03 September, 2010

Category Archives: Entry Draft

Mining for Gems Deep in a Draft’s Bedrock

28 June, 2010

SI.com’s Allan Muir has offered a glowing assessment of the Capitals’ draft work in L.A. this past weekend. George McPhee bolstered his status as a procurer of top-end talent deep in round one, Muir claimed, and the team added skill guys of intrigue afterward. He termed the Caps’ class the “crop we may be talking about most [...]

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Say Hello to Semin 2.0

26 June, 2010

Dynamic skill level. Exceptional hands. Controls the puck as if he’s got it on a string. Natural sniper. Elite one-on-one talent. Can manufacture his own offense. Great acceleration and finishing ability. Looks to score each shift. Oh, and he’s Russian. Sound like anybody you know? Meet Evgeny Kuznetsov, your newest highly skilled Russian Washington Capital, [...]

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One Entry Draft Order of Mayhem To Go, Please

24 June, 2010

“The Undertaker.” Sound like the nickname of a D-man you wouldn’t mind seeing in a Caps’ sweater in the seasons ahead? Get in line wearing the foil behind us. That nickname was coined by an NHL scout this past season for Dylan McIlrath, a 6 ’4, 212-lb. Moose Jaw Warrior rearguard. He had 19 fighting [...]

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A Winter Tuesday Night for Washington Hockey Heroes

6 January, 2010

This has a nice ring to it: John Carlson, Canada-killer. The atmosphere in Verizon Center Tuesday night was stupendous and surreal. And that was only partly because of the sudden announcement of Alexander Ovechkin as the Capitals’ 14th captain in team history. My all-time favorite chant enjoyed a fresh re-birthing at the Phone Booth last [...]

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An Instant Classic at the WJC

1 January, 2010

As if the Federal Aviation Administration didn’t have enough on its plate these days, last night nearly two dozen American jets collided with a fleet of Air Canada 747s in Canadian air space. No wait, those were American teenagers wearing Red, White, and Blur hockey sweaters on an ice sheet in Saskatoon, and skating in [...]

Also filed in American Hockey, John Carlson, Lisa Hillary, Taylor Hall, USA Hockey, WJC | Comments (1)

We’re Chatting Yanks’ Hockey at OFB Today

30 December, 2009

Spiritually and psychologically, today is a national holiday in Canada — the day that the Canadian Olympic hockey roster is announced. No disrespect to my cousins to the North, and good luck of course to Greener, but I’m not all hot and bothered by the news. It’s kind of like Hugh Heffner convening a presser [...]

Also filed in American Hockey, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Ron Wilson, USA Hockey, Vancouver Olympics | Comments (5)

First Fifth Review

8 November, 2009

The first fifth of the Capitals’ season leaves the club with a 10-3-4 record, 24 points, and a first-place tie for the the conference lead with the archrival Penguins. But is the Capitals position in the standings reflective of an authentic Cup-contending team? At the moment, Washington is the streakiest team in the league and [...]

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Something Big Is Already Built

19 September, 2008

In a very real sense, the Ballston Massacre yesterday represented the culmination of the Capitals’ rebuild. Last September, Capitals’ owner Ted Leonsis decreed that the rebuild was over, asserting that his young team was primed for playoff contention. But being rebuilt as both Leonsis and General Manager George McPhee targeted 5 years ago, I believe, [...]

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More Red Lamp-Lighting from Russia

11 September, 2008

Back in June, we had a chance to ask Capitals’ General Manager George McPhee about progress and success the organization has enjoyed with the Entry Draft. He agreed then with our assessment that recent Capitals’ drafts had been markedly better than those in his first years on the job in D.C. Because the Capitals did [...]

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An End of Summer Letter to Comcast SportsNet

28 August, 2008

My Friends at Comcast SportsNet: On behalf of the entire OFB team, I want to express appreciation for your enthusiastic support of OFB and Washington’s hockey blogs, and convey my team’s anticipation for your coverage of the Caps in 2008-09. It’s our view that on a number of fronts SportsNet markedly upgraded the breadth and [...]

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