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Category Archives: Matt Hendricks

Giving Thanks for Being in the Nation’s Hockey Capital

24 November, 2010

In the spirit of the season, I offer a list of 10 things I’m thankful for while commissioned in the Red Army this fall. (10) The Moxie of Matt Hendricks. The longshot training camp candidate won a checking line center’s job with solid play and especially an ethos of holding Caps’ opponents accountable for their [...]

Also filed in Alan May, Alexander Semin, Comcast SportsNet, Foster Hewitt Memorial Award 2010, Hockey Hall of Fame, Michal Neuvirth, National Hockey League, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ron Weber, Ted Leonsis, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals, Winter Classic 2011 | Comments (3)

Washington Capitals 2010-11: The Moment Is of the Essence

8 October, 2010

We kid ourselves, don’t we, if we think for a moment that with the puck-drop tonight in Atlanta all the agony of last April will forever be vanquished? That all of our collective scar tissue will be healed. Forget about just last spring — do you know how much scar tissue related to Capitals’ playoff [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, D. J. King, John Carlson, Karl Alzner, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, Semyon Varlamov, Southeast Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (5)

Lessons in Refined Roadtripping

1 October, 2010

I propose the formation of a Hall of Fame for those puckheads who distinguish themselves with exceptional execution in the fine art of hockey roadtripping. My friends Mike and Marleen of Portland, Maine, I submit, would be first ballot nominees. Narration of their feat of Wednesday for the Capitals-Bruins rematch in Boston is not meant [...]

Also filed in Boston Bruins, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Puck Sodas, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

On Centers of Attention, and the Welcomed Return of Old Time Hockey

30 September, 2010

Remember how about nine months ago Capitals’ fans began realizing that goaltending in the organization — which just a few years ago was a position whose quality was heralded exclusively by Olie Kolzig, without much in the way of promising prospects behind him– suddenly, and at long last, was flush with high-end, precocious depth? And [...]

Also filed in Bruce Boudreau, D. J. King, Marcus Johansson, Mathieu Perreault, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | Comments (2)

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