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Category Archives: NHL playoffs

The Club That’s Needed Has Been Built

24 October, 2011

The sort of Capitals club I’d want to see contest an NHL postseason would be able to roll four lines almost interchangeably, impact achieved rather uniformly among them, and cumulatively, deliver an impact that wears down a quality opponent the longer games go. In the absence of possessing an authentic “shutdown” defenseman, this designer Capitals [...]

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Questions for a Hockey Club at a Crossroads

7 October, 2011

Yes, there are important, impact veteran additions to the Capitals roster for 2011-12, and yes the club likely will be backstopped by the finest talent they’ve had in net since Olie Kolzig more than 10 years ago. Yes, the Capitals again will boast as much high-end skill as any club in the NHL. Yes, returning [...]

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Ex-Cap Matt Bradley Goes on Air, Calls Out Caps Culture

17 August, 2011

Matt Bradley is now a Florida Panther, but yesterday he went on sports radio in Ottawa and reflected rather thoughtfully, and rather provocatively, on his time in Washington, and most especially with respect to reasons why the Caps may have come up short each and every spring. The nearly 20-minute interview on the Team 1200 [...]

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Stanley Cup Fever in Fredericksburg, Virginia

13 June, 2011

We spied the Stanley Cup in Fredericksburg, Virginia. These local Bruins fans are hoping for some more home ice magic tonight to force game 7.

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Seeking Help from Above

2 June, 2011

I’m a big fan of photo-ops that illustrate the impressive broadening of Washington’s passion for pucks. This particular image also seems to invite the discussion: Should we trouble a busy God these days with our postseason puck distress? Of course not. There are at least 5,000 matters more important before Him — wars and famine, [...]

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Thin Skinned Down in the Sunshine State: Clever Bruins Smack Gets Silenced

21 May, 2011

My eternal problem with the Southeast division: There are no rivalries in it in any way approaching those we once enjoyed with our predecessor Patrick division, and subsequently, I can’t summon the hate. And in instances as with what a segment of Lightning fans in Tampa, led by a silly DJ there, carried off this [...]

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A State of the Nation That Comes Up Small

20 May, 2011

On May 5, the morning after his hockey team had been swept out of the playoffs in the second round by the no. 5 seed, Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, to his credit, logged in to his blog, congratulated the victorious Tampa Bay Lightning, and swallowed no small amount of pride in acknowledging that “[Tampa's] role [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Eastern Conference, Morning cup-a-joe, New media, Southeast Division, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ted Leonsis, The President's Trophy, The Red Army, Washington Capitals | Comments (28)

Renewed Questions of Leadership

18 May, 2011

Deep into Tuesday night, a prominent member of Washington’s hockey media, referencing the Boston Bruins’ effort in game 2 of the Eastern conference finals, emailed me this reflection: “This is what a desperate team is supposed to look like down 0-1 in a series not wanting to go down 0-2 before hitting the road.” Indeed. [...]

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Wishing for a Special Forces Mindset

13 May, 2011

Big news — the Red Wings are out of the playoffs, prematurely. Prematurely for them of course is anything short of securing the Cup. The seasons change, some faces change, the objective though for the Wings ever remains the same. I was struck at the ferocity and domination with which Detroit skated in periods two [...]

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Systemically Speaking, Where We Do Go from Here?

12 May, 2011

One of the most interesting questions our readership has asked over the past week relates to what kind of Capitals team we ought to see on the ice starting next fall. The vast majority of Bruce Boudreau’s tenure — the vast majority of his coaching career — has delivered a highly entertaining, highly winning brand [...]

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