Washington Capitals Archive

  • Michael Leighton

    What makes a playoff team (part 1)

    Posted on April 12, 2011 | 1 Comment
    On the eve of the NHL playoffs, I decided to take a closer look at the 16 teams currently in the playoffs and analyze the make-up of each team. I will split this out into four parts to make it manageable, while adding a fifth...

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    Southeast division key to Leafs playoff hopes

    Posted on March 25, 2011 | 1 Comment
    With last night’s thrilling 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche, the Leafs have now won three straight as they head to Detroit to wrap up their 3 game road trip on Saturday. The win gave the Leafs 78 points, tied with the Carolina Hurricanes and...

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  • Dustin Penner

    Deadline Day Winners and Losers

    Posted on March 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
    The 2011 NHL Trade Deadline came and went yesterday, without much of a peep from most clubs as much of the shopping and bargain hunting seemed to occur in the weeks preceding the deadline this year. February 18th, a day that saw Tomas Kaberle, Ian...

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  • Alexander Ovechkin

    Is AO OK?

    Posted on December 13, 2010 | No Comments
    It’s been a tough year for Alex Ovechkin. Last November, he missed two games to fly home to be with his ailing grandfather. Reports out of Russia indicated that his grandfather died in his arms. If it had bothered him, he certainly didn’t let it...

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  • Colby Armstrong

    The Armstrong Factor

    Posted on December 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Maybe it’s because he never shuts up. Maybe it’s because he’s a tireless workhorse on the ice. Maybe he intimidates the opposition. Whatever it is, there’s no denying that Colby Armstrong has it. It’s an intangible that’s tough to measure, but the results are undeniable....

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    Something’s Gotta Give

    Posted on November 2, 2010 | 3 Comments
    Before the season started, many pundits and experts, when talking about the Leafs, were asking the same question, “Outside of Phil Kessel, who’s going to score?” In the preseason, that answer was Nikolai Kulemin. At the start of the regular season, that answer was Clarke...

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    The NHL and Reality TV: A bad combination

    Posted on September 23, 2010 | 11 Comments
    The NHL announced today that a new 24/7 reality series will debut on December 15th, featuring the two clubs participating in this season’s Winter Classic: The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals. Historically, behind the scenes footage and access to intimate details of the game...

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    Eric Belanger and the case of the vanishing contract

    Posted on September 20, 2010 | 1 Comment
    It seems that vanishing contracts are quite popular this off-season in the NHL. Just when we thought that everyone else had their ducks in a row after the Kovalchuk fiasco had finally been resolved, there’s a new one brewing a couple of hundred miles south...

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