One of the virtues of having undergraduate associates is that they can be assigned to monitor West Coast games while we old geezers hit the hay around period two for work in the morning. Take it away, night owls:
1st Period
Andrew’s take:
It is hard to make a definitive decision for or against the Av’s third jersey [...]
It was very much a family affair at Verizon Center on Friday night. The Red Army family endured a rare evening of frustration and torment from the home team’s missed opportunity after missed opportunity, culminating with the Capitals’ 3-2 defeat to Montreal, but the home arena family also welcomed its newest members: the brother, mother, and father of John [...]
“Tremendous intensity to this game, right from the start,” Versus’ Joe Micheletti informed viewers. I remind: once upon a time this was a Patrick division rivalry game. And the intensity was not unlike what we saw twice earlier on Versus this season, in games against Philly, another Patrick division alum. The weekend before last, during a home-and-home [...]
We talked to John Erskine about his powerfully strong performance in the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs
I agree with JP — the Erskine signing’s a serious head-scratcher. He entered this season lodged somewhere between 7th and 9th on the Caps’ blueline depth chart. When you think about his skill set (such as it is), you don’t quite come up with the prototype rearguard in the renovated NHL. Really — on any [...]
The Washington Capitals announced that Karl Alzner and Chris Bourque have been assigned to the Hershey Bears. Quintin Laing was placed on waivers and, if cleared, will report to Hershey.
2008 Washington Capitals Opening Night Roster
FORWARDS
#
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Shoots
Born
Birthplace
2007-08 Club(s)
League(s)
19
BACKSTROM, Nicklas
6’0”
183
Left
11/23/87
Gavle, Sweden
Capitals
NHL
10
BRADLEY, Matt
6’3”
201
Right
6/13/78
Stittsville, Ontario
Capitals
NHL
87
BRASHEAR, Donald
6’2”
234
Left
1/7/72
Bedford, Indiana
Capitals
NHL
17
CLARK, Chris
6’0”
196
Right
3/8/76
South Windsor, Connecticut
Capitals
NHL
91
FEDOROV, Sergei
6’2”
207
Left
12/13/69
Pskov, Russia
Capitals/Columbus
NHL
16
FEHR, Eric
6’4”
212
Right
9/7/85
Winkler, Manitoba
Capitals/Hershey
NHL/AHL
14
FLEISCHMANN, Tomas
6’1”
190
Left
5/16/84
Koprivinice, Czech Republic
Capitals
NHL
15
GORDON, Boyd
6’1”
201
Right
10/19/83
Unity, Saskatchewan
Capitals
NHL
25
KOZLOV, [...]
The Washington Capitals announced that Karl Alzner and Chris Bourque have been assigned to the Hershey Bears. Quintin Laing was placed on waivers and, if cleared, will report to Hershey.
2008 Washington Capitals Opening Night Roster
FORWARDS
#
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Shoots
Born
Birthplace
2007-08 Club(s)
League(s)
19
BACKSTROM, Nicklas
6’0”
183
Left
11/23/87
Gavle, Sweden
Capitals
NHL
10
BRADLEY, Matt
6’3”
201
Right
6/13/78
Stittsville, Ontario
Capitals
NHL
87
BRASHEAR, Donald
6’2”
234
Left
1/7/72
Bedford, Indiana
Capitals
NHL
17
CLARK, Chris
6’0”
196
Right
3/8/76
South Windsor, Connecticut
Capitals
NHL
91
FEDOROV, Sergei
6’2”
207
Left
12/13/69
Pskov, Russia
Capitals/Columbus
NHL
16
FEHR, Eric
6’4”
212
Right
9/7/85
Winkler, Manitoba
Capitals/Hershey
NHL/AHL
14
FLEISCHMANN, Tomas
6’1”
190
Left
5/16/84
Koprivinice, Czech Republic
Capitals
NHL
15
GORDON, Boyd
6’1”
201
Right
10/19/83
Unity, Saskatchewan
Capitals
NHL
25
KOZLOV, [...]
In the interest of equal time to EA Sports and 2K Sports, here’s a clip from the upcoming NHL 09 that features the Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin, Mike Green, and even John Erskine. And yes, you see Cristobal Huet in there as well:
Near 10:00 last night I had a singing Little Orphan Annie stuck in my head:
The sun will come out, tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow, there’ll be sun
Jus’ thinkin’ about, tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow
‘Til there’s none
Annie, though generally not commonly channeled for her thoughts on the Stanley Cup playoffs, was a red-head. And Cristobal [...]
Of Alexander Ovechkin’s Friday night performance, Bruce Boudreau on Saturday morning said, “He made the strongest case you can possibly make for MVP.” He also said that the 22-year-old¬†”hasn’t reached his potential” yet.
Imagine.
You may have heard that just last week none other than the Great One himself claimed that 90 goals could be in one [...]
