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"Washington Got an Elite Goaltender"

2 July, 2008

The Russian reaction to Capitals’ goaltender moves from Sovetsky Sport, including Alex Ovechkin’s take on things (translation courtesy of Dmitry Chesnokov): The Caps management did everything right. The club saved about $1 million. The club also got an experienced goaltender. And now they will start to develop Varlamov and bring him closer to the first [...]

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Washington's New View in Net, Take 2

2 July, 2008

As Pucksandbooks pointed out in his recent post, his assessment of the Capitals’ goaltender situation was his own. Now I don’t dispute Pucks’ facts, nor are his conclusions irrational ‚Äî but from my perspective they seem a bit dire and premature mere hours after the signing. So, as a counterpoint, here’s my take on the [...]

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A Day of Dastardly Dichotomy

1 July, 2008

On this the opening day of ’08-09 NHL free agency Washington Capitals’ fans confronted the opposing twins of personnel movement outcome: morning elation with Mike Green’s signing and afternoon agony in the club’s failure to come to terms with season-salvaging, starting netminder Cristobal Huet. The¬†Capitals¬†this afternoon, having reached an impasse with Huet and his agent, [...]

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First-Round Flops Over the Years

20 June, 2008

No team can get it right in round one every year, even drafting very high. And at times all teams get it really wrong then. A survey such as this is a powerful reminder of the crapshoot that is selecting 18-year-old hockey players. However, it is also an invitation for fans to react with, “What [...]

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Versus' Overtime Plan

1 May, 2008

Tonight’s slate of playoff games are exclusive to the Versus network with the Rangers / Penguins starting at 7 pm ET followed by Detroit / Colorado at 10 pm ET. So what happens if the first game goes to overtime and extends past the start of the second game? Versus has announced how the possible [...]

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Watching Other Teams Flirt With the Stanley Cup

29 April, 2008

Watching the Washington Capitals get bounced from the playoffs was a bit like getting dumped, hard. The team and its fans may have recovered from the initial stomach-punched feeling, but it’s still hard to watch all those other teams flirting with the Stanley Cup. Nonetheless, we can all look back fondly on the good times [...]

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Big Win for Boudreau's Birthday: Caps 2 / Avs 1

10 January, 2008
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OFB Book Report – Jonesy: Put Your Head Down & Skate

5 October, 2007

The Middle Atlantic Press was kind enough to send us an advance copy of their newest title, Jonesy: Put Your Head Down & Skate, by former Washington Capital Keith Jones. Drafted in the seventh round of the 1988 draft by the Caps, Jones also played for Colorado and Philadelphia. “Jonesy is the story of Keith’s [...]

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OFB Season Preview

3 October, 2007

What would a band of hockey bloggers be without predictions for the new NHL season? We don’t claim to possess either a crystal ball or spy’s eyes inside the training camps of 29 other clubs, but we thought it might be helpful to our readers to compile a list of offseason (and late last season) [...]

Also filed in Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Central Division, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, National Hockey League, Northeast Division, Northwest Division, Pacific Division, Southeast Division, St. Louis Blues | Comments (6)

Free Agency — It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

3 July, 2007

The Capitals did as promised: they were major players in the free agent market this offseason. And it’s no sure thing that they’re done dealing, as pursuit of RFAs via trades has been a stated goal of the team for months. I’m not saying that Michael Nylander, Viktor Kozlov and Tom Poti were the absolute [...]

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