20 March, 2010

Category Archives: Semyon Varlamov

A Star in Net at the Other End

9 March, 2010

No team has any business beating these Washington Capitals when they pump 52 shots on net, literally doubling the shots tally of the opponent, as the Caps did last night in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars, but hockey has a last line of defense, and on Monday night at Verizon Center Marty [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, Dallas Stars, Eric Belanger, John Carlson, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

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 that [...]

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

Too Little Too Late

12 February, 2010

Remember about 10 days ago when sentiment began to surface that the arrival of the Olympic break would prove injurious to all that great Caps’ Mojo? Today, not so much sentiment. In fact, in last night’s postgame, Bruce Boudreau explicitly claimed that the Olympic break couldn’t arrive soon enough for his club. He’s right. The [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, Morning cup-a-joe, Olympic hockey, Ottawa Senators, Washington Capitals | Comments (7)

The State of the Capitals’ Union, January 2010

27 January, 2010

Red Army, fellow Washington puckheads, late January again finds the Washington Capitals in an enviable competitive position: in first place — by a Grand Canyon chasm — in the Southeast division, but also first overall in the Eastern conference. And of late, establishing some separation from the rest of the East. The Capitals’ brand of [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, American Hockey League, Brendan Morrison, Bruce Boudreau, Chris Clark, Eastern Conference, Eric Fehr, George McPhee, Hershey Bears, Jeff Schultz, John Carlson, Jose Theodore, Karl Alzner, Mathieu Perreault, Matt Bradley, Michal Neuvirth, Mike Knuble, NHL playoffs, National Hockey League, New media, Nicklas Backstrom, Prospects, Sergei Fedorov, Ted Leonsis, Tomas Fleischmann, Washington Capitals, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (9)

Mixed Returns on a Roadtrip Through the Southeast

14 January, 2010

You get the feeling, don’t you, that this Capitals’ club isn’t configured as it will be for springtime hockey. Last season the team had a trait of seeming to play up or down to the competition relative to an opponent’s position in the standings. This season there have been goaltending issues, injuries, important maturity by [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Bruce Boudreau, Florida Panthers, Jose Theodore, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Southeast Division, Tomas Fleischmann, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Trade Winds, Portending a Mid-Winter Gale?

29 December, 2009

There’s a special buzz-charge in a building on a game night when a big deal has gone down earlier in the day by the host club, but Monday’s game against Southeast basement dweller Carolina lost its buzz early. Jose Theodore, last seen smashing his stick at Kettler last weekend in being-benched-again frustration, returned to the [...]

Also filed in Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Clark, Eastern Conference, Jose Theodore, Michal Neuvirth, Milan Jurcina, Morning cup-a-joe, Washington Capitals | Comments (9)

Goaltending 3.0: Brett Leonhardt’s Ongoing Development as a Goaltender

12 December, 2009

This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of Capitals’ website production specialist Brett Leonhardt signing an amateur tryout contract, donning goalie pads and dressing in a Caps’ sweater, and taking warmups and briefly serving as a backup goalie for a regular season NHL game. It was one of the better feel-good stories of the 2008-09 NHL season. (Recommended [...]

Also filed in Brent Johnson, Brett Leonhardt, Jose Theodore, Michal Neuvirth, Washington Capitals | Comments (5)

Say Hello to a Series of Sixty Minutes of Quality Hockey

8 December, 2009

Three periods of complete hockey from this team that had gone conspicuously long this season without them now arrive nightly, in successive fashion. It wasn’t there to begin the roadtrip in Montreal, but the Caps got the win that night in a shootout. Carolina two nights later was a step in the right direction. And [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, Craig Laughlin, Joe Beninati, John Carlson, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Southeast Division, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

A Turning Point for Semyon Varlamov?

12 November, 2009

Semyon Varlamov’s struggles this season have struck me as often being of the mental as opposed to the physical variety. So consider the mental fortitude he displayed in last night’s 11-round shootout victory over the New York Islanders. Beginning with Robbie Schremp’s shootout attempt in round 3 and lasting all the way through Cap-killer Jon Sim’s [...]

Also filed in Alexander Semin, Bruce Boudreau, Mathieu Perreault, Michael Nylander, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

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