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Capitals InsiderUpdates on Cooke, Laich, Fedorov
 3 Jul 2008 at 3:27pm
I've got several updates from a conversation I just had with General Manager George McPhee. *Left wing Matt Cooke, as expected, will not be returning to Washington. The signing of Matt Bradley mad...



On Frozen BlogCapitals Sign A Free Agent Center
 The OFB Team -  3 Jul 2008 at 9:11am
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The Capitals have announced another free agent signing, but it’s not the center you might think.  Keith Aucoin was signed to a two-year contract...



On Frozen BlogLet the Roaming of a Fierce Gang (Green) on Washington?s Streets Commence
 pucksandbooks -  3 Jul 2008 at 6:20am
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Just how important was Mike Green’s signing this week? Nearly as important as Alexander Ovechkin’s back in January. Green isn’t just the Capital...



Off Wing OpinionOvechkin On Theodore
 2 Jul 2008 at 4:42pm
Dmitry Chesnokov just passed me another quick translation from Sovetsky Sport. In this snippet, Pavel Lysenkov asked Alex Ovechkin what he thought about Washington's signing of free agent goalie ...



On Frozen Blog?Washington Got an Elite Goaltender?
 The OFB Team -  2 Jul 2008 at 3:32pm
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The Russian reaction to Capitals’ goaltender moves from Sovetsky Sport, including Alex Ovechkin’s take on things (translation courtesy of Dmitry...



On Frozen BlogWashington?s New View in Net, Take 2
 OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki) -  2 Jul 2008 at 1:11pm
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - As Pucksandbooks pointed out in his recent post, his assessment of the Capitals’ goaltender situation was his own. Now I don’t dispute Pucks’ fa...



Off Wing OpinionKolzig Lands In Tampa Bay
 2 Jul 2008 at 11:00am
...here's hoping he comes back and shuts out the Capitals. But just once...



Off Wing OpinionCaps Hope Theodore Can Fill Huet's Pads
 2 Jul 2008 at 10:19am
I spent yesterday at work, being fed text messages from my hockey buddy about what was going on with the free agent frenzy. Work became so busy I lost track of my messaging, and returned to a dou...



On Frozen Blog2008 Washington Capitals Development Camp Roster
 The OFB Team -  1 Jul 2008 at 11:00pm
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - FORWARDS Player Position/Vitals DOB/Draft 2007 Club Andrew Gordon RW; 5 ‘11, 180 12/13/85 (’04, 7th Rd.) Hershey/S.Carolin...



On Frozen BlogA Day of Dastardly Dichotomy
 The OFB Team -  1 Jul 2008 at 4:36pm
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - On this the opening day of ‘08-09 NHL free agency Washington Capitals’ fans confronted the opposing twins of personnel movement outcome: morning...



On Frozen BlogWhen a Picture Travels Thousands of Miles
 The OFB Team -  1 Jul 2008 at 1:10pm
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - One of the things we want to do in the 2008-09 hockey season is increase our production of original photography. Last season, on the April eveni...



Capitals InsiderReports: Kolzig To Tampa
 1 Jul 2008 at 12:28pm
I know this isn't the goalie news most of you are waiting for. But the Lightning has reportedly reached out to former Capitals' netminder Olie Kolzig, and the sides could be closing in on a deal. ...



Capitals InsiderGreen Talks About His New Deal
 1 Jul 2008 at 11:13am
Just got off a conference call with Mike Green, who signed a four-year, $21 million contract extension with the Caps this morning. Here's a little of what he had to say: "There's a little bit of p...



Off Wing OpinionGreen Staying in DC
 1 Jul 2008 at 10:09am
After weeks of nervous waiting, the news is out that the Washington Capitals have come to terms with Mike Green on a new contract that will keep him in DC for the next 4 years. The deal pays Gree...



On Frozen BlogGreen Gets Greener
 The OFB Team -  1 Jul 2008 at 8:24am
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - On Canada Day, the Caps announced the signing of a very important Canuck: Mike Green, for 4 years. From the press release: The Washington Capita...



On Frozen BlogCapitals Free Agency Discussions
 The OFB Team -  30 Jun 2008 at 1:42pm
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Yeoman’s work by Corey Masisak at the Times, who has posted his discussions with the agents for Cristobal Huet and Brooks Laich with a promise t...



Capitals InsiderUpdates on Huet and Green (Updated)
 30 Jun 2008 at 12:11pm
I'm sure by now you've read the update on Brooks Laich. If you haven't check it out here. I'm still in the process of gathering info on the status of the Caps' other pending free agents. But I tho...



Capitals InsiderLaich's Agent: 'We're talking' (Updated)
 30 Jun 2008 at 10:29am
I just got off the phone with Roland Thompson, the agent for Brooks Laich. He said he hasn't talked to the Capitals since Thursday but expects to have some communication with them again today. So ...



On Frozen BlogEminger Signed - by Philadelphia
 OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki) -  29 Jun 2008 at 8:45pm
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - 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 ...



Capitals InsiderBye Bye J.J.?
 28 Jun 2008 at 11:24am
Like many Washington area hockey observers, I have this hard to explain fascination with all things Jaromir Jagr. As such, I found this item on John Dellapina's Blueshirts Blog interesting: Jaromi...



