The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | yesterday
It was an odd night at Verizon Ce-- down, boy. At Verizon Center as the Capi—DOWN boy. As the Capitals roared from behind in the – DOWN! Seems Kanoobie is excited over what transpired at Verizon Center this evening as the Caps roared back from a 3-2 deficit to open the third period, outscoring the Florida Panthers 5-1 in the final 20 minutes to skate off with a 7-4 win that was not kind...
William F. Yurasko (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Ovechkin is listed as week to week - The Post Ovechkin week-to-week with upper-body strain - The Wash. Times Sunday evening, my brother and I were treated to the Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets game by my father. Dad had not yet seen Alex Ovechkin play in person and unfortunately, he did not see much of him Sunday evening. Ovechkin got an upper body injury, likely in a scrum with the...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
So said Albert Einstein. The difficulty at hand is that Alex Ovechkin is listed as “week-to-week” with what is called an “upper body injury.” What that means in terms of what, precisely, Ovechkin is suffering from is really of little relevance. He is out. What is relevant is how the Capitals react to the first (apparently, at least) lengthy absence of the club’s franchise...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
If the NHL had a seismic detector, it would have registered 8.0 on the Richter scale at 6:10 of the second period of this evening’s Capitals-Blue Jackets game. It was then that Columbus’ Raffi Torres and Washington’s Alex Ovechkin collided in the sort of innocent collision that takes place dozens of times a game. Both players went down. Torres skated back into the play, Ovechkin skated...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Quintin Laing is being treated for the H1N1 "swine flu" bug. While it is no laughing matter, we decided it was, well, a laughing matter (laughter being the best medicine and all that crap)... Alex Ovechkin walks into a clinic. He says, I'm here for my shot. The nurse says, "Mr. Ovechkin, you've already taken six shots. We can't give you another." ***** Bruce Boudreau walks into...
The Ladies... love the Olympics (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Since I love hockey, it’s only natural that I have a fantasy hockey team. This year I’m playing under the name “I Laich It!” for Brooks Laich. Unfortunately, he doesn’t put up awesome fantasy stats so he’s still on waivers. Anyways, I like to draft players that I like, and I usually like hot players. [...]
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
The Caps just hit the ice here at KCI and Bruce Boudreau has made some changes to accomodate the return of Alexander Semin. Semin, who has missed the past two games with a combination of injury and illness, according to the team, is back on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. Boudreau has also restored the second line to the way it looked at the start of the season, with Brooks Laich-Brendan...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
UNIONDALE, N.Y. | Brooks Laich scored on a perfect feed from Mike Green in overtime as the Washington Capitals prevailed against the pesky New York Islanders, 3-2, at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday night. After the Islanders took a two-goal lead early in the third period, the Caps clawed their way back. Green cut the lead in half 6:02 into the final period. He ripped a shot from the...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Tonight’s menu special… Bruce Boudreau was in a tinkering mood tonight, desperately trying to find a wing – any wing – who could make a difference skating with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. Mike Knuble, Brooks Laich, Eric Fehr, Matt Bradley (seriously), Peter Bondra, Alan Haworth, Brian Bellows, Esa Tikkanen… ok, those last few weren’t in the lineup, but...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Mike Green scored in the third period and set up Brooks Laich's overtime winner to give the Washington Capitals a stirring 3-2 comeback victory over the lowly New York Islanders on Saturday night.
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
“More weight.” Those are, as legend has it, the dying words of Giles Corey, a farmer accused of witchcraft during the period of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Corey, who refused to submit himself to trial, was pressed to death under heavy stones, the only person ever executed in American history in such a fashion under court order. Why the history lesson? Because right now, there is something...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Four Division winners played... Average record of opposition (2008-2009): 52-21-9, 113 points Record against: 2-1-1 Goals for/Goals against: 12-7 Scoring: Alex Ovechkin: 4 gms, 4-4-8, +6 Mike Knuble: 4 gms, 1-3-4, +5 Nicklas Backstrom: 4 gms, 0-4-4, +2 Brooks Laich: 4 gms, 2-1-3, -3 Brendan Morrison: 4 gms, 1-2-3, +1 Alexander Semin: 4 gms, 1-2-3, -1 Goaltending: Jose Theodore: 1-1-1, 2.08, .929 Semyon...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Practice is underway here at KCI and there are a few players who are not skating. Defensemen John Erskine and Tom Poti and center Boyd Gordon are not on the ice. Erskine, of course, left last night's 3-2 loss to the Devils after getting hurt early in the second period and Poti appeared to be in pain late. I'm not sure what's wrong with Gordon yet. One other notable development: Coach Bruce Boudreau,...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Before Saturday's game, Brooks Laich and Alex Ovechkin spoke frankly about the Caps' discipline issues. After their 3-2 loss at Joe Louis Arena, where they took five minors and surrendered two more power play goals, Coach Bruce Boudreau fumed about his team's "dumb" penalties. This morning, the man who signs the paychecks weighed in with an entry on his blog entitled, "Yuck". From...
D.C. Sports Bog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Chatting at 11:30. Submit questions here. In the meantime, here are a few numbers concerning the Caps and the Skins. Margin of Victory The Redskins' margin of victory in their two wins is a total of 5. The Caps' margin of victory in their two wins is a total of 5. Early Scoring In the first 30 minutes of their two wins, the Redskins have scored a total of six points. In the first 30 minutes of their...
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