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The case for trading Jason Spezza
Given the encouraging developments we saw in Jason Spezza this year - namely the improvements in his overall game as well as the massive growth in leadership, the headline above might come across as unthinkable. Why would the Ottawa Senators possibly consider trading their best player when he is...
Hot Damn: Kings 5, Capitals 4
Breakneck speed with aggressive forecheck. That's the type of game the Washington Capitals came out and played last night. And man, talk about exciting. The Caps and Kings battled it out at the Verizon Center with the latter as the victors with all the spoils in the end. I can't really say that the...
NHL News: NHL opens investigation into Capitals steroid allegations
The Washington Post is reporting that the NHL has begun interviewing Capitals employees and members of the team's medical and training staffs as it investigates allegations made by a Florida man arrested last week on steroid charges. Here is the story from the Post Also, in case you were wondering,...
Rangers Recap: Capitals 4 Rangers 0, Rangers lead series 2-1
The warriors sat in their respective locker room listening to the platoons of fans cheering the Rangers on from the battle field. The pieces were all set in place. The Rangers were up 2-0 in the series, they had defeated the opposition twice away from home, and now they were coming home to fight...
Rangers Recap: Rangers 1 Capitals 0: Rangers Lead Series 2-0
HENRIK LUNDQVIST SHUTS DOWN OVECHKIN AND CO. The best goaltender in the NHL came up huge for the Rangers and pitched a shutout against one of the premier offensive teams in the league. He denied Alex Ovechkin, he denied Nicklas Backstrom, he said no to Mike Green, and he shut the door on the...
Rangers Recap: Rangers 4 Capitals 3, Rangers lead series 1-0
The Rangers knew heading into this series that stopping Alex Ovechkin just wasn't going to happen. Shutting down an All-World player is a tall order for any defense. The best the they could hope for would be to weather the storm, rely on their goaltender to weather the storm, and somehow persevere....
Rangers vs. Capitals Playoff Preview
The Capitals have more offensive firepower than the Rangers can ever dream of matching. In addition to having the best player in the NHL in Alex Ovechkin, the Capitals also feature Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin, Victor Kozlov, former Blueshirt Michael Nylander, Thomas Fleischmann, and the...
Loose Pucks - Crosby Ignores "The Code"
As we take a quick look around the hockey world, there were a couple of interesting hockey "fights" this weekend. First of all, Sid Crosby picked up an instigator penalty as well as an unsportsmanlike conduct and a 10 minute major misconduct for mixing it up with Brett McLean during the Pens loss...
Emotional Rescue - Caps 5, Canes 1
The Carolina Hurricanes showed no emotion last night while being humiliated on their home ice by the Washington Capitals. They showed no emotion afterwards in the dressingroom. There was no emotion from head coach Peter Laviolette in the post-game press conference. Everything was...
Heartbreak at the Verizon - Caps 3, Canes 2
The Carolina Hurricanes lost a tough one to the Washington Capitals Thursday night as Alexander Semin scored the game-winner with just 10.9 seconds on the clock. The Canes built leads of 1-0, and 2-1, only to watch the game, as well as the important points, slip away. Scott Walker opened the...
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