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Category Archives: Tomas Fleischmann

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 [...]

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Talking Points: Long Island Massacre

27 January, 2010

Seven Capitals’ goals scored Tuesday night without a single point from either Ovi or Greener. If that doesn’t highway billboard showcase the Caps’ scoring balance and depth, nothing will. Semin the suddenly underpaid? Once upon a time, his faults were conspicuous and easy to belabor. Today, less so. The sublime solo artist and puck wizard [...]

Also filed in 2 Points, Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich, Eastern Conference, National Hockey League, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

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, Semyon Varlamov, Southeast Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

On a Wretched Night, a New Role for the Captain

13 January, 2010

It was a very, very weird game in Tampa last night, a Caps’ 7-4 loss to the ‘Bolts, anomalous in so many ways. Of the game’s first five power plays, all produced goals. A hallmark of this season has been stellar play by the Caps in games’ opening 20 minutes; Tuesday night it was their [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Getting Defensive About the Defense

8 January, 2010

We unleashed our undergraduate reporters, Andrew Tomlinson and Alexander Perlmutter, on the Caps-Sens’ tilt last night, and they managed to chat up Flash and a few other Caps in the post-game, and listen in on Bruce Boudreau’s postgame thoughts. This morning they offer their take on a strong Caps’ performance Thursday night. One of the [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Bruce Boudreau, John Carlson, Jose Theodore, Marcus Johansson, Matt Bradley, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Ottawa Senators, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Case Studies in Development Patience: Eric Fehr, Tomas Fleischmann, and Jeff Schultz

23 December, 2009

A quick lesson in hockey prospect development: be patient. Last May, as Capitals’ players packed up their gear after succumbing to the Penguins in seven games and headed home for the offseason, an awful lot of Caps’ fans rightly wondered what management would do to upgrade a roster that, while 100-pt.-worthy and playoff-perennial, seemed an [...]

Also filed in Brendan Morrison, Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Prospects, Sergei Fedorov, Washington Capitals | Comments (17)

Hockey 'n Heels 3: Slap Shot Edition

23 February, 2009

On Saturday the Capitals hosted their third annual Hockey ‘n Heels event. Over 300 women attended the event, which sold out in less than two days.

Also filed in Boyd Gordon, Bruce Boudreau, Jeff Schultz, Lisa Hillary, Michal Neuvirth, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

Opening Night Roster Set

6 October, 2008

The Washington Capitals announced that Karl Alzner and Chris Bourque have been assigned to the Hershey Bears. Quintin Laing was placed on waivers and, if cleared, will report to Hershey. 2008 Washington Capitals Opening Night Roster FORWARDS   #   Player Ht. Wt. Shoots Born Birthplace 2007-08 Club(s) League(s) 19 BACKSTROM, Nicklas 6’0″ 183 Left 11/23/87 Gavle, [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Boyd Gordon, Brent Johnson, Brooks Laich, Chris Bourque, Chris Clark, Dave Steckel, Donald Brashear, Eric Fehr, John Erskine, Jose Theodore, Karl Alzner, Matt Bradley, Michael Nylander, Mike Green, Milan Jurcina, Nicklas Backstrom, Sergei Fedorov, Tom Poti, Washington Capitals | Comments (17)

How a Cup Contender Candidate Is Identified

2 October, 2008

The flattering forecasts are coming in fast and furious. The Caps are a consensus selection to win the Southeast division for a second consecutive season, but additionally, they’re commonly identified either explicitly as a Stanley Cup contender or a “dark horse” one. To quote the good living theme from the movie ‘Things to To in [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Boyd Gordon, Brooks Laich, Bruce Boudreau, Corey Masisak, Media, Michael Nylander, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, Nicklas Backstrom, Prospects, Sergei Fedorov, Washington Capitals, Washington Times | Comments (5)

Sunday's Opening Camp Scrimmage: Fierce and Fast

21 September, 2008

Head Coach Bruce Boudreau sought an elevated sense of competition for this training camp’s scrimmages, in pursuit of which he inaugurated the Gaetan Duchesne Cup. The team that performs best in Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday’s scrimmages will win it. Today at noon was scrimmage 1, between groups B and C. It was evident from the [...]

Also filed in Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich, Bruce Boudreau, Eric Fehr, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Prospects, Sergei Fedorov | Comments (1)

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