Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | yesterday
Seems like every game over the past two week, the Washington Capitals have a player making his NHL season debut. They do again tonight. 2007 first rounder D Karl Alzner has been recalled form Hershey and will make his NHL season debut against Buffalo. It appears Milan Jurcina is ready to return to the ice, but [...]
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
Karl Alzner has been recalled and appears set to make his season debut tonight against Ryan Miller and Sabres. It also looks like Milan Jurcina will return from a groin tweak that kept him out of the past six games. But the overall injury situation remains bleak. There was no sign of Alexander Semin (wrist), Tom Poti (bruised chest), Boyd Gordon (back) and Shaone Morrisonn (concussion) this morning...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The Capitals started practice about 20 minutes later than expected, but Coach Bruce Boudreau is putting his players through some fairly rigorous five-on-five drills considering the team didn't get back from Ottawa until 1:30 am last night. Injured defensemen Milan Jurcina and Shaone Morrisonn are both skating, but Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Mike Knuble, Tom Poti and Boyd Gordon are all missing....
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Red Alert Feature: Injured and tired Caps hobble into Ottawa tonight, marking their third game in four days. Out tonight will be Alexander Semin, Tom Poti, Mike Knuble, Milan Jurcina, and Boyd Gordon. It is still a bit unclear whether Shaone Morrisonn will return to the lineup tonight. Both Hershey call ups, 2008 1st round [...]
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Seymon Varlamov will start in goal tonight at Air Canada Center, where the banged up Caps try to take two points from the NHL's worst team. Vesa Toskala, meanwhile, is expected to be in net for the Maple Leafs. Out for Washington are: Alexander Semin (wrist), Mike Knuble (broken finger), Boyd Gordon (back), Quintin Laing (broken jaw), Milan Jurcina (groin), Tom Poti (upper body) and Shaone Morrisonn...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Michal Neuvirth will make his season debut tonight at Verizon Center as the Caps look to win their second straight game and for the sixth time in their past seven contests. Carey Price, meanwhile, will get the nod for the Canadiens. The Caps, as you know by now, are really banged up. They're so banged up, in fact, owner Ted Leonsis blogged about it earlier today: No Alexander Semin; Mike Knuble; Boyd...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Red Alert Feature: Of course, the feature story on the Red Alert this morning will be the NHL debut of 2008 first round draft pick John Carlson. Carlson was called up yesterday from Hershey. Shaone Morrisonn and Milan Jurcina are expected to miss tonights game, giving Carlson the opportunity to play in first NHL game. The [...]
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The Peerless Prognosticator is ON THE AIR!!! Homecoming. The Caps return home after a visit to the Big Apple for games against the Devils and the Rangers. Tonight, it’s the Montreal Canadiens, and the Caps will be playing host with a thinner lineup. Alexander Semin is out with a wrist injury, Jose Theodore is out tending to personal matters, Boyd Gordon’ balky back will keep him on the...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Washington Capitals have recalled 6’3”, 208-pound defenseman John Carlson from Hershey. No word yet on whether Carlson will suit up when the Caps host the Montreal Canadiens Friday night, though given Milan Jurcina and Shaone Morrisson are both day-to-day it seems Big John has a fair shot at getting ice time. For more on our early impressions of Carlson, read our assessment of his performance...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
2008 first round draft pick John Carlson was called up from the Hershey Bears. With injuries to Milan Jurcina an Shaone Morrisonn on the blue line. Obviously, excitement with Carlson is evident. How big of a deal is this? Well, owner Ted Leonsis has joined General Manager George McPhee in the management box perched above the [...]
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
With defensemen Milan Jurcina and Shaone Morrisonn nicked up, the Capitals have recalled first-round pick John Carlson from Hershey. He's here at Kettler skating with Tom Poti during beginning-of-practice drills. How big of a deal is this? Well, owner Ted Leonsis has joined General Manager George McPhee in the management box perched above the ice here in Arlington for a bit. He's not usually a fixture...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
(Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post) Update: The Caps have recalled defenseman John Carlson from Hershey. Both Milan Jurcina and Shaone Morrisonn are hurt and could be out for tomorrow's game against Montreal. More to come. An MRI exam on Alexander Semin's right wrist did not reveal any structural damage, but the winger is listed as day to day (don't you love that term') and GM George McPhee said it's...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Tarik's running to talk to GMGM, so here are a few updates via Twitter: * Jose Theodore is on the ice for practice after missing yesterday's game for family reasons. * Many players are taking their option not to skate today, including Alexander Semin, who missed last night's game with a wrist injury. * No update on Alexander Semin's status yet. Hope to have one soon. He just walked back into KCI, presumably...
Bleatings From a Caps Nut (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Not quite boring, not quite exciting... Onto the Battle Damage Assessment... THE GOOD: No shots on goal for the Caps in the first seven minutes as they didn't get the "chase" part of the "dump and chase" style going. But 41 shots on goal over the last 53 minutes was impressive to us even though there are still those who think they didn't shoot enough. We have a Brian Pothier sighting!...
Capitals Insider (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Semyon Varlamov will make his second start in seven games tonight when the Caps host Wild. Backup Josh Harding, meantime, will get the nod for Minnesota. David Steckel is back from tending to family matters and will play tonight, according to Coach Bruce Boudreau. That means Boyd Gordon won't suit up. Alex Ovechkin, Milan Jurcina and Jeff Schultz are also out. The rest of the Caps' lineup should look...
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