All Entries in the "Washington Capitals" Category
$5 Million Well Saved
With training camp just a few weeks away, it appears George McPhee is content with entering the 2010-2011 season with essentially the same roster as a season ago. The core groups remains; Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green, and Alex Semin. The Caps still hold one of the deepest rosters in the league as all [...]
The Bolts Beat, 09/03/10: With Special Guests Steve Downie and Puck Daddy’s Greg Wyshynski
In the latest episode of The Bolts Beat, JJ and co-host Mike Corcoran visit with Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steve Downie to discuss last season’s individual success, off-season training with Gary Roberts, rivalries and much more. Puck Daddy editor Greg Wyshynski drops in as well and touches on Ilya Kovalchuk, the recent Mt. Blogmore series, [...]
Depth at Center in Question
With training camp just about a month away, George McPhee appears ready to end this offseason without the big splash many anticipated after last season’s playoff collapse. Entering the offseason and upon dissection of the roster, the needs facing the Capitals were down the middle and on the blueline. Although interest in Willie Mitchell has [...]
Capitals Trade for D.J. King
The Capitals took a step in addressing one of their needs this offseason by acquiring St. Louis Blues tough guy D.J. King. The acquisition of an enforcer was probably third on the depth chart of team needs this offseason behind upgrading the blueline and center positions. But if you watched any number of Capitals’ regular season [...]
Capitals Sign Tomas Fleischmann
Talk about bad timing. Just as I post my “Arbitration Showdown” piece on the hearing that was set for tomorrow, the Caps have avoided arbitration with Tomas Fleischmann. The terms of the agreement are for a 1 year deal worth $2.6 million. This certainly is on the high end of the range I thought Flash [...]
Capitals continue to sit tight. Is Marcus Johansson poised to center 2nd line?
When asked whether the Washington Capitals were done signing free agents this offseason, George McPhee replied “yes”. This after signing former Cap Brian Willsie to a 1-year, 2-way deal today. As is team practice, the terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. This is most likely a signing that will land Brian in the [...]
Jeff Schultz Re-signs
The Washington Capitals have re-signed Jeff Schultz to a four year contract worth $11 million.
5 Major Reasons Kovalchuk Should Be an Islander
With all due respect to the detractors, here is a list of five reasons why the Islanders need a superstar like Kovalchuk, and furthermore, why he will not effect our salary cap in the future!
All’s Quiet in DC
The NHL’s free agency deadline has come and gone and as expected, the free agency frenzy is in full swing. A number of big name free agents will be fitted for their new sweaters in the coming days. Depending on which camp you’re in, the Capitals have been expected, or unexpectedly quiet today. Most of [...]
Recap of today’s Free Agent Frenzy, Eastern Conference
Today was one of the most entertaining day of the season in the NHL, much more than the 2010 trade deadline, as most of the big names found a new home only five hours after the free agency period began. Let’s have a look at the key signings and trades that have occurred as of [...]
HOCKEYINDEPENDENT FREE AGENCY LIVE CHAT: 11am Start!
HockeyIndependent’s Free Agency Live Chat Show
HOCKEY INDEPENDENT’s FREE AGENCY LIVE SHOW: 11am to 5pm on July 1st. Be There!
The LIVE CHAT will open at 11am. We will have a breaking news twitter feed in the chat so we all know at the same time as things break. Cut through the blogosphere and twittersphere noise and spend your Free Agent Frenzy day with us!
30 thoughts/facts/predictions around the 2010 NHL draft/free agency ***updated***
Three hours away from the beginning of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California, there is a lot of talk surrounding what is likely to happen tonight, and before the start of the NHL free agency on July 1st.
Below, you will find 30 thoughts/facts/predictions about the NHL that might happen in the next [...]
Dethroned
Alex Ovechkin’s run as the league’s most valuable player came to an end Wednesday night as Henrik Sedin collected his first career MVP award. Also up for the award was Sidney Crosby, who had an outstanding season in his own right. Ovechkin was looking to become the first player since Wayne Gretzky to win three [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Lyle Richardson On The Brodeur for Semin Rumor
BD’s Note: We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… [...]
Hershey Bears Win 11th Calder Cup
The Hershey Bears captured their 11th Calder Cup in franchise history by dispatching the Texas Stars in game 6 of the Calder Cup finals.
The Alex Semin Dilemma
With the Capitals season coming to an unexpected and premature halt just over a month ago – bloggers, journalists, pundits, and anyone else with an opinion began pointing the finger at who was responsible for the franchise’s most disheartening loss in it’s history. Cries of Bruce Boudreau’s system, the powerless power play, Mike Green, and [...]
Caps/Pens? It’s better than you think.
