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The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Well, it finally caught up with them. Often times in a winning streak, you can see the end coming, even when the team continues to win. In the last two games the Caps were bailed out by good goaltending in the third period, as both Semyon Varlamov and Jose Theodore had to withstand 20 shots on goal in that period in wins against Philadelphia and Atlanta. They didn’t get that good goaltending...
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The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
If the last time we did this we covered the forwards, then we are left with the defensemen and goaltenders. How did they do in their respective first ten-game segments? Brian Pothier For Pothier, the difference in this year’s first ten games versus last year’s is being in the lineup. Last year at this time, Pothier’s career was still in doubt in the aftermath of a concussion suffered...
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Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Jose Theodore will get his third consecutive start tonight against Martin Brodeur and the Devils. Based on the morning skate, the forward lines will look the same and the scratches will be Jeff Schultz, Tyler Sloan and Michael Nylander. *Coach Bruce Boudreau praised Theodore for his overall play this season and is impressed with his focus. *The D-pairings will be Shaone Morrisonn-Mike Green, Tom Poti-Milan...
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The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Goaltending. It was a game about goaltending. Well, sort of. Because if Jose Theodore didn’t play as well as he did, and Chris Osgood didn’t play as poorly as he did on two shots, the Caps would have lost tonight’s game against the Red Wings by a much wider margin than the final 3-2 score. Actually, it was something of a clinic in Red Wing hockey. Subtle, yet effective defense. Don’t...
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Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Some quick notes from the morning skate: *As anticipated, Jose Theodore will get the start in goal against New York. Theodore faced the new-look Rangers on Sept. 24 in the second-to-last preseason game, which the Capitals lost, 3-2. *Brian Pothier is back in the lineup after sitting out against Philadelphia, while Milan Jurcina is the odd man out as the rotation of healthy scratches on defense continues....
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Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Although the Capitals are 2-0 and playing well by most measurements, it appears Coach Bruce Boudreau has decided to shuffle his defensive pairings for tomorrow's game in Philly. The top pairing of Mike Green and Shaone Morrisonn remained unchanged during this morning's practice at KCI. But the other pairings were different. Tom Poti and John Erskine were the second tandem, while Jeff Schultz and Milan...
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The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Well, tonight we saw the complete “Capitals” – the sublime and the confounding – all in one 60 minute segment. For those of you who keep score, the game ended in a 6-4 Capitals win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. For those of you who prefer Olympic scoring, it was probably a 9.3 under the old Olympic gymnastics scoring scheme. For 40 minutes, the Caps were their dominating, intimidating,...
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The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
That's how Brian Boyle is approaching tomorrow's preseason finale in Washington, with the fourth-line center position the last up for grabs among the forwards the Rangers will take to Pittsburgh. John Tortorella said yesterday that Artem Anisimov had "the inside track" for the position, but both Anisimov and Boyle will play tomorrow against the Capitals while Chris Drury sits one out to...
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The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
...to get to the prescribed roster size, that is. The Caps assigned Mathieu Perreault and Jay Beagle to Hershey this morning, bringing the Caps to 31 hands on board. There are eight more spots to move to get down to a maximum opening night roster of 23. Here are the 31 remaining Caps... Forwards: 8 – Alex Ovechkin 9 – Brendan Morrison 10 – Matt Bradley 14 – Tomas Fleischmann...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
NEW YORK | Bruce Boudreau hates losing, but this was the type of preseason contest he was happy to see his Washington Capitals be a part of. Christopher Higgins tapped home a loose puck with 70 seconds left as the New York Rangers defeated the Caps 3-2 on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. "I thought it was the closest to a regular-season game that we've had," Boudreau said. "For...
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The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Your leaders in the early preseason clubhouse… Goals: Chris Clark - 1 Brian Pothier -1 Kyle Wilson - 1 Mike Knuble - 1 Alexandre Giroux - 1 Jay Beagle - 1 Mathieu Perreault - 1 Assists: Chris Clark – 2 Nicklas Backstrom – 2 Points: Chris Clark – 3 Brian Pothier – 2 Kyle Wilson – 2 Nicklas Backstrom – 2 Plus/Minus: Tom Poti - +2 Milan Jurcina - +2 Penalty Minutes:...
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Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
I just left KCI for today's rookie game in Philadelphia, but before heading out I took attendance. I saw Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin walking around; Tomas Fleischmann's car was in the lot; and Milan Jurcina was on the ice with the veterans. So, of course, that leaves Michael Nylander as the only player not here yet. Players must report by tomorrow, beginning at 9 a.m.
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The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Well, because there should be, and here is why. Let's look at the 2008-2009 season. In it, we will assume that the top-six defenders were as follows: Mike Green Shaone Morrisonn John Erskine Tom Poti Milan Jurcina Jeff Schultz That group of six defenders played together in 25 games last year. Playing together in fewer than one in three games is indicative of the injury/illness issues with which the...
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The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Milan Jurcina Theme: “International arbitration may be defined as the substitution of many burning questions for a smoldering one” That quote from Ambrose Bierce’s essay on arbitration focused on economics, and that was the summer of Milan Jurcina. In this instance, it was his winning an arbitrator’s award of $1.375 million to skate for the Capitals in 2009-2010. It isn’t...
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Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
Russia and Slovakia announced their pre-Olympic camp rosters today, and as expected, the Caps are well represented. Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin and Simeon Varlamov are among the hopefuls for Russia while Milan Jurcina has been invited to Slovakia's camp. Russia's four-day camp begins Aug. 29; Slovakia's starts Tuesday. Check out the full rosters here (Russia) and here (Slovakia), courtesy of the...
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