Washington Capitals Blogs For Brashear, Fighting's a Way of Life2 May 2009 at 7:24am (Toni L. Sandys - The Washington Post) If you haven't yet, set aside some time to read this incredible, moving story by Mike Wise on Capitals enforcer Donald Brashear, who overcame an abusive chil...  Pittsburgh and Washington, United (in Successful Rebuilding)2 May 2009 at 5:05am The Capitals and Penguins are viewed, understandably, as fierce rivals, but with this second-round meeting in the 2009 NHL postseason, they should also be assessed as Grade A exhibits in how durab... Video: Ovechkin Returns, Injury Updates1 May 2009 at 5:47pm It's not the best cinematography you'll ever see (though, ironically, recorded in a TV studio), but here's Tarik talking about Alex Ovechkin's return to practice, injury updates and more: For some... The Calm Before the Second Round Storm1 May 2009 at 7:07am During business travel the past two days I had ample airport time to consume an indulgent volume of coverage of our game 7 from Tuesday night. I thought I'd highlight briefly here what stood out t... Morning Reading List: Green's Road to Success1 May 2009 at 5:30am (John McDonnell -- The Washington Post) Mike Green's career has been full speed for the better part of the past two seasons. He's flourished under Bruce Boudreau's system to the point where he is ... The Hart of the League30 Apr 2009 at 8:09pm The finalists for the Hart Trophy were announced this week. To no one's surprise, Alexander Ovechkin was nominated as Most Valuable Player; he will try to win his second in a row. We in Washington...  Ding Ding! Time for Round 230 Apr 2009 at 7:46pm I was a little worried when the clock ticked down past 10 minutes in the third and the Caps were tied with the Rangers (and apparently so was The Peerless). I had visions of a trip to overtime, a... Caps' Revenue Is Up30 Apr 2009 at 7:21pm Tarik El-Bashir reports: The NHL, its sponsors and the league's television partners all stand to benefit from Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals reaching the second round. But so does the team's botto... Pothier Misses Out30 Apr 2009 at 3:41pm Defenseman Brian Pothier, Washington's nominee for the Masterton Trophy, was not chosen as a finalist, the NHL announced this afternoon. The finalists are: Florida's Richard Zednik, Nasvhille's St... Boudreau: 'There's a Tremendous Rivalry'30 Apr 2009 at 1:44pm A few quick notes and quotes from this morning's practice: Back-to-Back Concerns Simeon Varlamov has never played games on back-to-back nights as an NHL goaltender. But he's going to have to do th... Morning Reading List: Welcome to the Circus30 Apr 2009 at 5:30am (Toni L. Sandys -- The Washington Post) In what may be the least shocking news that can come during the playoffs, Alex Ovechkin was named one of three finalists -- along with Evgeni Malkin and Pav... More on Ovechkin's Hart Trophy Nomination29 Apr 2009 at 4:38pm (John McDonnell -- The Washington Post) Here's more from Tarik on the least surprising news of the day: Alex Ovechkin's Hart Trophy nomination. While the Washington Capitals enjoyed a day away fro... Postgame Gab with Gabby29 Apr 2009 at 4:35pm Washington Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau and Sergei Fedorov talk about the Capitals' Game 7 come from behind win. Triumph Earned, but Most Arduously, Sapping Us Silly29 Apr 2009 at 2:00am Well that went according to script, didn't it?The thing about trying to script an NHL game 7 is this: it's a fool's errand. An hour before faceoff last night the story was already mythical up in t... Round 2 Dates/Times Set28 Apr 2009 at 11:35pm Here are your game dates/times for round 2 versus the Pittsburgh Penguins: SERIES J #2 vs. #4 NETWORK Saturday, May 2 at Washington, 1:00 p.m. NBC (exclusive), CBC, RDS Monday, May 4 a... Caps Win First Playoff Series Since 1998: Caps 2 / Rangers 128 Apr 2009 at 9:28pm Who Saw This Coming?23 Apr 2009 at 5:22pm Coming into the playoffs, many pundits had the Caps taking their first round series in 6 games. Those who weren't so sure still had the Caps taking the series, but in 7 games. No one, and I repe... Over at FanHouse ...21 Apr 2009 at 9:57am ... You can read my recap of last night's 4-0 Caps win over New York. One day can make a very big difference. As per usual, I'll be twittering hockey-related news all day long: @emcerlain. Recent Capitals Content20 Apr 2009 at 3:27pm Just in case you might have missed it, here's my post-mortem of Game Two of the Caps-Rangers series from FanHouse. More recent thoughts heading into Game Three tonight can be found here. And t... Caps Face Thrashers in Final Regular Season Home Game5 Apr 2009 at 1:30pm This afternoon is the front half of a home and home for the Caps against Atlanta. The Caps have already clinched the Southeast Division, but are still trying to hold off New Jersey for the 2nd ov... D.C. United vs. Houston Dynamo4 Apr 2009 at 6:21pm Tonight will be my first time covering DC United from the press box, and the conditions couldn't be better, with the temp. a sunny 64 degrees. There was even a match between DC United's U-16 Acad... Caps Sign Joe Finley2 Apr 2009 at 11:22pm From the Associated Press in Grand Forks; The University of North Dakota says UND senior defenseman Joe Finley has signed a contract with the NHL's Washington Capitals. UND says Finley will repo...  TV Partydumpnchase - 14 Aug 2008 at 1:31pm The National Hockey League announced the circuit’s national TV schedule today, listing the games that will be televised to wide audiences via Hockey NIght in Canada and The NHL on TSN in Canada an... Pre-Season Sked Updatedumpnchase - 30 Jul 2008 at 12:28pm The Capitals recently released their pre-season schedule for 2008-09, but the venue for one of the dates was noted as “TBD” at the time of release. The big news today (can you tell it’s still July... Decisiondumpnchase - 26 Jul 2008 at 2:06pm The salary arbitration case for Capitals defenseman Shaone Morrisonn has been decided. The arbitrator has ruled that the 25-year-old blueliner will receive a one-year contract for $1.975 million f... How Much for Mo?dumpnchase - 24 Jul 2008 at 4:17pm As you know, the Caps and defenseman Shaone Morrisonn went through the salary arbitration process today in Toronto. Within the next day or two, we will learn Morrisonn’s salary for the 2008-09 sea... Momentumdumpnchase - 14 Jul 2008 at 10:57am For those of us who follow the Washington Capitals, last week was an oasis in the desert that is the NHL off-season. The Caps hosted their annual summer development camp at Kettler Capitals Iceple... Two Caps Filedumpnchase - 5 Jul 2008 at 5:04pm Today was the last day for NHL players to file for arbitration, and two Washington players did so. Center Brooks Laich and defenseman Shaone Morrisonn both opted for arbitration, while center Boyd... |
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