23 May, 2012

Category Archives: Alexander Semin

Ex-Cap Matt Bradley Goes on Air, Calls Out Caps Culture

17 August, 2011

Matt Bradley is now a Florida Panther, but yesterday he went on sports radio in Ottawa and reflected rather thoughtfully, and rather provocatively, on his time in Washington, and most especially with respect to reasons why the Caps may have come up short each and every spring. The nearly 20-minute interview on the Team 1200 [...]

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Alexander Semin: Should He Stay or Should He Go?

8 July, 2011

But can you deal Alexander Semin? Practically speaking, is there any semblance of a market for this enigma?

Also filed in Morning cup-a-joe, NHL Trades, Russian Machine Never Breaks, Washington Capitals | Comments (16)

Three Keys to Avoid Capital Punishment

4 May, 2011

The 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as is every NHL postseason, a treacherous hike. The Capitals would be in the Rockies if this was a race to cross the country, suffocating from lack of oxygen and preparedness. If this team is to regain their traction in this icy climb they need to follow my three keys [...]

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The Curse of Cute Hockey Strikes Again

30 April, 2011

It is a dangerous thing in playoff hockey, to be an expected winner and to be winning narrowly and to have golden opportunities to vanquish a weary underdog opponent but fail to do so. An underdog in hockey often gains game-altering vitality from a death row pardon. The Capitals were ahead of the Lightning 2-1 [...]

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Tampa vs. Washington: Of Ageless Wonders, Young Guns, and Matt Bradley’s Right Hook

29 April, 2011

How ’bout a second cup-a -joe this morning — you need it especially if your alarm went off around 4:00 to tune in to matrimony madness across the pond. Meanwhile, back home, it’s time for round 2 of the NHL playoffs, and, like the Capitals’ roster, we couldn’t be more ready to get the series [...]

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It’s Just the Second Round, but the Caps This Spring Are Standing Tall

29 April, 2011

There are eight teams left vying for hockey’s grand prize, and this morning, it’s interesting to reflect on the relative status of our Capitals. Put bluntly: have the Capitals ever looked quite as formidable and buzz-worthy relative to their remaining competition in the final eight as they do this spring? “Everything is falling into place [...]

Also filed in Brooks Laich, Bruce Boudreau, Dennis Wideman, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, NHL Network, Southeast Division, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals | Comments (5)

Game Notes: A Tale of Four Teams

21 April, 2011

Ah, the joys of being a Caps’ backer. Last night at the hellhole Garden, we witnessed hockey of the highest and lowest quality from the Capitals. It was a see-saw of a game ended in double OT by Jason Chimera. By virtue of his crashing the net! Alex, Andrew, and Lis, our resident Young Gun [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Bruce Boudreau, Marcus Johansson, Morning cup-a-joe, New York Rangers, NHL playoffs, Washington Capitals | Comments (5)

I’m Naming My Next Dog Lou Lamoriello

14 April, 2011

Seldom are overtime triumphs in the NHL postseason secured with slick, tick-tack-toe playmaking and virtuoso conversion. Most often, it’s a turnover in a lethal part of the ice, a bizarre deflection off a skate, maybe a bad line change leading to an odd man break that ushers in fast-forming mob scenes of euphoria in one [...]

Also filed in Bruce Boudreau, George McPhee, Jason Arnott, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, NHL playoffs, Sudden death hockey, Washington Capitals | Comments (9)

Maybe, Just Maybe, the Stars at Last Are Aligning

13 April, 2011

I know as well as anyone in this town what this morning is supposed to represent . . . and optimism isn’t encoded in it. These are the NHL playoffs after all, and our local entry in them is a legacy of part comic-relief, part tragedy, and a whole ‘lotta bad karma. The names change, [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Bruce Boudreau, Dennis Wideman, Eastern Conference, George McPhee, Jason Arnott, Marco Sturm, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, NHL playoffs, Washington Capitals | Comments (4)

Snapshots: High Winds With Some Sunny Skies in Washington

30 March, 2011

Last night’s 3-2 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes was summed up best by Matt Hendricks when he described it as one that got away. The team had ample opportunity to capitalize on some key chances but were never able to finish. It was that inability to see a play all the way through that ended up costing the Caps a win.

Also filed in Bruce Boudreau, Carolina Hurricanes, Dennis Wideman, National Hockey League, NHL, Semyon Varlamov, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

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