Capitals InsiderKugryshev Drafted By Remparts; Cap Rises
 26 Jun 2008 at 1:53pm
Got a couple of quick notes to pass along before heading to Bethesda for Washington Post Live: Russian winger Dmitri Kugryshev, who was taken by the Caps in the second round of last weekend's NHL ...



On Frozen BlogProspects, Like Fine Red Wine, Take Time
 pucksandbooks -  26 Jun 2008 at 4:42am
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - We’re in this interim between the draft and the Capitals’ July Development Camp (mercifully, a period lasting little more than two weeks), and w...



Dump and ChaseCaps Qualify Five
 dumpnchase -  25 Jun 2008 at 4:05pm
The Capitals today issued qualifying contract offers to defensemen Mike Green and Shaone Morrisonn and forwards Eric Fehr, Boyd Gordon and Brooks Laich. The offers allow Washington to retain exclu...



Dump and ChaseMore Draft Stuff
 dumpnchase -  25 Jun 2008 at 11:06am
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft is now a few days into the rear view mirror, but we’re not quite finished with the draft yet. On today’s edition of the Capitals Report (weekly podcast) at washingtoncaps....



On Frozen BlogNumbers Game
 The OFB Team -  25 Jun 2008 at 11:00am
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - In a couple of years' time, should Washington Capitals' forward Anton Gustafsson select his father's number 16 for his sweater? ...



On Frozen BlogThe Anonymous Side of a Family?s Fame
 The OFB Team -  24 Jun 2008 at 10:40am
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Credit the Washington Times today for a nose for fresh, creative news: Harlan Goode offers readers a portrait of Alexander Ovechkin’s brother Mi...



On Frozen BlogA Look Back at Bengt
 Gustafsson -  23 Jun 2008 at 11:00pm
(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The Capitals’ first-round pick of Anton Gustafsson has given everyone a chance to take a look back at the career of his father, Bengt (or Bengt-...



Dump and ChasePut Cancer On Ice
 dumpnchase -  23 Jun 2008 at 2:26pm
Dave Fay has been absent from Washington’s hockey landscape for almost a year now, and I still think of him fondly and frequently. He was in my thoughts constantly as the Capitals barreled down th...



Teds TakeMeet the Press
 leonsisted@aol.com -  20 Apr 2008 at 12:32pm
Check out Tim Russert on Meet the Press. Go Caps!



Teds TakeI Wonder if the Flyers Will Show This Article on Their Scoreboad on Monday Ni...
 leonsisted@aol.com -  20 Apr 2008 at 10:19am
Maybe the Flyers would like to hand this article out to their fans like they wanted to hand out Mike Wise's column last week? :-) "The pressure really does shift to the Flyers." "They don't want t...



Teds TakeGrowth is Good
 leonsisted@aol.com -  20 Apr 2008 at 9:44am
Thank you for all of your support. As I noted many years ago, our fans will fall in love with this team and we will be prepared for success. Our business is strong and growing. Our team has lots o...



Teds TakeBut Not on NBC
 leonsisted@aol.com -  20 Apr 2008 at 9:26am
I hear that NBC again called Verizon Center a house divided. :-) I think I know why and we will fix it for future games. We allow fans to congregate early in front of the glass by both benches bef...



Teds TakeSo Very Grateful - Bless You All
 leonsisted@aol.com -  20 Apr 2008 at 8:39am
Thanks Caps fans. You were absolutely awesome in the arena on Saturday. You were loud and proud! It was a sea of red. I shook a couple of Flyer fans' hands as they exited the building and one of t...



Teds TakeWhile We are All About the Future...
 leonsisted@aol.com -  19 Apr 2008 at 9:17am
...All that matters is today. This is what we wanted: Optimism about our future but expectations that we can win TODAY!



Teds TakePlay Like There is No Tomorrow
 leonsisted@aol.com -  19 Apr 2008 at 8:44am
Because if we lose, there is no tomorrow. The team is focused and believes it can win and they believe in each other. This will be another fun, entertaining and intense game. Wish us luck. Go Caps...



Teds TakeGood Luck to the Wizards
 leonsisted@aol.com -  19 Apr 2008 at 8:27am
Good luck to the Wizards who play at the exact same time as the Capitals do today. What were the schedulers thinking? I am hopeful that the team can win one at Cleveland and get the series off on ...



Teds TakeWashington Post Article at Philly Game
 leonsisted@aol.com -  18 Apr 2008 at 9:12am
In an ultimate twist of irony, Mike Wise's column from yesterday was published and put up on the big board in Philly to PUMP up their crowd. That has to be a first: a hometown paper's column being...



Teds TakeTough Emotional Loss
 leonsisted@aol.com -  18 Apr 2008 at 8:44am
As is noted within, "It is not over." Our team is bigger and tougher than the Flyers. They know it now and we know it now. We now know how to play playoff hockey, NHL style. We have figured out wh...



Teds TakeGood to See Jason Covering the Caps Again
 leonsisted@aol.com -  17 Apr 2008 at 9:19am
Jason gets hockey and knows the league well. He is highly opinionated and works hard to get stories. He also works hard and we are happy to see him writing and blogging about the team. The more th...



Teds TakeCalm Before the Storm
 leonsisted@aol.com -  17 Apr 2008 at 8:33am
I am on my way to Philly, leaving my wife and daughter behind. I will meet up with my son and some of my partners and take in the game. One game - one win. That is what we need. Our game hinges on...




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