Reports out of Pittsburgh are confirming a game that has been rumored for years: Winter Classic 2011, Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins, Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA. Surprisingly, this is a common-sense and good idea from the league. Don’t get too down on the matchup, it’s a good move for all of us. [...]
This Train DC Bound?
According to Slam Sports.ca, the Washington Capitals are currently the front runners in the Anton Volchenkov sweepstakes. So much in fact that the Caps have an offer waiting and are just twiddling their thumbs in anticipation of July 1 free agency period. The alleged offer is in the $5 million per year range. No [...]
Capitals Re-sign Nicklas Backstrom (Updated)
Update
Tarik El-Bashir is reporting that Backstrom yearly salary will increase for the duration of the contract. It will start at $6 million per season, jump to $6.5 million per year starting year 4 of the contract, and eventually reach $8 million for the 10th and final year of the contract.
Marcus Johansson’s entry level contract also [...]
Penguins Loss Takes Some Pressure Off Ovechkin
The Montreal Canadiens cinderella run continues. After knocking off the Washington Capitals in round one, the Habs have successfully followed up that performance with a game 7 defeat of the Stanley Cup champions. Simply remarkable. The Habs are now the first team to eliminate the Stanley Cup champions and the holders of the President Trophy [...]
Capitals’ Fans Should Look to the Hershey Bears
How many times has an AHL team been given star treatment on Hockey Independent? I’m willing to wager I could count the number of times on one hand. And how could now be the time to introduce you the current Calder Cup Champions? After all, we are on the precipice of a game 7 between [...]
Russian Contingent, Plus 1, Headed to World Championships
Let’s face it, the IIHF World Championship is a tournament no NHL player wants to be apart of. Why? It is smack-dab right in the middle of the Stanley Cup playoffs. That’s why. Don’t get me wrong, playing for one’s country is an incredible honor (an honor I will never experience) and a source of [...]
Montreal Canadiens: Is Pernell Karl Subban The Next Andrei Markov?
A native of Rexdale, Ontario, Pernell Karl (P.K.) Subban, played his junior hockey with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). During his rookie season, he recorded 12 points in 52 games, paving the way to a remarkable sophomore year during which he netted 15 goals and 41 assists in 68 games. In 2007-08, during [...]
The Washington Capitals Must Part Ways With Alexander Semin
After a brilliant season during which he scored an amazing 40 goals, while adding 44 helpers for 84 points, in only 73 games, Alexander Semin was practically invisible during the past series against the Montreal Canadiens and their hot netminder Jaroslav Halak.
The 26 year-old right winger only managed two assists in seven games for Washington, [...]
LIVE BLOG: Habs vs. Caps game 7 live RIGHT NOW!!!!
Join us at 6:30 for LIVE coverage of tonight’s GAME 7 between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals at the Verizon center!
Steven Hindle (hockeybuzz), Jeremy Scriven (Hockey Independent), Kamal Panesar (Habs Addict) and myself have scoured the net to put together a consortium of panelists for both the Habs and the Caps, as well as [...]
What if the Capitals Lose Game 7?
If your part of the Capitals’ faithful, this is a question you are in no doubt dreading. What if the Caps lose tonight’s game 7 against the Canadiens? It was just last week the Caps were leading this series three games to one. This after squeaking out a victory in game 2, which for all [...]
Habs-Caps Episode 7: No More Star Wars References
YES! ANOTHER LIVE BLOG!
You knew this was coming. After the MAJOR successes of the lives blogs in games 4, 5 and 6, we’re back for our 4th live blog of the series for tonight’s game 7!
Steven Hindle from Hockeybuzz, Kamal Panesar from Habs Addict, Jeremy Scriven from Hockey Independent, and myself, of course, from The [...]
Capitals Recall Karl Alzner for Game 7
With Tom Poti having taken a puck to the eye during game 6, the Caps have decided to go with one of their top defensive prospects, instead of the healthy scratch machines John Erskine and Tyler Sloan. Karl Alzner, who played in 21 games this regular season will most likely get a sweater as the [...]
Top 10 NHL playoffs upsets of the past 20 years
After an impressive 53-save performance (4-1 win) yesterday by Montreal Canadiens’ goaltender Jaroslav Halak against the Washington Capitals, one of the Stanley Cup favorites and arguably the best team in regular season with 121 points, to force a game 7 tomorrow evening in D.C., let’s have a look at the 10 biggest NHL playoffs upsets of [...]
LIVE BLOG: CAPS vs MONTREAL
Caps vs Habs Game 6 Live Chat
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Habs – Caps Episode 6: The Canadiens Strike Back; PK Called Up
It took five games, but Jacques Martin finally started to look like someone who’s coached over 1250 games in the NHL (including 85 playoff games).
