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Category Archives: Steve Eminger

Eminger Signed – by Philadelphia

29 June, 2008

Steve Eminger will be wearing black and orange next season after signing a one-year deal today.
Unless he manages to find the Flyers’ doghouse as he did in Washington, I’m betting he gets more ice time in Philly this year than he did in D.C. ‚Äî UFA Jason Smith is likely departing, Mike Rathje is in [...]

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We Could Use a Few Signings, Couldn't We?

27 June, 2008

These are salad days for salaries in the NHL. Yesterday came word that the salary cap for 2008-09 would rise to $56.7 million, with a salary floor ($40.7 million) higher than the league’s cap just back three seasons ago, in the first post-lockout regular season. ¬†Stunning. As the salary cap is directly linked to the [...]

Also filed in Alexander Semin, Boyd Gordon, Brooks Laich, Eric Fehr, Front Office, George McPhee, Matt Cooke, Mike Green, National Hockey League, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sergei Fedorov, Shaone Morrisonn, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals | Comments (35)

Morning After Draft Reflections

21 June, 2008

In a draft heavy on talented rearguards, four of the first five selections¬†were on the blueline, and 12 went among the top 30 overall. I’m at pains to identify a real reach anywhere in round one. Certainly there were no Blake Wheeler brain-dead picks. A lot of teams helped their systems last night.
Although . . . [...]

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A Hockey Team Looking Orphaned from Postseason Prosperity — As It Should

16 April, 2008

Near 10:00 last night I had a singing Little Orphan Annie stuck in my head:
The sun will come out, tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow, there’ll be sun
Jus’ thinkin’ about, tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow
‘Til there’s none
Annie, though generally not commonly channeled for her thoughts on the Stanley Cup playoffs, was a red-head. And Cristobal [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Chris Clark, Eastern Conference, John Erskine, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals | Comments (64)

Washington Capitals Vocabulary Lessons

5 March, 2008

Mike Vogel asks Capitals players about their favorite hockey terms, including gems like Grocery Stick, Gitch, and Schmelt. Get a few chuckles and learn some new words while you’re at it.

Also filed in Brooks Laich, Eric Fehr, John Erskine, Mike Vogel, Olaf Kolzig | Comments (0)

Courage Caps

16 October, 2007

At a news conference yesterday, Washington Capitals chairman and majority owner Ted Leonsis spoke of how professional athletes are often lauded for their courage. He noted that courage can take many forms, from the heroism of our military and first responders to our children battling disease. To find a way that their whole organization and [...]

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Trevor, the Morbidly Obese Goalie

6 October, 2007

From time to time, we get emails from our readers informing us of hockey tidbits or other happenings that we might otherwise miss. Some are blog worthy, some are not. Our most recent email comes on the heals of OFB’s first book report. Mr. Leonsis assigned us our next book by sending us a link [...]

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Reflections on Training Camp's Opening Week

23 September, 2007

It’s a day of rest not only for Washington Capitals’ players and coaches — well, the players at least — but for the team’s frenzied communications staff as well. Being out at Kettler as much as I have been the past 10 days, I gained a deep appreciation for the commitment of Nate Ewell, Julie [...]

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The Shooting in the Dark Industry

24 August, 2007

I greatly appreciate my bloggermate Orderedchaos’ initial survey of preseason prediction silliness. Outside of Entertainment Tonight, there can be little in this world as vacuous and vapid as “experts” engaged in summertime “prognosticating” about the performance of sports teams.
I’m a college football enthusiast, and there are at least a half dozen published preseason magazines on [...]

Also filed in Frivolous Summer File, Milan Jurcina, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Olaf Kolzig, Print, Shaone Morrisonn | Comments (9)

Summer State of the Team – The Defensemen

6 August, 2007

“Offense sells tickets, but defense wins games” is how the old adage goes, and in our on-going offseason look at the organization, we examine a blueline corps with a new face, an old face returning, and a bunch of fresh faces looking to make some noise.
Competition for the 7 projected defensive spots should be fierce, [...]

Also filed in Jamie Hunt, Joe Finley, Karl Alzner, Milan Jurcina, Sami Lepisto, Shaone Morrisonn | Comments (0)

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