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Capitals Musings: Winter Classic | Powerless Power Play | Dedication to Defense
The day has arrived. After months and months of endless hype, the Winter Classic is finally here. The Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins will take their rivalry outdoors in the NHL’s marquee event. This will be the Penguins’ second trip to the Winter Classic and the first for the Capitals. The Penguins participated in [...]
Dazed & Confused in Chicago | The Red Machine is Coming
One Team Came Ready To Play The first ten minuts or so of the first period was fairly open with each side trading chances. The Hawks got their legs under them first and put the pedal to the floor. Tilting the ice in their favor and forcing the seemingly apathetic Blues to play most of the [...]
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 [...]
$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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Norris Candidates: Doughty, Keith, Green
Continuing with their daily announcements of candidates for June’s NHL awards in Las Vegas, the NHL has announced the three finalists for the Norris Trophy, awarded to the league’s best defenseman. The three candidates are Los Angeles’ Drew Doughty, Washington’s Mike Green and Chicago’s Duncan Keith. —- Who do you think will win? Vote here! [...]
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, [...]
The Norris Goes To….
With the regular season coming to a close, the talk of who will take home hardware is ramping up, and will culminate in Las Vegas this summer. The race for the Norris Trophy is as wide open as it’s been in years. The usual suspects of Nick Lidstrom and Chris Pronger have paved the way for a brood of [...]
No Need for Panic
Canadians all around the country this morning are busy trying to find different ways to blame Steve Yzerman and Mike Babcock for last night’s 5-3 loss to the United States in the last game of the Group round at Vancouver. Yzerman didn’t choose the right defensemen, the right forwards. Babcock didn’t play the right goaltender. [...]
Mike Green Suspended For 3 Games
Mike Green has no record of dirty play to any degree. No history of throwing elbows. No history of headshots. And know history of knee-on-knee collisons. I believe the 3 game suspension is excessive. Mike Green does deserve a suspension for the hit because regardless of history, an elbow is still an elbow. One or two games was warranted.
My 2010 All-Star rosters… if there were actually a game
Below you will find my potential all-star selections if there were actually a game this season instead of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Each is comprised of 13 forwards, seven defensemen and three goalies. Every NHL team has at least one representative at the game; therefore some players had to be left out of the [...]
My Personal Apology to Jeff Schultz
Team defense is always regarded as this team’s achilles heal. I freely and admittedly place myself in that group. It is the Caps weakest link. Has it improved? Yes. Who has been arguably the biggest contributor to the improvement? Jeff Schultz.
Merry Christmas Alex Semin. Here’s 6 Million Bucks!
Well, Alex Semin got his Christmas present a day late in the form of a 1-year extention worth $6 million.
Team Canada 2010 – My Picks
As I mentioned earlier this year when I made my pre-season picks, the Canadian Olympic Hockey Team has never been under more pressure to perform. By the same logic, the pressure has never been greater for management to pick the appropriate team to take Canada to Olympic glory in Vancouver. Steve Yzerman, Mike Babcock and [...]
Candidates for Team Canada’s roster for Vancouver 2010
Steve Yzerman, Team Canada’s GM, is planning on making the announcement of Canada’s final roster on December 30, 2009, a little more than a week from now. Yzerman will name his 23 man roster during the World Junior tournament in Saskatoon, Canada. Below you will find the three groupings for the 2010 Olympic hockey tournament: [...]
Home From Western Canada. Bring on Buffalo.
The Caps finally made it home from their latest three game road swing that took them through the Northwest division. All in all I would call this trip a success. It is tough to name two rinks harder to play in than GM Place in Vancouver and Rexall Place in Edmonton. Throw in the Pepsi Center and you have yourself one difficult task. The Caps finished this trip with a 2-1 record. Here are some of the good aspects of this latest road trip, as well as some areas for concern.
David Koci is about to be run out of Denver
Oh please, please say it isn’t so! After Colorado fans have stood by their fallen comrade, Steve Moore for years, please say that Colorado isn’t the home of the newest, most evil, most hated, boo-when-he-touches-the-puck villain in the league! David Koci’s hit on Mike Green is the talk of the town. And word is Koci [...]
NHL Names Ovechkin 3rd Star of the Week
Alex Ovechkin has been named as the NHL’s 3rd star of the week. It is the 12th time in his career that the Russian has earned ‘Star of the Week’ honours. In other Capitals news, the team will be holding a blood drive on November 21st, read on to find out how you can do your part.
GameDay: Caps Vs. Bruins | 82 Game Marathon Kicks Off in Beantown
Capitals Vs. Bruins GameDay Lineups + Notes
