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Category Archives: Eastern Conference

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

Local Hockey Media Crystal Ball the Postseason

10 April, 2011

We asked some of our favorite local voices covering the Caps to share with us a big-picture overview of this Capitals’ playoff club; specifically, we wanted them to address the team’s goaltending situation, its health, and its relative standing in the Eastern conference. All things big-picture considered, just how far should we expect this club [...]

Also filed in 106.7 the Fan, AM 1500, Angie Lewis, Ed Frankovic, Federal News Radio, Hockey blogging, Jonathan Warner, Kings of Leonsis, Leslie Silvey, Media, National Hockey League, New media, playoff hockey, Radio, Sky Kerstein, Ted Starkey, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Again She Makes Us Proud

8 April, 2011

Our Elisabeth Meinecke patiently waited for professional press to finish questioning Brooks Laich after the Caps’ 5-2 win over Florida the other night, went at him with her own queries, got really strong reflection from him, and wrote up a terrific account of the power forward’s move to the point on the Caps’ power play. [...]

Also filed in Brooks Laich, Hockey blogging, National Hockey League, New media, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Unlocking a Standings Deadlock

5 April, 2011

This morning the Capitals and Flyers are basically in a standings deadlock: 46-22-11, tied at 103 points apiece. Three games remaining for both clubs in this regular season concluding week.  It’s a much different perch for the Flyers relative to last season, when they only qualified for the postseason as the East’s eighth seed by [...]

Also filed in National Hockey League, New media, Philadelphia Flyers, playoff hockey, Ted Starkey, Washington Capitals | Comments (10)

A Wicked and Freak Injury and Its Potential Impact on a Promising Postseason

4 April, 2011

The prospect is very real that Dennis Wideman, the Capitals’ very best defenseman, won’t play hockey again this season. And that would be an enormous setback for a surging hockey club plausibly optimistic — if it somehow can regain some semblance of blueline health — about winning an underwhelming Eastern conference this spring. The injury [...]

Also filed in Bengt Gustafsson, Dennis Wideman, Hockey injuries, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | Comments (10)

Tête à tête: The President’s Trophy

21 March, 2011

[This is the second post in a series that focuses on the conversation behind the issue with Andrew Tomlinson and Alex Perlmutter. The President's Trophy and what it really means in the grand scheme of things is the focus of this edition's discussion. Take a look at our opinions and feel free to add your own.]

Also filed in Buffalo Sabres, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, NHL, President's Trophy, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, Western conference | Comments (0)

The Heart Transplant Patient Is Doing Just Fine

8 March, 2011

No. 1 defensman already out. No. 1 netminder knocked out early from a laser to the ‘noggin. No. 1 center shelved early on as well. No problem. There were about 30 compelling reasons to expect the Tampa Bay Lightning to deliver an inspired performance with first place in the Southeast on the line in Monday [...]

Also filed in Alexander Semin, Braden Holtby, George McPhee, Hockey hearts, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Nicklas Backstrom, Semyon Varlamov, Shootouts, Southeast Division, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals | Comments (17)

More One-Goal Drama, Further Climbing up the Standings

6 March, 2011

You didn’t want this one preserved on the DVR, but the bottom line is that a Mike Green-less Capitals club has scratched and clawed its way through a litany of one-goal victories of late to reclaim first place in the Southeast division. The Caps are alone in first place in the Southeast for the first [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Boyd Gordon, Bruce Boudreau, Florida Panthers, Jason Arnott, Marco Sturm, Marcus Johansson, National Hockey League, Scott Hannan, Southeast Division, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

McPhee’s Moment

28 February, 2011

Is this the most important day in the NHL executive career of Capitals’ General Manager George McPhee? You could make a compelling case that it is. Publicly, McPhee is standing solidly behind his 33-20-10, second-place-in-the-Southeast squad. (The team’s 20 regulation losses before March are 5 more than the team lost in regulation all of last [...]

Also filed in 106.7 the Fan, Ed Frankovic, George McPhee, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, New media, NHL trade deadline, Radio, Sergei Fedorov, Sky Kerstein, Ted Starkey, Washington Capitals | Comments (8)

OFB TV: Lis and Ed Talk ‘What Now?’

26 February, 2011

Oh so ugly at the rink last night, and oh so hard to talk hockey passionately when the players you cover evince so little of it on a winter Friday night before another full house, but our Lis and Ed Frankovic of Baltimore WNST delve into what Ed termed an “autopsy” of assessment of the [...]

Also filed in Ed Frankovic, Hockey hearts, National Hockey League, New media, NHL Trades, OFB TV, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

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