Yes, I’ve been a little hard on Martin in my recent blogs, I think a lot of us have been, even going as far as proclaiming that I wanted him fired [...]
Capitals/Habs Game 6: Lineup Changes?
After an interesting start to this series, an overtime win for the Canadiens, the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the Caps and Canadiens took on a more expected course. The Caps won the next three games, two of which were on Montreal ice. Just as quickly as Backstrom’s overtime winner in game two, the Canadiens [...]
Caps vs. Habs Game 5 Live Blog RIGHT NOW!!! Join us!!!
TCL is once again LIVE blogging the Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals game! Tonight, the Canadiens face elimination in game 5 at the Verizon Center in Washington, and will look to extend the series and bring it back to Montreal on Monday, while the Caps try to put them away.
Join George Prax, Steven Hindle, Jeremy [...]
Game 5: Do or Die for Habs + Live Blog Details!
LIVE BLOG TONIGHT!
After the success of Wednesday’s live blog for Game 4, we will be doing another one tonight at TCL for game 5 of the Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens series. We have a great line-up of panelists and bloggers for tonight’s chat, including Kamal Panesar of Habs Addict, Steven Hindle of Hockeybuzz, Jeremy [...]
LIVE BLOG: Caps @ Habs Game 4, Join us NOW!
The time has finally come! The LIVE BLOG is underway. Join George Prax, Scott Lowe, Kamal Panesar from Habs Addict, Jeremy Scriven from Hockey Independent, Steven Hindle from Hockeybuzz, Kyle Roussel, and many others as we blog LIVE about tonight’s game.
The blog will run from 6:30 until well after the game, so drop by, leave [...]
Game 4: Price, Habs, Look To Save Series – Plus! LIVE BLOG DETAILS!
Scroll down below for the preview of tonight’s game!
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LIVE GAME BLOG TONIGHT!
Join us at TCL tonight at 6:30 PM as we welcome Steven Hindle of Hockeybuzz, Kamal Panesar of Habs Addict, Jeremy Scriven of Hockey Independent, the guys from RockTheRed.net as well as On Frozen Blog, not to mention Kyle Roussel and All Habs, for [...]
The Hockey Guys with HI’s Al Cimaglia
The Hockey Guys will be joined by Al Cimaglia this Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m. EST for all your playoff hockey discussion needs.
Habs Drop the Ball in Embarrassing Game 3 Loss
Below is a fairly angered review of last night’s ”game”, but first, a word on what’s going in tomorrow on TCL, Hockey Independent and Hockeybuzz!
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LIVE BLOG TOMORROW
Tomorrow night, TCL will be partnering up with Hockey Independent as well as Hockeybuzz to bring you a LIVE BLOG that will feature some of your favorite bloggers and [...]
Capitals Bring the “O”. Lead Series 2-1.
Coming off a miraculous victory in which the Caps were able to claw back from a three goal deficit, the Caps entered game three in the Bell Centre with the momentum. The Caps capitalized. The Caps unleashed a four goal barrage in the 2nd period, never lost the momentum, and came away with a 5-1 victory [...]
Habs – Caps Episode 3: A New Series
After an interesting set of games at the Verizon Center in Washington, the Capitals and Canadiens will move things above the border to the Bell Centre for games three and four of their first round series.
The Canadiens surprised pretty much everyone in the hockey world by taking game 1 last Thursday night, a 3-2 win [...]
Time to Adjust. Game 2 Preview
You couldn’t script a better beginning to the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the top seed Capitals and the 8th seed Canadiens, that is, if your a Canadiens fan. A 3-2 overtime win over the the high scoring Caps in Washington was delivered thanks to Tomas Plekanec’s slapshot from the slot. The Canadiens have now [...]
Pinch Me I’m Dreaming: Habs Take Game 1
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Note- Read this HILARIOUS blog from Mike Obrand of Habs Laughs: How the Canadiens Can Upset the Capitals
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Habs fans all over the planet are asking themselves several questions this morning:
1) Did that really happen?
2) No, really?
3) Seriously? The Habs beat the Caps? In Washington? In the playoffs?
4) Really?
5) Alright, stop kidding around… really?
To most Habs fans, [...]
Habs Perspective: Series Preview vs Caps
Note: Check out this link for all the Habs vs. Caps info you’ll need throughout the series (will be updated every day). It will include links to blogs from myself, Scott Lowe (TCL), Jeremy Scriven (HI), Steven Hindle (Hockeybuzz), and several others as is deemed relevant. Not to mention line-up changes, injuries, all all other [...]
Capitals Begin Their Journey
The Capitals begin the two month marathon toward hockey immortality Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens. Coming off their first Presidents Trophy, the Capitals enter the playoffs as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference and are primed to make a run at another piece of hardware that has proved oh so elusive in [...]
