All Entries Tagged With: "John Carlson"
Let’s Give Credit Where It’s Due: Washington Deserved To Win The Series
It was their 196th game in the past eighteen months. Their power-play was once again unproductive, scoring at only a 14% (3-for-23) clip. They’d lost three out of the four playoff games on home ice. The unproven opposing goaltender posted an otherworldly (for a rookie) 2.00 goals against average. Yet, through all that, the Boston [...]
Joel Ward The Hero As Caps Win Game Seven, Eliminate Defending Champion Bruins
BOSTON, Ma– They had been here before. They knew how to handle this situation. They had the experience. They had the talent. They had home-ice advantage. It simply wasn’t enough. For the first time in four seasons, the Boston Bruins were unable to advance past the first round of the playoffs, becoming the second straight [...]
Brouwer’s Late Tally Pushes Boston To The Brink Of Elimination
BOSTON, MA– The Boston Bruins will be up against the ultimate test of character in the most dire of situations on Sunday afternoon. Facing the threat of elimination after a 4-3 defeat in Saturday’s game five, they’ve run out of room for mistakes. Troy Brouwer’s tie-breaking second tally of the series came at the most [...]
Caps Even Series As Holtby, Semin Lead Washington To 2-1 Game 4 Victory
WASHINGTON, DC– In hockey, perhaps the scariest proposition for any team – no matter how strong – going into the postseason is the possibility of running into a hot goaltender. Much to the chagrin of Black and Gold supporters hoping for the chance to seal the series on Saturday, the B’s were stopped cold in [...]
Chara’s Late Game Tally Completes Boston’s Workmanlike Game 3 Victory In Washington
WASHINGTON, DC– “The more we play each other, the more we hate each other.” – Brad Marchand The above quote, courtesy of the Bruins’ resident agitator and Boston fan favorite, Brad Marchand just about perfectly sums up Monday’s game three between the B’s and Capitals. The animosity between these two Eastern Conference foes had reached [...]
GameDay: Playoffs Edition: B’s And Caps Head To Verizon Center With Series Knotted At One
WASHINGTON, DC– As I make my way down the Eastern seaboard to our nation’s great Capital, the Boston Bruins are preparing for a pivotal game three clash in enemy territory. After Nicklas Backstrom’s double overtime wrist shot lifted the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 victory at the TD Garden on Saturday afternoon, the series makes it’s [...]
Holtby, Backstrom Lead Caps Past Bruins In Double OT, Even Series 1-1
BOSTON– After participating in a whopping 190 games since the start of the 2010-’11 season, the Boston Bruins were undoubtedly hoping for a quick and easy first round series as they began their first Stanley Cup championship defense since 1973. Unfortunately for the B’s, that dream seems to have gone the way of the dinosaurs. [...]
Chris Kelly’s OT Blast Lifts Bruins To 1-0 Game One Victory
BOSTON– A mere ten months after capturing the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship in nearly four decades, the Boston Bruins opened up their title defense with a bang on Thursday by defeating the seventh seeded Washington Capitals 1-0 in overtime. Things got off to a hot start for the Black and Gold as they created [...]
Why The Boston Bruins Will Beat The Capitals In Six Games
It’s that time of year again. No more five-minute, four-on-four overtimes. No more shootouts. No more three-point games. No more sleeping. Prepare for long nights of thrilling hockey, folks, as sixteen teams prepare to compete for the most coveted prize in sports: the Stanley Cup. After raising the franchise’s sixth championship banner to the rafters [...]
B’s Stage Late Comeback, But Fall To Caps 3-2 In The Shootout
BOSTON– On Thursday evening, the Boston Bruins were out to continue their most recent three-game winning streak, when they hosted the Washington Capitals at TD Garden. Unfortunately for Boston, they were unable to secure a playoff berth – which they would have done, had they won – as they fell 3-2 in a shootout. Things [...]
Bolts Sweep Into Conference Finals
Sean Bergenheim scored two goals and Dwayne Roloson stopped 33 shots as the Tampa Bay Lightning swept away the top-seeded Washington Capitals, 5-3 in front of a packed house at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. Tampa Bay, playing on consecutive nights and playing their fifth game in eight nights increased their winning streak [...]
Bolts In Charge – Caps On The Brink
After winning twice in Washington, the road warrior Tampa Bay Lightning beat the number one seed Capitals 4-3 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. The win puts the Capitals on the verge of elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Tampa Bay has not lost since they were down 3-1 versus the Penguins in [...]
Blueline Musical Chairs
The Washington Capitals will soon be faced with a situation the most other GM’s in the NHL would love to face; an over-abundance of defenseman. The Capitals are currently without the services of Mike Green and Tom Poti, but all reports have them slated to return by the start of the playoffs at the latest. [...]
The Capitals best defenseman? John Carlson
John Carlson’s claim to fame is scoring the gold medal winning goal in the 2009 World Junior Championships against Canada. He is now referred to as the “Real American Hero”. Well the Real American Hero made his NHL debut a season ago. And despite being just 19 years of age, Carlson made an instant impact on the [...]
Top 10 NHL defensive defensemen so far in 2010-11
Almost one quarter into the season, let’s have a look at the best defensive defensemen in the NHL this year. Those rearguards are often forgotten when looking at their team’s overall success, but they are key contributors nonetheless. The formula used for this list is the following: +/- differential + blocked shots + takeaways – [...]
A new generation of offensive defensemen
Led by All-Stars Drew Doughty (currently on the injury reserve due to concussion symptoms) and Mike Green, the NHL is currently experiencing a boom in young and exciting offensive defensemen. While size and physical edge are still highly in demand, a new generation of offensive-minded defensemen is emerging in the NHL. Let’s have a look [...]
NHL 2010-11: Top Calder Candidates by position
With about one month before the pucks drop for the 2010-11 NHL season, it’s time to have a look at the top Calder candidates before the training camps start in a couple of weeks. Forwards 1. Jordan Eberle, Edmonton Oilers80 games, 32 goals, 40 assists, 72 points A very complete player, Eberle has been dominant [...]
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 [...]
Canadian Heroics fall short; Canucks Dominate
It feels like writing a eulogy, I’m distraught, I don’t know what to say, but this isn’t writers block, its heartbreak. The gold medal streak is dead, I hate this feeling. W.H. Auden wrote it best… Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the [...]
Can John Carlson Steal A Spot?
if Carlson continues to out-play some of the other defenseman in camp this September? Is it possible that Carlson could displace someone on the Caps blue line? Read more @ www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=23095
