22 March, 2010

Category Archives: Alexander Ovechkin

On Playing Out the String

22 March, 2010

Seldom if ever have the Capitals had as many games to conclude the regular season that mean so little in the grand scheme of things as they do this spring. The Southeast division title was locked up not long after Valentine’s day, and effectively not long after Washington’s first blizzard this winter. The Caps began [...]

Also filed in Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, Eastern Conference, Morning cup-a-joe, NHL playoffs, National Hockey League, Nicklas Backstrom, Southeast Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Big Letdown in the Big Apple (until Happy Hour)

21 March, 2010

Business travel delivered me to the Big Apple late this week, where I had a chance to visit the NHL Store on 6th Avenue. I’d been warned for a couple of years now to prepare to be underwhelmed by its inventory and overall impact on the NYC shopper, but the weather was spectacular for walking [...]

Also filed in Danica Patrick, Hartford Whalers, NHL Live, National Hockey League, Old Time Hockey, TV, Washington Capitals | Comments (6)

A Blogger’s Faith in Government Restored: The Formation of the First-Ever Congressional Hockey Caucus

18 March, 2010

The greeting from the congressman in his office this week was sudden and startling: “Can you blog and walk at the same time?” Nebraska Representative Lee Terry, smiling, asked as he stepped out of a closed-door meeting to meet me.
I was more than a little nervous meeting the congressman on Tuesday. Standing next to the [...]

Also filed in Congressional Hockey Caucus, Ft. Dupont Ice Arena, Miracle On Ice, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, OFB Interviews, Washington Capitals | Comments (5)

Imagery from a Reader Roadtrip To Chitown

17 March, 2010

We are enthusiastic collectors of reader pics from summer vacations that Rock the Red, and in-season roadtrips that do likewise. OFB reader Chris made his first-ever visit to the great city of Chicago this past weekend, scored some prime seats for the big game, took in a little pre-St. Patty’s festivities within the Windy City’s [...]

Also filed in 2 Points, Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey roadtrip, National Hockey League, Nicklas Backstrom, OFB reader pics, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Being Down One Superstar Isn’t So Bad

17 March, 2010

What is important to pull from last night’s victory is not that the Washington Capitals crushed the Florida Panthers, but rather the way they went about doing it.

Also filed in Florida Panthers, Jason Chimera, Jose Theodore, President's Trophy, Southeast Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (4)

Then and Now: I Want My Innocent Ovi Back

16 March, 2010

It’s seared in my memory in a way virtually no other hockey moment, save the Miracle on Ice, is: the October 5, 2005, debut of Alexander Ovechkin in the NHL. Forty seconds into the new season’s opening game, on his very first NHL shift, Ovechkin slammed Columbus’ Radoslav Suchy so violently into the end boards [...]

Also filed in Chicago Blackhawks, Colin Campbell, George McPhee, Morning cup-a-joe, NHL Rules, National Hockey League, Old Time Hockey, Washington Capitals | Comments (40)

The Captain, Sitting Again

15 March, 2010

Per Capitals Insider, Capitals’ captain Alexander Ovechkin has been suspended for two games for his first period push Sunday of Blackhawks’ defenseman Brian Campbell. Sunday’s was Ovi’s third game misconduct of the 2009-10 season. Today’s verdict only further muddles the league’s incoherent and insufferably inconsistent enforcement measures.

Also filed in Chicago Blackhawks, Colin Campbell, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | Comments (7)

Another Defining Moment in a Special Season

14 March, 2010

The Washington Post declared that Sunday’s matinee match-up “may be a preview of the Stanley Cup finals.” After the thrilling ending in Chicago today, NBC must be salivating at that prospect.

Also filed in Brooks Laich, Chicago Blackhawks, Jason Chimera, NHL Rules, National Hockey League, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals | Comments (5)

Lisa Hillary Sits Down with Ted Leonsis

13 March, 2010

In a two-part interview series Comcast Sportsnet’s Lisa Hillary visited with Capitals’ majority owner Ted Leonsis this week and honed in on some real meat and potatoes issues with him: his satisfaction level with where the Caps are in the league and locally, the participation of NHLer’s in the Olympics, past and future, his role [...]

Also filed in Comcast SportsNet, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Lisa Hillary, National Hockey League, Sidney Crosby, Ted Leonsis, USA Hockey, Vancouver Olympics, Video Clips, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

There’s an Institutional Fight to These ‘Canes

11 March, 2010

A near 100-point team, hosting a hopeless, 60-point team, ought to win comfortably, no? Not when the underdog is the Carolina Hurricanes and the favored adversary is the Caps. The ‘Canes, no matter the month in the calendar, no matter how low the stakes, skate up in the proverbial grill against the Caps just about [...]

Also filed in Bruce Boudreau, Carolina Hurricanes, Jose Theodore, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, Southeast Division, Tomas Fleischmann, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

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