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Category Archives: Jose Theodore

On Goalies and the Widened Reddening of the Region

19 April, 2010

Jose Theodore may yet redeem himself this postseason — perhaps as early as tonight, in game 3 — but his getting yanked yet again before the Capitals could complete a playoff-opening homestand is a highpoint in the horror that has been the hallmark of his career: staggering and mystifying inconsistency. Theodore was rock solid in [...]

Also filed in Bruce Boudreau, Classic Caps, John Carlson, Media, Montreal Canadiens, Morning cup-a-joe, NBC, NHL playoffs, National Hockey League, Semyon Varlamov, TV, Versus, Washington Capitals | Comments (8)

Preparation Differs, But the Goal’s the Same

17 April, 2010

It’s pretty rare for a player to win a Calder Cup, then to have their AHL coach join them in the bigs a couple years later for the NHL playoffs. For Green, playing for Boudreau again is something special.

Also filed in Bruce Boudreau, Hershey Bears, Jason Chimera, Mike Green, NHL playoffs, Scott Walker, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

So Much for the Notion of a Short Series

16 April, 2010

Thursday was Alexander Ovechkin’s first NHL playoff game as captain of the Washington Capitals. It was one he would rather forget. The Capitals in game one of their first-round series against Montreal fired 47 shots on Habs’ netminder Jaroslav Halak. Ovechkin didn’t have a single one of them. Not one, through nearly four periods of [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, Jeff Schultz, John Carlson, Montreal Canadiens, Morning cup-a-joe, NHL playoffs, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | Comments (24)

Bounceback for the Backstop

6 April, 2010

A lead storyline for the Capitals the past couple of days has been the bounce-back performance of Jose Theodore. After injecting a scare of his old inconsistent self last week, Theo was rock solid in Columbus Saturday night and he followed that vintage performance with another outstanding effort last night: 28 saves and a second [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Boston Bruins, Columbus Blue Jackets, John Carlson, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Sidney Crosby, Washington Capitals, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (1)

About Last Night: A Young Gun Takes Head-Hunting Punishment, Refs Hardly Care

2 April, 2010

Aesthetically, it wasn’t pretty last night, and Atlanta played a playoff-style road game — meaning, they were more than content to keep it choppy and ugly — but the Capitals remained patient, received solid if unspectacular netminding from Semyon Varlamov, and eventually wore the Thrashers down enough to get them to succumb. It seemed perfectly [...]

Also filed in Alexander Semin, Atlanta Thrashers, Incompetent Referees, Mathieu Perreault, Mike Knuble, National Hockey League, Semyon Varlamov, Southeast Division | Comments (9)

Boos Held at Bay, More Anxiety in Net

31 March, 2010

The topic of home crowd boos emerged over the past couple of days, particularly on local sports talk radio, as they were belched with some decibels during Sunday’s underwhelming effort against Calgary. And with just a couple of minutes left in Tuesday night’s first period, and the host Capitals already trailing the Ottawa Senators 3-1, [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, Jason Chimera, Mathieu Perreault, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Ottawa Senators, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals | Comments (15)

Desperation Meets Disinterest, with Predictable Results

28 March, 2010

It was a dangerous and desperate Calgary Flames hockey club that visited Verizon Center Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, their league-leading hosts hoped to clinch, with but a single standings point, the Eastern Conference title. Translation: a mismatch of priority intensity. Still, it was stunning to see this Capitals club dominated as thoroughly as it was by [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Bruce Boudreau, Calgary Flames, Eastern Conference, Mathieu Perreault, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals, Western Conference | Comments (9)

Being Down One Superstar Isn’t So Bad

17 March, 2010

What is important to pull from last night’s victory is not that the Washington Capitals crushed the Florida Panthers, but rather the way they went about doing it.

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Florida Panthers, Jason Chimera, President's Trophy, Southeast Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (4)

There’s an Institutional Fight to These ‘Canes

11 March, 2010

A near 100-point team, hosting a hopeless, 60-point team, ought to win comfortably, no? Not when the underdog is the Carolina Hurricanes and the favored adversary is the Caps. The ‘Canes, no matter the month in the calendar, no matter how low the stakes, skate up in the proverbial grill against the Caps just about [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Bruce Boudreau, Carolina Hurricanes, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, Southeast Division, Tomas Fleischmann, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Let There Be (Good) Music and Dancing Amid All This Winning

7 March, 2010

When I think of the two most significant advances/evolutions in Caps’ hockey over the course of 35 years, and their impact on hockey culture here, I point to the rabid red atmosphere enveloping the team at home in Chinatown and the team’s new-age approach to cultivating media coverage. Ron Weber on Saturday night told me [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, American Hockey League, Atlanta Thrashers, Bruce Boudreau, Hershey Bears, Hockey Music, Media, Mike Vogel, National Hockey League, Semyon Varlamov, Southeast Division, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals, hockey blogging | Comments (0)

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