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Category Archives: Mike Green

Day 1 Guide at Heinz Field: The Ice, the Players, and the New Start Time

31 December, 2010

Mike Green said after the Caps skated Friday afternoon (by 5 pm, it was still in the 50′s) that he probably skated in weather this warm before as a kid, but never with his full gear on for a full practice. “It was different — it was getting hot out there,” he said. “It was [...]

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Sought After and Secured: the Shutdown D

1 December, 2010

What prior to Tuesday had been a bit of a playground for visitors in the Capitals’ end — particularly for opposing power forwards — became a bit more jungle-like with George McPhee’s acquisition of Scott Hannan from the Colorado Avalanche yesterday. Hannan, 31, tips in at 6 ’1, 225. Over the course of his 11 [...]

Also filed in George McPhee, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, NHL playoffs, NHL Trades, Scott Hannan, Tomas Fleischmann, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Mike Knuble: Goat No Longer

10 November, 2010

Let us sacrifice more goats, I say. (But not Goat.) Mike Knuble had, by my count, at least three quality scoring chances in tight on Henrik Lundqvist just in Tuesday night’s first period, and as all of them went unlit and uncelebrated you had this sense that it just wasn’t going to be his night. [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, Incompetent officiating, Joe Beninati, John Erskine, Karl Alzner, Mike Knuble, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, The Great Old Patrick Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (7)

A Classic Playoff Preview, Perhaps

8 November, 2010

Having already decided I want none of the Bs in round one next spring I made my way down to Verizon Center late Sunday afternoon imagining that I was taking in game one between the Flyers and Capitals in a 2011 postseason matchup. I wanted to see how warm and snuggily I felt about this [...]

Also filed in Braden Holtby, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Philadelphia Flyers, playoff hockey, The Great Old Patrick Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (4)

High Sticks and Hip Checks: Caps Win Over Leafs

4 November, 2010

Washington looked as if it was going to play a complete game against Toronto last night, leading 3-1 heading into the final 20 minutes, despite being down early in the first period. The Maple Leafs however had other ideas, and in swift fashion scored three unanswered goals to take the lead late in the third. [...]

Also filed in Alexander Semin, Boyd Gordon, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals | Comments (8)

A Second-Period Stampede

31 October, 2010

How cool would it be to be an Ovechkin-sweatered Capitals’ supporter, ticketed to a Hockey Night in Canada affair between the Caps and a Great White North club way far away from D.C., and to be standing in a beer line just moments after the Gr8 has broken Canuck hearts in the building with jaw-dropping [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Calgary Flames, Comcast SportsNet, Craig Laughlin, Hockey Night in Canada, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals | Comments (2)

In the Upper Heartland, a House of Horror

29 October, 2010

Minnesota’s supposed to be the land of 10,000 lakes, not swamps, but every time the Caps visit Excel Energy Center their offense goes into a quagmire. Six games now in this house of horrors and six defeats to show for it, but the most striking stat about the visits: a grand total of seven goals [...]

Also filed in Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, Minnesota Wild, National Hockey League, Southeast Division, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals | Comments (6)

Say Hello to Sixty Minutes of Quality Road Hockey

28 October, 2010

If you Tivo-ed last night’s 3-0 whitewashing of the Hurricanes in their home opener, hold onto it for a while. How elusive have three quality periods, stitched together in a single evening, proven for this hockey club since the start of last season? It wasn’t a game of precision offensive flow and flair — in [...]

Also filed in Carolina Hurricanes, Matt Bradley, Michal Neuvirth, National Hockey League, Nicklas Backstrom, Southeast Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

Carlson: “We Got Our Mojo Back”

10 October, 2010

It might be time to tweak John Carlson’s nickname from “Captain America” to “Captain Confidence.” Corey Masisak authored a great piece during preseason on how confidence is a trademark of Carlson’s game, and the theme reappeared this weekend when Carlson talked about the loss to Atlanta Friday and the crazy 7-2 win over the New [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, John Carlson, Marcus Johansson, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

Mike Green Colors, Talks Upcoming Season

22 August, 2010

It wasn’t where a first-team NHL all-star had to be on a Saturday morning, but Mike Green was game for washing toilets, hanging posters, and coloring at Powell Elementary school in D.C. as part of the city-wide DCPS Beautification Day. Though many athletes chose to give back to their communities, Green’s involvement in D.C. earned [...]

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