9 out of 10 NHL players agree
Well, technically it's 8.7 out of 10 NHL players, but we'll round up. Alex Ovechkin is The Sporting News' NHL player of the year, receiving 250 of a possible 287 votes from his peers. Evgeni Malkin...
View ArticleAlzner on board
Per the team, the Capitals have signed Team Canada (jr) Captain and WHL player of the year Karl Alzner to a (standard) 3 year rookie contract. Alzner was the Caps first round pick (5th overall) in the...
View ArticleFight fans rejoice!
Fans of fistacuffs (and players short on skill but long on toughness, grit and determination) will be pleased to hear that Matt Bradley has been signed to a 3 year contract extension. He'll make a...
View ArticleMetal gear? Solid.
The take:1 Art Ross trophy1 Hart Memorial trophy1 Jack Adams award1 Lester Pearson awardand lest we forget,1 key to the city.Not bad at all. Now lets get to work on winning the only piece of hardware...
View ArticleCaps qualify five
Per Tarik, the Caps have tendered qualifying offers to Mike Green, Eric Fehr, Shaone Morrisonn Brooks Laich and Boyd Gordon, thus maintining the rights to those players heading into the upcoming free...
View ArticleCaps Re-Sign Green!
TSN and The Hockey News are reporting that the Caps have agreed to terms with restricted free agent defenceman Mike Greeen. It is rumored to be a four year deal with an average annual salary of $5.25...
View ArticleTheodore a Cap, Huet to Chicago
The Caps have certainly made an interesting move here. Figuring one French-Canadian is as good as another Frenchman, the Caps passed over signing Cristobal Huet to a three year deal and instead inked...
View ArticleFedorov, Laich back in the fold
The Caps have signed forwards Brooks Laich and some guy named Sergei Fedorov to contracts today. Per Tarik, Brooks' deal averages a little over 2 mil a year for three years, while The Hockey News...
View ArticleNew news is good news.
Yes, it's a bit of a wasteland for hockey news these days... which makes Tarik's piece on Captain Clark a bit of a golden nugget in a river full of rocks. Word is that CCC should be ready for the start...
View ArticleAnkle injury redux: Backstrom
Unfortunately, it looks like the Caps will once again have to deal with a marquee player injured before the start of the season. Tarik has reported that, like Alex Semin last year, Nicklas Backstrom...
View ArticleBreaking down the roster
And a hearty welcome back! To get fired up for the start of the season, we're breaking down the Caps skaters from potential call ups to 20 year veterans. Instead of by position, they're broken down by...
View ArticleWhat we know so far
We're three games into the season, and four things already stand out.- Bruce Boudreau is a smart hockey coach. Knowing that he was playing a team that was not strong offensively and played the trap,...
View ArticleAnd then there were two
Two top tier defensemen, that is. Tom Poti's groin injury had better not be serious, because the Caps don't have the depth on the backline to have him miss more than a couple games.If there's any good...
View Article9 Minutes
The Washington Capitals lost a game they should have won last night to the Calgary Flames, 2-1. The Caps were up 1-0 on Sergei Fedorov's beautiful redirection of an Alex Ovechkin pass. They were in...
View ArticleSometimes you have to hurt the ones you love
It finally happened. As often as we've called for wind sprints and punishing practices after subpar losses (and more than a couple subpar wins) over the years, Coach Boudreau kept a level head and...
View ArticleВы говорите русского?
Can't understand the headline above? Then you can't play on the Caps top line tonight against Carolina. Brent Johnson gets his second start in a row as the Caps look to keep their streak of games with...
View Article2 for 2
It's amazing what playing hard the full 60 minutes will do for a team. First, the Caps beat Carolina with their skills, scoring two pretty goals in the last 3 minutes of the game to shock the 'Canes...
View ArticleClarification for tonight (with pictures!)
If you don't cheer him when he's introduced, you're a jerk.If you cheer him after the game starts, you're a jerk.Any other questions?
View ArticleThis is one of those nights
This is a night that Caps fans have always dreamed of. Your first line stats:1, 2, 3, +4,1, 3, 4, +4,2, 3, 5, +4.Now lets all hope Brent Johnson isn't for really real injured and that this is just a...
View ArticleOf sticks and measurement
On the surface, tonight's West Coast opener looks like a pretty good matchup for the Caps. Anaheim has one less point in two more games than the Caps, and they're a bit long in the tooth. Both teams...
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