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Category Archives: Jeff Schultz

The State of the Capitals’ Union, January 2010

27 January, 2010

Red Army, fellow Washington puckheads, late January again finds the Washington Capitals in an enviable competitive position: in first place — by a Grand Canyon chasm — in the Southeast division, but also first overall in the Eastern conference. And of late, establishing some separation from the rest of the East. The Capitals’ brand of [...]

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Thoughts on Our Natural Enemy

21 January, 2010

Across much hockey media today there permeates the view that tonight’s Caps’ game in Pittsburgh affords the visitors an opportunity for revenge for last season’s seven-game defeat in the Eastern conference semifinals. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Examiner’s Brian McNally gets it right in his file this morning: 

“The Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins will play [...]

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Case Studies in Development Patience: Eric Fehr, Tomas Fleischmann, and Jeff Schultz

23 December, 2009

A quick lesson in hockey prospect development: be patient.
Last May, as Capitals’ players packed up their gear after succumbing to the Penguins in seven games and headed home for the offseason, an awful lot of Caps’ fans rightly wondered what management would do to upgrade a roster that, while 100-pt.-worthy and playoff-perennial, seemed an ingredient [...]

Also filed in Brendan Morrison, Eric Fehr, George McPhee, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Prospects, Sergei Fedorov, Tomas Fleischmann, Viktor Kozlov, Washington Capitals | Comments (17)

Road Woes and Missed Chances for the Caps

19 December, 2009

Maybe it was the road trip catching up to them, but one thing is for sure, the Washington Capitals certainly did not take advantage of the chances they had against the Vancouver Canucks. Nicklas Backstrom’s failed conversion of Ovi’s centering pass in the early going foreshadowed a night of just coming up short. And of [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Chris Clark, Jose Theodore, Tom Poti, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

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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Hockey 'n Heels 3: Slap Shot Edition

23 February, 2009

On Saturday the Capitals hosted their third annual Hockey ‘n Heels event. Over 300 women attended the event, which sold out in less than two days.

Also filed in Boyd Gordon, Bruce Boudreau, Lisa Hillary, Michal Neuvirth, Rod Langway, Tomas Fleischmann, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

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