesday night for the Washington Capitals. We have seen this movie before; winning the Eastern Conference and entering the playoffs as a legitimate contender to win the Stanley Cup. A season ago the Capitals were in a very similar position to the one they find themselves in this year. Suffice to [...]
You Can Call Me Al! Goalie Making GM Snow Look Brilliant
Could Al Montoya have walked into a better situation? After the Islanders were spurned by a whining Evgeni Nabokov. Then left in a lurch when oft-injured Rick DiPietro went down with a season ending injury (that’s as lightly as I could put it) and top prospect Kevin Poulin went down with a dislocated kneecap. As [...]
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